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Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - Tonga  (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/chiefs178.html)
The Central Intelligence Agency publishes and updates the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments weekly. The directory is a reference aid. This link goes directly to the Tonga pages of this CIA site.

Elections in Tonga  (http://www.electionworld.org/election/tonga.htm)
Electionworld.org provides regularly-updated information about the king, prime minister, and parliament of Tonga, as part of Elections Around the World. Links to related Web sites on politics in Tonga are available.

Governance and the Kingdom of Tonga  (http://www.tongatapu.net.to/tonga/homeland/default%5Fh.htm)
Part of the Tonga Tapu web site, this page provides basic information about the government of Tonga. There are links to pages with the names of representatives and contact information.

Government of Tonga  (http://www.pmo.gov.to/)
This is the official web site of the government of Tonga. It provides information about the government as well as general information about the country including folklore, the national anthem and national symbols.

Governments on the WWW: Tonga  (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/to.html)
Gunnar Anzinger presents a collection of Web sites relating to Tonga as part of the "Governments on the WWW" resource. Categories include the official language, national institutions, representations in foreign countries, reference materials, politics, elections, human rights, and tourism.

Guide to Law Online: Tonga  (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/tonga.html)
The Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of sources accessible through the Internet. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.

Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute  (http://www.paclii.org)
The Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute is an initiative of the University of the South Pacific School of Law to promote access to Pacific law. Its web site contains databases for sixteen different countries/territories/departments as well as full text versions of the Journal of South Pacific Law, and numerous treaties and conventions.

Rory Ewins's Pacific Islands Politics  (http://speedysnail.com/pacific/)
This web site contains links to Rory Erwin's writings on Pacific Islands politics. These include articles about the Fiji Coups, the Bougainville Conflict, the Silver Jubilee of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, and the effect of tradition upon politics.

The Royal Ark: Tonga  (http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Tonga/tonga.htm)
Part of the Royal Ark web site pertaining to royal families around the world, this page contains information about Tongan the ruling elite as well as a brief history of the country.

State, Society and Governance in Melanesia  (http://rspas.anu.edu.au/melanesia/index.htm)
Run by the Research School of Asian and Pacific Studies at Australian National University, this project encourages scholarship and dialogue on political science in Melanesia. The project emphasizes Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji but also includes Papua/Irian Jaya and Timor in the culturally related region to the west and Pacific Islands countries to the east and north. Its web site contains information about its staff, publications, conferences and seminars, as well as full text documents of papers on politics within the region.

Taufa'ahau Tupou IV's Silver Jubilee  (http://speedysnail.com/pacific/siupeli/)
Part of Roy Erwin's web site pertaining to Pacific politics, this page provides information about the birthday and silver jubilee celebration of the King of Tonga in 1993. There is a slide show as well as a commentary.

Tonga Elections  (http://www.electionworld.org/tonga.htm)
Part of the Electionworld.org web site, this page provides information about elections in Tonga.

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