Tonga

20 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Tonga, 2006 CE to 2025 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

21st century

20 entries, 2006 CE to 2025 CE

2006November 16 - Riots begin in Nuku'alofa after a crowd of democracy advocates protested against the lack of government action.Tonga source
2006July 1 - A man is arrested after crashing a car into the gates of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV's residence in Auckland, New Zealand.Tonga source
201316 May: The Nakolo Wind Turbine, the first wind farm in Tonga, is commissioned in Tongatapu.Tonga source
201314 March: Real Tonga was founded.Tonga source
201313 August: Sonatane Tuʻa Taumoepeau-Tupou, 70, politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister (2004–2009).Tonga source
2014January 13 - Tonga restores contact with the Ha'apai islands after Cyclone Ian passed through during the weekend, killing one person and significantly damaging structures.Tonga source
2015January 12 - The eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano disrupts flights to and from Tonga.Tonga source
201616 January: From the Diocese of Tonga, Catholic Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi is welcomed at the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus in Honolulu, Hawaii. Appointed by Pope Francis, Mafi is the first and youngest cardinal from Tonga.Tonga source
20164 February: Tonga declares a Zika virus epidemic with two confirmed cases and 265 suspected cases.Tonga source
201812 February – Tonga was hit by the Cyclone Gita, the strongest cyclone to strike Tonga in its recorded history, with winds of up to 195km/h.Tonga source
2019Metis Shoal, a volcanic island at the top of a submarine volcano between Kao and Late disappears during an eruption which is first reported on the morning of 14 October. A new and bigger island appears nearby.Tonga source
202130 November – 2021 Tongan general electionTonga source
20222 February – Tonga enters a nationwide lockdown after the country reported its first locally transmitted COVID-19 cases.Tonga source
202214 January – 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami: The Hunga Tonga, an undersea volcano, erupts, sending ash and steam 20 kilometers into the air. The government of Tonga issues a tsunami warning and advises people in all islands of Tonga to avoid the coasts.Tonga source
202214 January – 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami: The Hunga Tonga, an undersea volcano, erupts, sending ash and steam 20 kilometers into the air. The government of Tonga issues a tsunami warning and advises people in all islands of Tonga to avoid the coasts.Tonga source
202216 January – Satellite imagery of Hunga Tonga shows that most of the volcanic island was destroyed by the eruption.Tonga source
20242 February – King Tupou VI withdraws confidence from Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni, removing his Armed Forces portfolio, and dismisses foreign minister Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu.Tonga source
2024Welsh jurist Malcolm Bishop is appointed Tonga’s chief justice and president of the Land Court; a petition is filed for his removal over his sexuality but he remains in office.Tonga source
202418 December – Eruptive activity begins at Home Reef with thermal anomalies, visible white and gray emissions, and lava covering approximately 75,000 m².Tonga source
202519 February – The government declares a dengue fever outbreak after rising cases nationwide.Tonga source