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==Eswatini Timeline== | ==Eswatini Timeline== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!'''Date''' | |||
!'''Event''' | |||
|- | |||
|1921 | |||
|Sobhuza becomes king. | |||
|- | |||
|1957 May 5 | |||
|Birth of Richard E. Grant (actor). | |||
|- | |||
|1968 Sep 6 | |||
|Swaziland gains independence. | |||
|- | |||
|1968 Sep 24 | |||
|Swaziland is admitted to the UN. | |||
|- | |||
|1973 Apr 12 | |||
|King Sobhuza II dissolves Parliament and bans political parties. | |||
|- | |||
|1975 Dec | |||
|Zuma leaves South Africa for Swaziland. | |||
|- | |||
|1982 Aug 21 | |||
|King Sobhuza II dies; Queen Dzeliwe becomes regent. | |||
|- | |||
|1983 Aug 10 | |||
|Queen Ntombi takes over the regency. | |||
|- | |||
|1986 Apr 25 | |||
|Mswati III becomes king. | |||
|- | |||
|2000 Sep 12 | |||
|Rosa Parks is received in audience by Queen Sibonelo Mbikiza. | |||
|- | |||
|2003 Oct 21 | |||
|The legislative elections take place, boycotted by the union opposition (the only one tolerated). | |||
|- | |||
|2003 nov 14 | |||
|Dlamini is appointed PM. | |||
|- | |||
|2004 Aug 7 | |||
|Anti-monarchist protesters demand political reforms. | |||
|- | |||
|2004 Oct 12 | |||
|CITES allows Swaziland to hunt and export the white rhino. | |||
|- | |||
|2005 June 14 | |||
|Parliament adopts a new Constitution. | |||
|- | |||
|2006 Mar 10 | |||
|16 opponents, accused of having committed a series of Molotov cocktail attacks, are released on bail. | |||
|- | |||
|2007 Jul 26 | |||
|Demonstrators in Mbabane are calling for the establishment of a multiparty system. | |||
|- | |||
|2008 Sep 4 | |||
|2 explosions took place in Mbabane during demonstrations calling for democratic reforms. | |||
|- | |||
|2008 nov 15 | |||
|Masuku, the leader of PUDEMO, is arrested for terrorism. | |||
|- | |||
|2009 Sep 21 | |||
|Masuku, leader of PUDEMO, is released. | |||
|- | |||
|2018 Apr 19 | |||
|King Mswati III announces that his country is changing its name to "eSwatini". | |||
|- | |||
|2018 Apr 19 | |||
|On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its independence, Swaziland is renamed itself "Eswatini" (the country of the Swazis). | |||
|- | |||
|2018 Sep 29 | |||
|PM Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini dies in Manzini hospital. | |||
|- | |||
|2021 Oct 16 | |||
|King Mswati III closed schools in repression of anti-monarchical demonstrations. | |||
|} | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
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{{Timeline-world}} | {{Timeline-world}} | ||
==Videos== | |||
===Getting to Know and Experience Eswatini's Rich Culture and History ...=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyLpEWtpZh0</youtube> | |||
===Matsamo Cultural Village near the Eswatini border has come back to ...=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3nhi_9j-bs</youtube> | |||
===A History Of The Eswatini People - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhcI904lL4I</youtube> | |||
===A Super Quick History of Eswatini (Swaziland) - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgRSy6CLPNE</youtube> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 27 March 2023
Historical Timeline for Eswatini - A chronology of key events
Eswatini Timeline[edit | edit source]
Date | Event |
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1921 | Sobhuza becomes king. |
1957 May 5 | Birth of Richard E. Grant (actor). |
1968 Sep 6 | Swaziland gains independence. |
1968 Sep 24 | Swaziland is admitted to the UN. |
1973 Apr 12 | King Sobhuza II dissolves Parliament and bans political parties. |
1975 Dec | Zuma leaves South Africa for Swaziland. |
1982 Aug 21 | King Sobhuza II dies; Queen Dzeliwe becomes regent. |
1983 Aug 10 | Queen Ntombi takes over the regency. |
1986 Apr 25 | Mswati III becomes king. |
2000 Sep 12 | Rosa Parks is received in audience by Queen Sibonelo Mbikiza. |
2003 Oct 21 | The legislative elections take place, boycotted by the union opposition (the only one tolerated). |
2003 nov 14 | Dlamini is appointed PM. |
2004 Aug 7 | Anti-monarchist protesters demand political reforms. |
2004 Oct 12 | CITES allows Swaziland to hunt and export the white rhino. |
2005 June 14 | Parliament adopts a new Constitution. |
2006 Mar 10 | 16 opponents, accused of having committed a series of Molotov cocktail attacks, are released on bail. |
2007 Jul 26 | Demonstrators in Mbabane are calling for the establishment of a multiparty system. |
2008 Sep 4 | 2 explosions took place in Mbabane during demonstrations calling for democratic reforms. |
2008 nov 15 | Masuku, the leader of PUDEMO, is arrested for terrorism. |
2009 Sep 21 | Masuku, leader of PUDEMO, is released. |
2018 Apr 19 | King Mswati III announces that his country is changing its name to "eSwatini". |
2018 Apr 19 | On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its independence, Swaziland is renamed itself "Eswatini" (the country of the Swazis). |
2018 Sep 29 | PM Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini dies in Manzini hospital. |
2021 Oct 16 | King Mswati III closed schools in repression of anti-monarchical demonstrations. |
Source[edit | edit source]
World Timelines[edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
Getting to Know and Experience Eswatini's Rich Culture and History ...[edit | edit source]
Matsamo Cultural Village near the Eswatini border has come back to ...[edit | edit source]
A History Of The Eswatini People - YouTube[edit | edit source]
A Super Quick History of Eswatini (Swaziland) - YouTube[edit | edit source]