Togia-Pulu-toaki
| Togia-Pule-toaki | |
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| Patu-iki of Niue | |
| Reign | 1896 - 1903? (de facto) 1898 - 1900 (de jure) |
| Coronation | 30 June 1898 |
| Predecessor | Fata-a-iki |
| Successor | Victoria (as Queen of the United Kingdom) |
| Born | Unknown Niue |
| Died | Unknown Niue |
Togia-Pule-toaki was the eighth and final patu-iki of the Pacific Ocean island of Niue, taking power in 1896 following the death of the previous incumbent, Fata-a-iki, and formally ordained on June 30, 1898.
Under Togia-Pule-toaki's reign, laws were adopted forbidding the sale of Niuean lands to foreigners, and the sale of liquor to Niueans. His reign saw the formal relinquishing of Niuean independence to the British Empire on April 21, 1900. On September 11, 1900, Togia-Pulu-toaki formally welcomed a resident representative of the imperial government, Richard Seddon PM of New Zealand to the island.
Togia-Pule-toaki remained alive in Niue in 1903, when Percy Smith published his study on the island, Niuē-fekai (or Savage) Island and its People. Togia Pulu Toaki and his wife Manogitoto Foufili had children. Their son was named Iki who married Nevalasi Pamatatau. There are descendants to Togia Pulu Toaki. Togia Pulu Toaki deceased in 1917 at the age of 91 years old.
Sources
[edit]- S. Percy Smith, Niuē-fekai (or Savage) Island and its People, 1903, pp. 36–44
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