A public holiday will be observed on Monday, June 7, to commemorate Emancipation Day, when Tonga’s first Christian King, Siaosi Tupou I officially abolished serfdom in Tonga in 1862.
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Sunday 6 June 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 4 June 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
As we remember Emancipation Day with a public holiday, today 4 June 2013, we marvel the foresight of Tonga's King Siaosi Tupou I who initiated the Emancipation Edict, 150 years ago on 4 June 1862. So where has that freedom of 150 years ago left Tongans today?
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