Events in the year 2017 in Tonga.
Incumbents Monarch: Tupou VI Prime Minister: ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Events
February 2017 - The launch of the first climate change fund to enabled organizations to participate in strengthening climate resilience across the country.
June 2017 - the World Health Organisation announces that Tonga has eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.
November 2017 - First National Tsunami evacuation drill in multiple islands for the public in case of major earthquakes and tsunamis.
November 25, 2017 - Tonga makes it to the semifinals of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, the first time this had happened in the country’s history.
Deaths 12 February - Sione Lauaki 19 February – Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, royal (b. 1926). August - Fatafehi Fuatakifolaha
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