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    Shirley Waldemar Baker (1836 – 16 November 1903) was a Methodist missionary in Tonga. He was the founder of the Free Church of Tonga and enjoyed significant...
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    George Tupou I at the behest of his prime minister, The Reverend Shirley Waldemar Baker. The crown was fashioned by the jewellery firm of Hardy Brothers...
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    writer Shirley Povich (1905–1998), American sports columnist and reporter Shirley Leon Quimby (1893–1986), American physicist Shirley Waldemar Baker (1836–1903)...
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  • origination was a joint effort between King George Tupou I and Reverend Shirley Waldemar Baker who also both formed the Free Church of Tonga in 1885. The school...
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    Siaosi ("George") in 1831. In 1875, with the help of missionary Shirley Waldemar Baker, he declared Tonga a constitutional monarchy, formally adopted the...
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    held until his death.[citation needed] In November 1879, Reverend Shirley Waldemar Baker accompanied ʻUnga to Auckland for medical treatment. The Prince...
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    Jiaoji ("George") in 1831. In 1875, with the help of the missionary Shirley Waldemar Baker, he declared Tonga a constitutional monarchy, formally adopted the...
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    the first commoner to hold this post since Shirley Waldemar Baker in 1881. All the prime ministers since Baker had been members of the nobility, or even...
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    the nation, one that would represent Christianity. He befriended Shirley Waldemar Baker – a member of the United Kingdom's Tongan mission who later became...
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    dock, called the Pangai Ferry Terminal. The Methodist missionary Shirley Waldemar Baker, who was prime minister of Tonga under king George Tupou I, died...
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    Emperor) Successor Siaosi Tupou II Prime Ministers Tēvita ʻUnga Shirley Waldemar Baker Born Tāufaʻāhau (1797-12-04)4 December 1797 Kahoua, Tonga, Polynesia...
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  • Communication. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. "Baker, Shirley Waldemar (Rev), 1836-1903". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2023-08-24. Wood,...
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    ministers (complete list) – Tēvita ʻUnga, Prime minister (1872–1879) Shirley Waldemar Baker, Prime minister (1881–1890) Siaosi U. Tuku'aho, Prime minister (1890–1893)...
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  • ministers (complete list) – Tēvita ʻUnga, Prime minister (1872–1879) Shirley Waldemar Baker, Prime minister (1881–1890) Siaosi U. Tuku'aho, Prime minister (1890–1893)...
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  • August Reinsdorf Attack against Porfirio Díaz of 1897 1887 13 Jan Shirley Waldemar Baker Prime Minister of Tonga Nukuʻalofa  Tonga Muʻa conspirators Attempted...
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    George Tupou I at the behest of his prime minister, The Reverend Shirley Waldemar Baker. The crown was fashioned by the jewellery firm of Hardy Brothers...
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    most especially the former Wesleyan missionary and then-Premier, Shirley Waldemar Baker ('Misa Peka'), who played a prominent role- in their pursuit of...
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    who refused to join the Free Church of Tonga were persecuted by Shirley Waldemar Baker with the help of the king George Tupou I. When this happened the...
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    2005. Sevele is the country's third non-noble Prime Minister after Shirley Waldemar Baker and Siosateki Tonga Archived 28 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine...
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    There is an "ancient fortress" in Haʻapai, and a bronze statue of Shirley Waldemar Baker, also in Haʻapai. The Haʻamonga ʻa Maui The Maka Faʻakinanga The...
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  • Thurston, the Governor of Fiji, dismissed the Premier of Tonga (Shirley Waldemar Baker) in his capacity as High Commissioner of the Western Pacific, Thomson...
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    had been serious trouble for some years during the premiership of Shirley Waldemar Baker. He was able to speak the language of the natives and gather evidence...
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    Tonga In office July 1890 – 1893 Monarch George Tupou I Preceded by Shirley Waldemar Baker Succeeded by Siosateki Veikune Personal details Children Viliami...
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  • men convicted of treason for attempting to assassinate premier Shirley Waldemar Baker were executed by firing squad on the small islet of Malinoa off...
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  • to New Hebrides George Brown (1835–1917) - from England to Samoa Shirley Waldemar Baker (1836–1903) - from England to Australia and Tonga James Cosh (1838–1900)...
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    Wezel, Swiss Olympic champion gymnast (date of death unknown) Died: Shirley Waldemar Baker, 66–67, English Methodist missionary, second Prime Minister of Tonga...
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    December 1900, along with her European husband. The English missionary Shirley Waldemar Baker, founder of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in 1885, fell out...
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    Janet Abbott Baker CH, DBE, FRSA (born 21 August 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer. Baker is particularly...
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  • László Németh, Hungarian dentist, author, and playwright (d. 1975) 1902 – Waldemar Hammenhög, Swedish author (d. 1972) 1902 – Giuseppe Pella, Italian politician...
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  • Eldorado Goombay Dance Band Eldorádo Waldemar Matuška Goodbye Marie Johnny Rodriguez 1979 Běž Báro spát Waldemar Matuška Eduard Krečmar 1985 You Drive...
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