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	Telegraph \| News \| Swazi king has his pick of 50,000 virgins
		Portly and beaming, King Mswati III of Swaziland basked in the adoration of 50,000 topless virgins yesterday when the flower of his country's girlhood paraded before him, vying to become his new queen.
		King Mswati, reclining on a throne placed under a golden awning, smiled broadly at the display.
		Yet the king's new fiancée was not announced at the end of the occasion.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/30/wswazi30.xml (619 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Swazi king drops sex-ban tassels
		Swaziland's King Mswati III has ended a five-year sex ban he imposed on the kingdom's teenage girls a year early.
		In 2001, the king fined himself a cow for breaking the ban by marrying again, but he could choose another wife at the annual reed dance this weekend.
		King Mswati transgressed the ban when he took a 17-year-old girl as his ninth wife just two months after imposing the sex ban in September 2001, sparking unprecedented protests by Swazi women outside the royal palace.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/4165432.stm (382 words)

	Swaziland-King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		NHLANGANO, Swaziland (AP) - King Mswati III has chosen a 17-year-old as his bride-to-be, selecting a teenager just a month after retreating from a campaign to encourage girls to wait until they are 18 to have sex.
		According to tradition, the king is meant to select a bride at the reed dance, the culmination of a rite of spring at which girls gather reeds to build a wind break for the queen mother.
		According to Swazi tradition, the king is always meant to have a bride in waiting, but can only marry her when she is pregnant.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/world/050926/w092648.html (410 words)

	Breaking News English: Swaziland king buys wives BMWs (February 14, 2005)
		Swaziland is one of the world’s poorest countries, it constantly battles drought, and it has the world’s highest rate of HIV/AIDS infection (39%).
		King Mswati III is the leader of an ancient culture.
		Swaziland is one of the world’s poorest countries, it constantly __________ drought, and it has the world’s highest rate of HIV/AIDS infection (39%).
	www.breakingnewsenglish.com /0502/14.swaziland_king.html (1513 words)

	swaziland
		Swaziland is peaceful and tranquil and has preserved its cultures and traditions as a vital element in the day-to-day existence of its people.
		Swaziland is southern Africa's smallest state with a population of less than one million people and is landlocked between Mozambique and South Africa.
		Lobamba lies on the outskirts of Ezulwini Valley, and is the royal center of Swaziland and the cultural hub of the kingdom.
	www.africa-ata.org /swaziland.htm (2275 words)

	Lawsuit Against King of Swaziland
		Swaziland is the last country in Africa that maintains an absolute monarchy, and King Mswati III takes his absolute ruler position very seriously.
		Dlamini's daughter, Zena Mahlangu, 18, was taken by the King's courtiers during an annual Reed Dance ceremony in September.
		Mahlangu was one of four women selected by the King and required to return to the royal court for training as potential wives.
	www.equityfeminism.com /archives/years/2002/000104.html (189 words)

	Swaziland Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		King Mswati III of Swaziland and Inkhosikati LaDube, his 12th wife, arrived in Taipei with a 40-strong economic and cultural delegation yesterday for a six-day visit, according to a statement issued by the...
		King Mswati is Africa's last absolute monarch South African trade unionists and Swaziland political activists have blockaded the countries' common border.
		Friday morning in Swaziland, a tiny African country with the world's worst HIV infection rate, the nation's monarch, King Mswati III went on television to urge parents to bring their children to the country's...
	www.topix.net /world/swaziland/pr (1574 words)

	Swaziland's King signs first Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Swaziland's King Mswatu III signed the country's first Constitution on Tuesday (26.7.05), preserving his sweeping powers and outlawing political parties.
		The king signed the law, which took eight years to draft, at a ceremony in the Queen Mother's palace at Ludzidzini, outside the capital, Mbabane, that was attended by about 5, 000 people.
		As he signed the historic document, the king said: "This marks the rebirth of the Swazi nation.
	people.monstersandcritics.com /royalwatch/printer_1037458.php (201 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| King comes courting 20,000 virgin dancers
		In 2002 when the king chose a teenager for a wife, his emissaries abducted her from her school.
		But the king was among those who broke the ban and had to pay cows as penalties for having sex with teenage girls.
		King Mswati is following in his father's footsteps and has taken 14 wives since he came to power in 1986.
	www.guardian.co.uk /aids/story/0,7369,1558898,00.html (802 words)

	Away with King Mswati II of Swaziland
		King Mswati is known for more than his love for beautiful maidens.
		The HIV/AIDS infection rate in King Mswati’s Swaziland, according to WHO sources, is the highest in the world with one third of the population HIV positive.
		The King is the head of state and the final authority in matters of state.
	www.kwenu.com /publications/nwanganga/mswati_swaziland.htm (2544 words)

	freedomforum.org: Swaziland king repeals 'draconian decree' affecting news media
		King Mswati III of Swaziland is flanked by South African President Thabo Mbeki, right, on July 9 at Organization of African Unity Summit in Lusaka, Zambia.
		The king of Swaziland has repealed at least part of a royal edict that gave him virtual control of the news media, under mounting pressure from those who complained that it gave him far too much power.
		King Mswati III had issued the sweeping decree under a state of emergency he declared on June 23.
	www.freedomforum.org /templates/document.asp?documentID=14489 (469 words)

