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The Kingdom of Tonga and the Fight Against Feudalism in the Pacific Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Andre Vltchek
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In the first week of May 2007, the Kingdom of Tonga was getting ready for a lavish wedding. Seventh in line for the royal throne, Fanetupouvava'u Tuita, 29, was to marry Kiu Kaho, an army lieutenant whose father is a noble, Tu'ivakano, and is a cousin of the royal family. Tuita is the second daughter of the controversial millionaire princess Pilolevu Tuita who runs Tongasat, a satellite communications company out of Hong Kong.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 5 , Issue 5 , May 2007 , e22
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