Mswati III
Mswati III (born as Prince Makhosetive on 19 April 1968)[2] is the King of Eswatini and head of the Swazi Royal Family. He was born in Manzini, Eswatini, to King Sobhuza II. Mswati was supported by apartheid South Africa early on during his rule.[3] In the 21st century, he has been criticized by many activists for how he runs Eswatini.[4] He is a polygamist who forced Swazi women to marry him[5] and has put people in prison for being critical of his government in newspapers.[6][7]
| Mswati III | |
|---|---|
 | |
| King of Eswatini | |
| 25 April 1986 – present | |
| 25 April 1986 | |
| Predecessor | Sobhuza II |
| Prime Ministers | See list
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| Born | Prince Makhosetive 19 April 1968 (aged 58) Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital, Manzini, Swaziland |
| Spouse | 15 wives |
| Issue | 35 children |
| House | Dlamini |
| Father | Sobhuza II |
| Mother | Ntfombi Tfwala |
| Religion | Christianity[1] |
Mswati III Media
Mswati and Sibonelo Mngometulu with US President Barack Obama on 5 August 2014
Mswati and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Eswatini on 17 April 2018
Some of Mswati's wives with Akie Abe, wife of then-Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, in 2013
Royal standard of Mswati III
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References
- ↑ https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2005/51498.htm
- ↑ Genealogy:SWAZILAND Archived 2018-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, World of Royalty
- ↑ Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report, Volume Two (29 October 1998). p. 528-529. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ Davis, Rebecca. King Mswati to WEF: Swazi people don't want change (in en). Daily Maverick (2013-05-10). Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ↑ "Wedding Bell Blues in Swaziland" (in en-us). Wired. . https://www.wired.com/2002/11/wedding-bell-blues-in-swaziland/. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ↑ Swaziland journalists harassed, threatened with treason charges over reporting on king (in en-US). Committee to Protect Journalists (2020-04-30). Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ↑ Critics of Swazi govt sentenced to 2 years in prison (in en). City Press - News24 (2014-07-26). Retrieved 2020-11-01.
Other websites
- Official Website of Eswatini Monarchy Archived 2020-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Swazi King's Birthday features
- Swazi Royal Family Tree
- BBC News: Troubled King Mswati
- Swaziland king picks wife – BBC Video[dead link]
- King Mswati III's address to the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, 25 September 2008
- An Extravagant Ruler of a Modest Kingdom – New York Times Movie review
- In Destitute Kingdom, Ruler Lives Like a King
- His Majesty King Mswati III on IMDb