Tonga History Timeline & Facts
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Tonga History Timeline & Facts
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History and Facts about Tonga
People first colonized Tonga more than 1200 years ago from
the Santa Cruz Islands
The 'Lapita' people settled in the Polynesian islands now
known as Tonga, Samoa and Fiji
The Tongan Empire was established by the 1200's
1600's - first Europeans arrive
Dutch explorers Willem Schouten and Le Maire landed in 1616
The British Captain Cook in first landed in 1773
1845 - Tonga was united into a Polynesian kingdom
In 1875 Tonga was declared a constitutional monarchy
In 1900 Tonga became a British protected state under a
Treaty of Friendship
Tonga joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970
1999 - Tonga joined the United Nations
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