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Sālote Tupou III of Tonga
Sālote Tupou III was Queen of Tonga from 1918 to her death in 1965. She reigned for nearly 48 years, the longest of any Tongan monarch. Her rule of Tonga has been characterized as a golden age for Tonga. She was well known for her height, being 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) tall in her prime.
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politics · Queen of Tonga from 1918 to 1965 · monarch · also Sālote Tupou III of Tonga, Sālote Tupou III, Queen Sālote Tupou III, Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga, Sālote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tupou III, Sālote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tupou III of Tonga
Born 13 March 1900 · Died 16 December 1965 · Q541570
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1965· 1 entry
Died 1965-12-16.
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1940· 1 entry
And on the Empire of Japan in 1941 following its attack on Pearl Harbor
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1918· 1 entry
Career landmark: Monarch of Tonga (1918–1965).
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1917· 1 entry
Sālote married Viliami Tungī Mailefihi, an adult noble then 30 years old, 13 years her senior
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1913· 1 entry
Sālote was sent to the Anglican Diocesan School for Girls, a boarding school in Epsom, New Zealand
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Born 1900-03-13.
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