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  2. Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    Eswatini ( / ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni / ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni] ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland ( / ˈswɑːzilænd / SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [ 11][ 12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its ...

  3. History of Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    The Swazi settlers, then known as the Ngwane (or bakaNgwane), before entering Swaziland had been settled on the banks of the Pongola River and prior to that in the area of the Tembe River near present-day Maputo. Dlamini III was a king or iNgwenyama of the Swazi people and he led them approximately between 1720 until 1744.

  4. Sobhuza II - Wikipedia

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    Sobhuza II. Sobhuza II, KBE ( Swazi: [sɔbʱuzʱa]; also known as Nkhotfotjeni, Mona; [ 1][ 2] 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982), was Ngwenyama (King) of Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history. Sobhuza was born on 22 July 1899 at Zombodze Royal Residence, the son of ...

  5. Richard E. Grant - Wikipedia

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    Awards. Full list. Website. www .richard-e-grant .com. Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; [ 2][ 3] 5 May 1957) is a Swaziland (now Eswatini) born English actor [ 4][ 5][ 6] and presenter. [ 1] He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in ...

  6. Swazi people - Wikipedia

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    Pedi, Phuthi people. The Swazi or Swati ( Swati: Emaswati, singular Liswati) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, inhabiting Eswatini, a sovereign kingdom in Southern Africa, and South Africa 's Mpumalanga province. EmaSwati are part of the Nguni-language speaking peoples whose origins can be traced through archaeology to East ...

  7. Thulani Maseko - Wikipedia

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    Thulani Rudolf Maseko (1 March 1970 – 21 January 2023) [1] was a Swazi human rights lawyer [2] who was imprisoned from 2014 to 2015, and declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. He launched a court challenge to King Mswati III of Eswatini in 2018 and was assassinated in 2023. He was a member of the People's United ...

  8. Mbandzeni - Wikipedia

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    Mbandzeni (also known as Dlamini IV, Umbandine, [2] Umbandeen [3]) (c. 1855–1889) was the King of Swaziland (now Eswatini) from 1872 until 1889. Ingwenyama Mbandzeni was the son of Mswati II and Nandzi Nkambule. [4] [5] His mother the wife of King Mswati had died when he was still very young. Mbandzeni ascended to the throne after his half ...

  9. Tiffany Simelane - Wikipedia

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    August 17, 2009 (aged 21) [1] Mbabane, Eswatini. Beauty pageant titleholder. Title. Miss Swaziland 2008. Tiffany Simelane (1988 – August 17, 2009) was a Swazi model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Swaziland at Miss World 2008 in South Africa. Her reign began on July 26, 2008, and ended August 17, 2009 when she died by suicide.