| George Tupou V | |||||
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.jpg) George Tupou V in 2011 | |||||
| King of Tonga | |||||
| Reign | 11 September 2006 – 18 March 2012 | ||||
| Coronation | 1 August 2008 | ||||
| Predecessor | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | ||||
| Successor | Tupou VI | ||||
| Prime Ministers | |||||
| Born | 4 May 1948 Tongatapu, Tonga | ||||
| Died | 18 March 2012 (aged 63) Queen Mary Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Issue | ʻIlima Lei Fifita Tohi | ||||
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| House | Tupou | ||||
| Father | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | ||||
| Mother | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe | ||||
| Religion | Free Wesleyan Church | ||||
George Tupou V[a] (Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou; 4 May 1948 – 18 March 2012) was King of Tonga from 2006 to his death in 2012. He was the eldest son of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV.
After ascending the throne, George Tupou announced that he would relinquish most of the monarch's powers and be guided by the Prime Minister on most matters. A snap election in 2010 was the first to be called under the new system. He died following a period of hospitalisation in Hong Kong, and was succeeded by his younger brother, Tupou VI. Having reigned for 5 years and 189 days, he was the shortest-reigning Tongan monarch since the declaration of the constitutional monarchy in 1875.
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