Person in history
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Tongan politician and activist, Prime Minister of Tonga (born 1941)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2019 · September 12
Their story
Who they were
Samiuela ʻAkilisi Pōhiva was a Tongan pro-democracy activist and politician. A key leader of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands (DPFI), he served as the Prime Minister of Tonga from 2014 to his death in 2019. He was only the fourth commoner to serve as Prime Minister, and the first commoner to be elected to that position by Parliament rather than appointed by the King.
Why this date
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva appears on our September 12 calendar for 2019 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
When did ʻAkilisi Pōhiva die?
September 12 2019.
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