Kingdom of Eswatini

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Eswatini and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The Swazi people settled in present-day Eswatini around 1745. After the Second Boer War the Kingdom became a British protectorate which lasted until 1968. On 19 April 2018, King Mswati III announced that the country had renamed itself the Kingdom of Eswatini. The new name, Eswatini, means "land of the Swazis" in the Swazi language.

Establishment

April 2018: On 19 April 2018, King Mswati III announced that the Kingdom of Swaziland had renamed itself the Kingdom of Eswatini to mark the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence. The new name, Eswatini, means "land of the Swazis" in the Swazi language.