2016 in Tonga

Events in the year 2016 in Tonga.

Incumbents Monarch: Tupou VI Prime Minister: ʻAkilisi Pōhiva

Events 16 January: From the Diocese of Tonga, Catholic Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi is welcomed at the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus in Honolulu, Hawaii. Appointed by Pope Francis, Mafi is the first and youngest cardinal from Tonga. 4 February: Tonga declares a Zika virus epidemic with two confirmed cases and 265 suspected cases.

Deaths 23 April: Bill Sevesi, 92, Tongan-born New Zealand musician.

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