Mswati III | |
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King of Eswatini | |
Reign | 25 April 1986 – present |
Coronation | 25 April 1986 |
Predecessor | Sobhuza II |
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Born | Prince Makhosetive 19 April 1968 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 (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]
Individuals were paid to establish relationships and information flow, particularly in Africa. … Project Swaziland is described as follows. "Young King Mswati III took it for granted that, like his father, he would be furnished with the part-time services of an attorney at the expense of the South African government." Pretoria lawyerMr Ernst Penzhorn was employed at an annual fee of around R50 000 to "advise the King generally, accompany him to conferences, draft speeches for him, persuade him not to act in undesirable ways, and protect him from the machinations of undesirable characters".
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