	Swaziland's Spendthrift King Takes His 13th Wife
		The 36-year-old king caused a furore earlier this year when he announced plans to invest more than £5.6m in building palaces for each of his wives.
		Critics have accused the king of not setting a good example in a country ravaged by Aids.
		King Sobhuza officially had about 120 wives but unofficial estimates say the number was even higher.
	www.rense.com /general57/wife.htm (342 words)

	JURIST - Paper Chase: King of Swaziland rejects draft constitution
		King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, ordered parliament to reconsider passages in the constitution that require members of parliament to receive their salaries should parliament be dissolved early.
		The king also expressed unhappiness with sections that would require taxation for royals, as they are currently free from paying taxes.
		King Mswati has been criticized by many for his lavish lifestyle during a time when most Swazis live in poverty and over 30% are HIV positive.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /paperchase/2005/07/king-of-swaziland-rejects-draft.php (333 words)

	Topless virgins vie for Swaziland king - Africa - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		King Mswati III, sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch, arrived dressed in a leopard-skin loincloth to watch the Reed Dance ceremony, which he has used since 1999 to pluck new brides from the girls dressed in little more than beaded mini-skirts.
		Wielding machetes and singing tributes to the king and queen mother, also known as the Great She-Elephant, the girls danced around the royal stadium in the hope of catching the eye of the 37-year-old monarch.
		The king has also drawn censure from rights groups and the international community for entrenching a ban on political parties in the nation of 1 million people squashed between South Africa and Mozambique.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9116360 (776 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Swazi king takes eighth wife
		King Mswati III of Swaziland has stunned the country by taking a 17-year-old schoolgirl as his eighth wife.
		A formal visit by the king to the girls' parents was made at the weekend completing the traditional wedding process, a source confirmed to the BBC.
		Some girls told the BBC that by taking a teenage schoolgirl as his wife the king was in effect undermining his own ban.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/1568163.stm (323 words)

	King of Swaziland Criticized for Buying $500,000 Maybach
		King Mswati the Third may find it difficult to enjoy his new ride, thanks to this article at AllAfrica.com.
		The author wonders how the king of Swaziland could have bought the super-luxe Maybach 62 sedan, when these conditions prevail in his country:
		With an unemployment rate of about 40%, Swazi palace officials admitted it "would be discreet for the king to keep his new car in the garage for a while," according to the article.
	www.carbuyersnotebook.com /archives/2005/02/king_of_swazila.htm (256 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Swazi king chooses another wife
		The Miss Teenage Swaziland finalist appeared at last week's annual reed dance during which 20,000 bare-breasted virgins parade in his honour.
		The 36-year-old king's behaviour has been criticised in a nation with one of the world's highest HIV/Aids rates.
		Her parents failed to get their daughter returned after taking the king's aides to court for unlawfully detaining her.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/3630800.stm (172 words)

	Boing Boing: King of Swaziland bans photography of his cars
		King of Swaziland bans photography of his cars
		Swaziland's King Mswati, the only absolute monarch in sub-Saharan Africa, has issued a royal edict banning photos of his many luxury cars.
		Mswati was forced to shelve plans three years ago to spend $45 million on a new royal jet, but has shown little inclination to rein in other royal spending projects which include a $15 million project to build individual new palaces for his growing retinue of wives.
	www.boingboing.net /2005/02/21/king_of_swaziland_ba.html (236 words)

	LWF - News - King of Swaziland says HIV/AIDS is Africa’s greatest challenge
		King Mswati III was attending the UN General Assembly Special Session, that took place in Geneva from 26 to 30 June 2000.
		Pointing to the HIV/AIDS crisis, the king said that any success of development policies and any efforts made to bring improvement to the lives of the African peoples were threatened and jeopardized by the effects of the crisis.
		In his address on the occasion of the King’s visit, the general secretary of the LWF, Dr. Ishmael Noko, underlined that the LWF “continues actively to support the integrated rural development activities in Swaziland of the Lutheran Development Service of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa.”
	www.lutheranworld.org /News/LWI/EN/77.EN.html (544 words)

	swaziland \| MetaFilter
		But, curious about this king's subjects, I found some interesting stuff: Swazis are known for a deep belief in mystical, divine intervention into daily life, and for combining evangelical Christian beliefs and traditional spirituality.
		This columnist in the Times of Swaziland amazed me with his simultaneous criticism of the government and of religious charlatans alongside his own open Christian faith.
		And whilst I am aware that many christians are nothing like the King of Swaziland, I have to wonder why one would feel faith in a god whose supposed word demands all of this.
	www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/26166 (1853 words)

