George Tupou II highranking chiefs in Tonga itself (Vīlai Tupou, father of Baron Vaea). His own government, on the other hand, was an absolute mess and some ministers were seriously contemplating to ask the British to annex the country. This would perhaps have happened, had the king not become ill, and at the end died. He was soon followed by his wife Takipō (1 March 1893 – 26 November 1918) from the infamous Spanish flu epidemic raging in Tonga. Siaosi's daughter succeeded him and would lead Tonga out of its political mire. He was Grand Master of the Royal Orders of Tonga that
Daniel Tupou Daniel Tupou Daniel Tupou (born 17 June 1991) is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. An Australian and Tongan international, New South Wales State of Origin, City Origin and Prime Minister's XIII representative, he plays on the and won the 2013 and 2018 NRL Premierships with the Roosters. Tupou was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Tupou is of Tongan descent. Tupou played his junior rugby league for the Berala Bears and Guildford Owls before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. Tupou played for the Eels' NYC team in 2010