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Tonga PM and democracy campaigner ‘Akilisi Pohiva dies, aged 78
'Akilisi Pohiva was a lifelong pro-democracy advocate who rose from humble beginnings to become the first prime minister of the South Pacific island nation elected by parliament rather than appointed by the…