2022 in Tuvalu

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See also:	Other events of 2022 Timeline of Tuvaluan history

Events from 2022 in Tuvalu.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Elizabeth II (until 8 September); then Charles III
• Governor-General: Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani
• Prime Minister: Kausea Natano

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania; COVID-19 pandemic in Tuvalu

• 24 August – A drought and a shortage of drinking water on the islands of Nanumea, Nui, and Niutao.[1]
• 8 September – Accession of Charles III as King of Tuvalu following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
• 18 September – A State Memorial Service takes place in Funafuti for Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu.[2]
• 19 September – Tuvaluan representatives attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London.

Deaths

• 22 May – Minute Alapati Taupo, politician, deputy prime minister (since 2019), ambassador to Taiwan (2013–2017) (born 1962)[3]
• 8 September – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu since 1978 (born 1926)

References

1. "Pacific news and sport in brief for August 24". RNZ. 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
2. Tuvalu Ministry of Foreign Affairs [@Tuvalu_MJCFA] (September 18, 2022). "The Ministry was proud to assist H.E. Acting Governor General Afelee Falema Pita and the Office of the Prime Minister host a State Memorial Service for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Funafuti, #Tuvalu this afternoon" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 October 2022 – via Twitter.
3. "Tuvalu mourns Deputy Prime Minister". RNZ. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-09-16.