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Polynesian Queen Salote Celebrates Half-Century Reign
Queen Salote of Tonga marks her 60th birthday as ruler of the independent kingdom under British protection since 1918. Tonga, with 44,000 residents, boasts a buoyant postwar economy from copra and bananas, while celebrations include church services and a palace event. The article notes Tonga’s constitutional framework and its historical ties to Britain, plus a brief war-era contribution from the queen’s household.
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Muku'aloes
Tonga Islands
Salote
Picaque Saverign
Tonga
Goly Worast
Britain
Elizabeth
Gee Regal
South Seas
Cope
New Zealand
Sabre Park
Fonga
Paradise
Sy Australia
Pearl Harbor
Dannet
Nas'alois
James Cook
Friendly Isles
United States
Serament
Salaria