2018 in Tonga

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The following events occurred in Tonga in the year 2018.

Incumbents

Monarch: Tupou VI
Prime Minister: ʻAkilisi Pōhiva

Events

Enhanced infrared satellite image of the Cyclone Gita off the coast of Tonga on 12 February

12 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.^[1]^[2]

Sports

9 to 25 February – Tonga participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, represented by a single athlete, cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua.

Deaths

References

^ "Tonga parliament building flattened by Cyclone Gita". BBC. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ Tapaleao, Vaimoana; Dunlop, Ryan (13 February 2018). "Gita's fury: Tropical cyclone hits Tonga and there are now fears for parts of Fiji". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

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2018 in Oceania

Sovereign states

Australia
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

Associated states
of New Zealand

Cook Islands
Niue

Dependencies
and other territories

American Samoa
Christmas Island
Clipperton Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Easter Island
French Polynesia
Guam
Hawaii
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Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Pitcairn Islands
Tokelau
Wallis and Futuna

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