ʻAkilisi Pōhiva

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ʻAkilisi Pōhiva was a prominent Tongan pro-democracy leader and politician who became the country’s first commoner to be elected prime minister.

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Samuela ʻAkilisi Pōhiva 1
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf democracy activist
human
politician
advocatedFor civil liberties in Tonga
constitutional reform in Tonga
greater parliamentary powers in Tonga
causeOfDeath pneumonia
continentOfCitizenship Oceania NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Tonga NERFINISHED
Tonga NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1941-04-07
dateOfDeath 2019-09-12
educatedAt Tonga College NERFINISHED
University of the South Pacific NERFINISHED
endTime 2019-09-12
familyName Pōhiva NERFINISHED
givenName Samuela NERFINISHED
hasGender male
honorificTitle Honourable
knownFor advocacy for democratic reforms in Tonga
opposition to absolute monarchical rule in Tonga
languageSpoken English
Tongan NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands NERFINISHED
movement Tongan pro-democracy movement NERFINISHED
name ʻAkilisi Pōhiva NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Tongan
notableFor being the first commoner elected as Prime Minister of Tonga
leading Tonga’s pro-democracy movement
occupation civil servant
politician
teacher
officeAssumed Prime Minister of Tonga NERFINISHED
parliamentaryGroup Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Pangai, Haʻapai, Tonga NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Auckland, New Zealand NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment pro-democracy
positionHeld Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga NERFINISHED
Minister of Education of Tonga
Minister of Health of Tonga
Prime Minister of Tonga NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity South Pacific NERFINISHED
Tonga NERFINISHED
religion Methodism
representedIn Legislative Assembly of Tonga NERFINISHED
startTime 2014-12-30

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Prime Minister of Tonga officeHoldersInclude ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
this entity surface form: Samuela ʻAkilisi Pōhiva