	The Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty's Accession to the Throne, 9 June 2006
		His Majesty King Mswati III of Swaziland was crowned in 1986, when he was 18 years old, thus making him the youngest-reigning monarch.
		The King of Swaziland is now 38 years old and sponsors the Royal Development Fund, which aims to support people's business operations.
		The King of Swaziland, accompanied by his consort, Her Royal Highness Inkhosikati LaDube, will arrive in Bangkok on June 11 and depart on June 15, after participating in major events on June 12 and 13, as part of the Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty's Accession to the Throne.
	www.60thcelebrations.com /english/visiting.php?visit=21 (299 words)

	25 April 1986 - Mswati III becomes King of Swaziland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		King Mswati III, born Makhosetive, became King of Swaziland when he succeeded his late father King Sobhuza II, who had died of pneumonia in 1982.
		Two relatives, Queen Dzeliwe Shongwe and Queen Ntombi Thwala, served as regents until Makhosetive, who was fourteen years old when his father died, was ready to take the reigns.
		During that time the prospective King was pursuing his studies at the English Sherborne School.
	www.sahistory.org.za /pages/chronology/thisday/1986-04-25.htm (92 words)

	The Body: Swaziland King Pushes AIDS Testing
		Swaziland's ruler, King Mswati III, has urged all the subjects of his AIDS-ravaged southern African kingdom to take an HIV test.
		Palace sources say Mswati is tested every six months; Mswati did not say who would pay to have the many impoverished subjects tested.
		Between 20 and 25 percent of Swaziland's roughly one million people are infected with HIV.
	www.thebody.com /cdc/news_updates_archive/may16_02/swaziland_aids.html (299 words)

	AEGiS-VOA: Swaziland King Postpones World AIDS Day Events
		The king of Swaziland has postponed national events to mark World AIDS Day, citing a conflict with a traditional royal ceremony.
		But a group of non-governmental organizations fighting AIDS is defying the king's order and will hold its scheduled dinner in Swaziland's capital, Mbabane.
		King Mswati has drawn criticism for his lavish lifestyle and multiple wives at a time of widespread suffering.
	www.aegis.com /news/voa/2005/VA051201.html (439 words)

	Division of Labour: Hans Hoppe vs. the King of Swaziland
		Division of Labour: Hans Hoppe vs. the King of Swaziland
		The reason the King of Swaziland seems to be grabbing and consuming all he can, while he can, may be that the King suspects that his ownership is unlikely to endure very long.
		If this kind of insecurity is a common problem for real-world monarchs (and shouldn’t we expect it to be, given the logic of rent-seeking and the history of coups and inter-monarch warfare?), then there is little to no real-world relevance to Hoppe’s prediction of lower time preference (which assumes secure monarchical ownership).
	divisionoflabour.com /archives/000751.php (315 words)

	Terence Sibiya's Swaziland pages, King Mswati (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		King Mswati III was crowned king of Swaziland on April 25, 1986 at the age of eighteen.
		His father King Sobhuza II died in 1982, at the age of 82, and to date is still regarded as the longest reigning monarch.
		King Mswati III [right] is pictured here with King Goodwill Zwelithini of
	www.swazi.com /sibiya/mswati.html (63 words)

	Swaziland's King Mswati III visits Taiwan
		Taipei - King Mswati III of Swaziland led a 40-member trade delegation to Taiwan on Thursday to cement diplomatic ties and attract Taiwan manufacturers to invest in his country.
		The king will also make a speech at the Africa Day festival organized by the embassies of the seven African countries which recognize Taiwan.
		Swaziland is one of the 25 mostly-small nations that have diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
	people.monstersandcritics.com /royalwatch/article_1172918.php/Swazilan... (326 words)

	Find in a Library: Sobhuza II, Ngwenyama and King of Swaziland : the story of an hereditary ruler and his country
		Find in a Library: Sobhuza II, Ngwenyama and King of Swaziland : the story of an hereditary ruler and his country
		Sobhuza II, Ngwenyama and King of Swaziland : the story of an hereditary ruler and his country
		Subjects: Sobhuza -- II, -- King of Swaziland,
	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/oclc/4517122 (82 words)

	King of Swaziland to visit Morocco in the next few weeks
		King of Swaziland to visit Morocco in the next few weeks
		King Mswatti III of Swaziland is projecting to pay a visit to Morocco next April or May to confer with King Mohammed VI on various issues of mutual concern.
		King Mswatti, who was meeting earlier this week a Moroccan royal envoy, said he was looking forward to meeting the Moroccan king to discuss various issues of mutual concern, a statement by the Moroccan foreign department said.
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/000316/2000031628.html (385 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Swaziland
		Governments on the WWW: Swaziland By Gunnar Anzinger
		Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Swaziland by Central Intelligence Agency
		His Majesty King Mswati III The King of Swaziland
	www.politicalresources.net /swaziland.htm (46 words)

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