Sālote Tupou III
Sālote (Mafile‘o Pilolevu; 13 March 1900 – 16 December 1965) Tupou III, DGCP, DGCTG, DGCCCT, mTMM was the first Queen regnant and third Monarch of the Kingdom of Tonga from 1918 to her death in 1965. She reigned for nearly 48 years, longer than any other Tongan Monarch.
Her reign saw World War II and also personal struggles, which she did not allow to affect her leadership. The Queen's personal struggles included her strenuous efforts to unite Tonga's two national churches, the death of her son (The Prince Tuku'aho), as well as those of her husband and her half-sister, The Princess Fuisbala. She is primarily remembered for her strong leadership role in the Pacific War during World War II, in which Tonga declared war against the Axis powers and modernization of the state by raising awareness to eliminate most of the social and cultural issues presented.
Early life
Sālote was born on 13 March 1900 in Tonga as the only child and heir of King George Tupou II of Tonga and his first wife Queen Lavinia. She was not popular, as she was perceived as being born from the 'wrong mother' because of her mother's low rank and was disliked so much that it was not safe for her to go outside the palace garden.
Podcasts:
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by Die Happy
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by Dj Unk
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by Departures
Slow Day
by: Die HappyThere's a traffic jam outside my window
There's a red light on that just won't change
The pavement's full of cracks from all the sunshine
But now they're filling up 'cause the rain is falling down
I'm running round in circles
Trying to find my way
It's a slow day withiut you
It's a slow day when you're net around
It's a slow day with no escape
It's a slow day without you
There's a jet-plane up there hanging in the sky
Just kind of resting his wings on that big white cloud
Minutes taking on but stretching out forever
Just like the rooftops out there - they all melt together
I'm running 'round in circles
Trying to find my way
24 long hours with nothing to do
24 long hours just hanging on, waiting for you