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In 2018, during the 50th independence day celebration, the king announced the official renaming of the country from the Anglicized Swaziland to its Siswati form Eswatini. [20] Following this, many governmental and non-governmental bodies, corporations and international organizations changed all mention of Swaziland to Eswatini. [21]
On 19 April 2018, Mswati III announced that the Kingdom of Swaziland had been renamed as the Kingdom of Eswatini, reflecting the extant Swazi name for the state eSwatini, to mark the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence. The name Eswatini means "land of the Swazis" in the Swazi language and was partially intended to prevent confusion with the ...
The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...
Algeria gained independence following the Algerian War and the Algerian independence referendum. France officially recognized independent Algeria on 3 July, but the Independence Day is celebrated on 5 July, the day of the fall of Algiers in 1830 and the beginning of French Algeria. [2] [3] Angola: Independence Day: 11 November: 1975 Portugal
Independence restored after German and New Zealand rule. Initial independence c. 1300. July 1, 1962 Belgium Burundi: Independence restored after German and Belgian protectorate. Initial establishment c. 1680. July 1, 1962 Belgium Rwanda: Independence restored after German and Belgian protectorate. Initial establishment around the 12th century.
It was not until 1967 that the Swazi regained control of internal affairs, and independence was gained the following year. [14] For most of the colonial period, the Swazi were ruled by Sobhuza II, who became king upon independence. In 1973, Sobhuza abolished the democratic constitution put in place at the time of independence and declared ...
Eswatini is an absolute monarchy with constitutional provisions and Swazi law and Custom. [1] [2] The head of state is the king or Ngwenyama (lit.Lion), currently King Mswati III, who ascended to the throne in 1986 after the death of his father King Sobhuza II in 1982 and a period of regency.
Eswatini established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 6 September 1968. [2] Eswatini maintains a high commission in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Eswatini through its high commission in Mbabane. [93] The UK governed Eswatini from 1903 to 1968, when it achieved full independence.