Английская Википедия:Fīnau Tūtone
Fīnau Hevaha Tūtone (Шаблон:Birth based on age at death — 5 June 2021)[1] was a Tongan educator, civil servant, and pro-democracy activist. He was a founder of the Friendly Islands Teachers' Association[2] and the Tonga Public Service Association.
Tūtone was educated at Tupou College and worked as a teacher.[2] He later attended the University of the South Pacific where he was a member of a group of Tonga activists promoting political reform and democracy.[2]
He was the Human Rights and Democracy Movement's candidate in the 2005 Tongatapu by-election.[3]
In July 2005 he became the first president of the newly-formed Tonga Public Service Association[4] and was a leader of the 2005 Tongan public service strike.[5][6] He later served as president of the Friendly Islands Teachers Association.[7][8]
Following the 2010 Tongan general election he called for limits on the king's veto powers.[9] He was later appointed as a member of the Public Service Commission, but resigned in October 2014.[10]
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