Parliament House, Tonga

Parliament House in 2024.
Parliament House in 2024.

Parliament House in Nukuʻalofa was the base of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga until 2018 when it was destroyed by Cyclone Gita.[1]

History

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The old parliament in 2006

The 100-year-old Tongan Parliament House was destroyed by Cyclone Gita, a Category 4 tropical cyclone that passed through the nation on 12 and 13 February 2018.[2][3] Parliament subsequently moved to the Tongan National Centre complex in Tofoa. In November 2021 the Tonga government announced that a new parliament building would be constructed on Nuku'alofa's waterfront.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cyclone Gita: Tonga devastated by worst storm in 60 years". the Guardian. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. ^ "Tonga parliament building flattened by Cyclone Gita". BBC News. 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Cyclone Destroys Parliament House, Homes on Tonga, Fiji Next". VOA. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. ^ "Tonga's new multi-million Parliament Building to be built on seafront". Matangi Tonga. 14 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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