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Tupou VI

Tupou VI, King of Tonga

Born
July 12, 1959
Age in 2026
67
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1959

About Tupou VI

Tupou VI (ʻAho‘eitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; 12 July 1959) is King of Tonga. The youngest child of king Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, he served as a military officer, politician and diplomat and was prime minister to his father from 2000 to 2006. Later that year, he became heir presumptive on the accession of his elder brother George Tupou V, who had no legitimate issue. In 2008, he was appointed Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia and resided in Canberra until his accession in 2012, following king George Tupou V's death. Tupou VI's coronation took place on 4 July 2015. Key events in his reign have included the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami and a constitutional crisis resulting from his dismissal of members of Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni's cabinet. == Early life and education == ʻAhoʻeitu was born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga on 12 July 1959, as the third son and youngest child of Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa Tungī (later King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV) and Crown Princess (later Queen) Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe. He attended The Leys School in Cambridge from 1973 to 1977, followed by enrollment at the University of East Anglia, where he studied development studies between 1977 and 1980. == Military career == ʻAhoʻeitu joined the naval arm of the Tonga Defence Services in 1982, achieving the rank of Lieutenant-Commander by 1987. He graduated from the US Naval War College as part of Class 33 in 1988.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Tupou VI was born

Tupou VI was born in 1959. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1959

  • #1 song"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
  • Top movieBen-Hur
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookGoldfinger – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentIngemar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson for heavyweight title
  • Top headlineAlaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th US states
  • Technology milestoneMicrochip (integrated circuit) invented
  • Defining fadBarbie dolls
  • Notable inventionBarbie doll
  • World population2.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population177.1M

1959 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tupou VI's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19592026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,400$435,000
Average income$7,000$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population177.1M341 million

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