Vavaʻu Code
The Vava'u Code was instituted in Vava'u, Tonga in 1839, by King George Tupou I. It contained the country's first ever written laws, and formed the bases of the first constitution of the Kingdom. George Tupou I ruled with the support of Methodist missionaries, a religion he had converted to. The Vava'u Code was strongly influenced by his religious beliefs. It instituted basic human rights and limited the power of chiefs over their subjects: chiefs no longer had the right of life and death over their people, nor could they seize agricultural produce. Furthermore, chiefs could now be put on trial like any other Tongan.
Vavaʻu Code
The Vava'u Code was instituted in Vava'u, Tonga in 1839, by King George Tupou I. It contained the country's first ever written laws, and formed the bases of the first constitution of the Kingdom. George Tupou I ruled with the support of Methodist missionaries, a religion he had converted to. The Vava'u Code was strongly influenced by his religious beliefs. It instituted basic human rights and limited the power of chiefs over their subjects: chiefs no longer had the right of life and death over their people, nor could they seize agricultural produce. Furthermore, chiefs could now be put on trial like any other Tongan.
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Le Code de Vava'u fut proclamé ...... e dirigeant suprême des Tonga.
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The Vava'u Code was instituted ...... ou as supreme leader of Tonga.
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Le Code de Vava'u fut proclamé ...... ns à vénérer le Dieu chrétien.
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The Vava'u Code was instituted ...... n trial like any other Tongan.
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Code de Vava'u
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Vavaʻu Code
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