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There are only three current sovereign monarchies in Africa; [14] two of which (Lesotho and Morocco) are constitutional monarchies where the rulers are bound by laws and customs in the exercise of their powers, while one is an absolute monarchy where the monarch rules without bounds. [15]: 15 Sovereign monarchies are labelled (SM).
A map of Africa showing the continent's political systems: three monarchies (in red) and republics (in blue). Monarchy was the prevalent form of government in the history of Africa, where self-governing states, territories, or nations existed in which supreme power resided with an individual who was recognized as the head of state. [1]
Name Year Colonial power Morocco: 1912 France [1]: Libya: 1911 Italy [2]: Fulani Empire: 1903 France and the United Kingdom: Swaziland: 1902 United Kingdom [3]: Ashanti Confederacy: 1900 ...
German South West Africa (complete list) – Colony, 1884–1915 For details see the German Empire under central Europe. South Africa. Griqualand East – Adam Kok III, Kaptijn (c.1862–1875) Griqualand West – Andries Waterboer, Kaptijn (1820–1852) Nicolaas Waterboer, Kaptijn (1852–1880) Diggers Republic – Stafford Parker, President ...
Pages in category "Lists of monarchs in Africa" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
This article contains a list of kings of Rwanda. The Kingdom of Rwanda was ruled by sovereigns titled mwami (plural abami), and was one of the oldest and the most centralized kingdoms in the history of Central and East Africa. Its state and affairs before King Gihanga I are largely unconfirmed and highly shrouded in mythical tales.
For details see Spain in southwest Europe. First Philippine Republic; Presidents (complete list) – Prime ministers (complete list) – Singapore. Colony of Singapore (complete list) – British colony as part of the Straits Settlements, 1819–1867 For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe. Thailand
The Kingdoms of León and Castile were united three times under the same monarch, first between 1037 and 1078, again from 1072 to 1157, and finally between 1230 and sometime in the 16th century. Between 1072 and 1095 León, Castile, and Galicia were united under a common monarch, whereafter Portugal separated under a different dynasty, and the ...