The Kingdom of Tonga was a protected state of the United Kingdom from 1900 to 1970, when its protectorate status was removed. Tonga became a British protected...
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known as Tonga or Mos, a Mon-Khmer language spoken in Thailand and Malaysia Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970), protected state of the United Kingdom Tonga, Cameroon...
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islands which now make up the Kingdom of Tonga. Along with Fiji and Samoa, the area served as a gateway into the rest of the Pacific region known as Polynesia...
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115–127. Retrieved 21 September 2009. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Culture of Tonga. Tonga Visitors Bureau, Ministry of Tourism, Kingdom of Tonga...
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Music of Tonga refers to music derived from the island Tonga in the islands of Polynesia. Music of Tonga today generally falls under the category of traditional...
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Tonga (/ˈtɒŋə/ TONG-ə, /ˈtɒŋɡə/ TONG-gə; Tongan: [ˈtoŋa]), officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan: Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country...
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (redirect from Kennedy round of GATT)
round had even started, on membership by the United Kingdom. Another was the internal crisis of 1965, which ended in the Luxembourg Compromise. Preparations...
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Second Geneva Convention (category Treaties extended to the Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970))
for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions...
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Fourth Geneva Convention (redirect from 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War)
of Civilian Persons in Time of War, more commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention and abbreviated as GCIV, is one of the four treaties of...
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Genocide Convention (redirect from Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide)
The opposition of those countries were in turn opposed by: Australia Belgium Brazil Ecuador China Netherlands Sri Lanka United Kingdom (However, exceptionally...
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First Geneva Convention (redirect from Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field)
Kingdom of Belgium Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Spain French Empire Grand Duchy of Hesse Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of...
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Warsaw Convention (redirect from Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air)
The Convention for the Unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air, commonly known as the Warsaw Convention, is an international...
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predominant religion in Tonga, with Methodists having the most adherents. The constitution of Tonga establishes the freedom of religion, which is respected...
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Third Geneva Convention (redirect from Geneva Conventions of 1949)
treatment of prisoners of war, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War was...
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the limits of their existing constitutions. Hate speech Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Monaco, Switzerland and Tonga all interpret...
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Convention Against Discrimination in Education (category Treaties extended to the Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970))
field of education. It was adopted on 14 December 1960 in Paris and came into effect on 22 May 1962. The Convention ensures the free choice of religious...
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International Control Drugs Outside of the Scope of the 1931 Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, signed in...
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The Kingdom of Tonga has a number of historical monuments, linked to the chiefly dynasties which ruled over the islands for centuries. In 2007, Tonga submitted...
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Apostille Convention (redirect from Apostille of The Hague)
July 2010. The United Kingdom extended the Convention, effective 24 January 1965, to the Crown dependencies of Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey, and effective...
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Hague–Visby Rules (category Treaties extended to the Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970))
Hague–Visby Rules is a set of international rules for the international carriage of goods by sea. They are a slightly updated version of the original Hague Rules...
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Outer Space Treaty (redirect from Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space)
and drafted under the auspices of the United Nations, it was opened for signature in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union on 27 January...
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Tonga, by a modification of its treaty of friendship with the United Kingdom in July 1970, is responsible for its own external affairs. It maintains cordial...
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the United Kingdom, and Germany had argued that such a right could not exist because it would place a land-locked state in the position of being unable...
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Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the full title of which is the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions...
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The Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles is a 1954 United Nations multilateral treaty. In states that adhere to the...
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James Beveridge Thomson (category Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970) judges)
was Chief Justice of Fiji (and ex officio Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific) 1949–1953, and Chief Justice of Tonga. He was called to...
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Brussels Collision Convention (redirect from Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with respect to Collisions between Vessels)
Collision Convention (formally, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with respect to Collisions between Vessels (French: Convention...
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Convention Concerning Customs Facilities for Touring (category Treaties extended to the Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970))
camera with twelve plates or five rolls of film; one miniature cinematograph camera with two reels of film; one pair of binoculars; one portable musical instrument;...
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The Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (also known as the Florence Agreement) is a 1950 UNESCO treaty whereby...
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The Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs was a drug control treaty promulgated in Geneva on 13 July...
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