Mswati III of Swaziland

Mswati III (born under the name of Makhosetwe the April 19th 1968) is the king of the Swaziland. It succeeded his father Sobhuza II in 1986.

It is the 67e wire of the king Sobhuza II and only child of his wife Ntombi Thwala, it was fore-mentioned Makhosetwe (“king of the nations”).

Regency

When his/her father dies of a Pneumonie in 1982, the royal council chooses Makhosetwe (14 years then) to become the next king. During the four following years, two of the women of Sobhuza exert the Régence: the queens Dzeliwe Shonwe (1982-1983), then Ntombi Thwala (1983-1986), while the prince continues his school course.

Reign

It is officially crowned king the April 25th 1986 and starts to control with his titrated mother Ndlovukazi (“the Large Cow elephant”).

Currently, it is the last absolute monarch of Africa: it controls by decree and is opposed to the introduction of the Démocratie in its country. It nevertheless restored the Parlement that his/her father had dissolves.

Whereas Swaziland is mainly rural and fact part of the poorest countries of the world, and that its population is victim of the Sida and the dryness, the king Mswati III is famous for his passion of the luxurious cars ( '' Tribune de Genève '' : in 2004 and 2005, it bought for him and his wives twenty cars of mark BMW series 5 and 7, as well as a Daimler - Chrysler Maybach equipped with 500.000 USD; and currently claims with the government what to renovate its palates and to build of them eleven of more for its wives.

Succession

In Swaziland, it is not the king who designates his successor, it is the royal family which chooses which wives must be the “Large Wife” and “ Indlvukazi ” (Cow elephant, to include/understand queen-mother). The son of this wife becomes automatically the following king.

The “large Wife” must have had only one son of the king, to have a good character and to come from a honourable family. The first two wives are chosen by advisers and have specific ritual functions, but their sons cannot claim with the throne; they must come for the first from the Matsebula clan and the second from the Motsa clan. Traditionally, the king marries one been engaged only after it is pregnant, proving thus that it can give heirs.

In June 2005, Mswati III had twelve wives, two promised in marriage official (i.e. with which it did not have of child) and 24 children. Among these wives, two left it, had to be kidnapped in 2002 but the king was never condemned by the courts of Swaziland in spite of the legal actions by the mother. The two promised in marriage last (August 2004 and January 2005) respectively had 16 and 17 years with the advertisement of the fact.

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