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2014 in Tonga

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2014
in
Tonga

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Tonga.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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  • January 11 - Cyclone Ian strikes Tonga with damage to buildings reported.[1]
  • January 13 - Tonga restores contact with the Ha'apai islands after Cyclone Ian passed through during the weekend, killing one person and significantly damaging structures.[2]

July

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  • July 3 - The government of Tonga reveals a proposal to trade the disputed Minerva Reefs to Fiji in exchange for the Lau Islands, in an effort to settle a decades-old territorial dispute between the two Pacific countries.[3]

November

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References

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  1. ^ "Tonga in South Pacific lashed by powerful cyclone, damage reported in northern islands". 10 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Contact made with Tonga's isolated islands as relief efforts get underway after Cyclone Ian". 14 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ^ "'Give up Lau'". 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.