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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Swazi migrated into this area in the last half of the eighteenth century. The independence of the Swazi was guaranteed in 1881 and 1884 by the British government and the government of the South African Republic. From 1903 the governor of Transvaal administered the territory. | The Swazi migrated into this area in the last half of the eighteenth century. The independence of the Swazi was guaranteed in 1881 and 1884 by the British government and the government of the South African Republic. From 1903 the governor of Transvaal administered the territory. | ||
In 1968, Swaziland became independent. They changed their name to the Kingdom of eSwatini in 2018. | |||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini] | |||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1881 - The autonomy of the Swaziland nation was influenced by British and Dutch rule of southern Africa in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The British government signed a convention recognizing Swazi independence despite the Scramble for Africa that was taking place at the time<br> | 1881 - The autonomy of the Swaziland nation was influenced by British and Dutch rule of southern Africa in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The British government signed a convention recognizing Swazi independence despite the Scramble for Africa that was taking place at the time<br> | ||
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1906 - The Transvaal colony was granted self-government<br> | 1906 - The Transvaal colony was granted self-government<br> | ||
1906 - 1968 British rule over Swaziland<br> | 1906 - 1968 British rule over Swaziland<br> | ||
2018 - | 2018 - King Mswati III announced that the Kingdom of Swaziland had renamed itself the Kingdom of Eswatini, reflecting the extant Swazi name for the state eSwatini, to mark the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Swaziland Encyclopaedia Britannica] eSwatini History, Geography and Settlement Patterns. | *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Swaziland Encyclopaedia Britannica] eSwatini History, Geography and Settlement Patterns. | ||