There are eleven public holidays set for 2026 in Tonga, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has confirmed today. Most of the public holidays will be observed on the date of occurance.
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Results for Tonga Emancipation
Sunday 6 June 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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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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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