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	History of Swaziland
		Swaziland became a self-governing state in 1967 when Sobhuza II was recognised international as a king and the country acquired its own flag.
		Swaziland is an independent state whose fully autonomous government falls under the monarch who is also Head of State.
		This is headed by the King and Queen Mother in accordance with the dual monarchy and with the Queen Mother's role mainly to uphold traditional and cultural elements.
	www.magma.ca /~mali/swaziland/history.htm (350 words)

	History of Swaziland
		In 1921 Swaziland established its first legislative body--an advisory council of elected European representatives mandated to advise the British high commissioner on non-Swazi affairs.
		A constitutional committee agreed on a constitutional monarchy for Swaziland, with self-government to follow parliamentary elections in 1967.
		Swaziland has been without a Court of Appeals since the Court’s resignation en masse in December 2002 in protest of the government’s refusal to abide by the Court’s decisions in two important rulings.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/swaziland.html (900 words)

	Swaziland
		The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small country in southern Africa, embedded between South Africa in the west and Mozambique in the east.
		Swaziland offers a wide variety of landscapes, from the mountains along the Mozambican border to savannahs in the east and rainforest in the northwest.
		Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland is heavily dependent on South Africa from which it receives nine-tenths of its imports and to which it sends more than two-thirds of its exports.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/sw/Swaziland.html (468 words)

	Swaziland HISTORY
		The independence of Swaziland was guaranteed by the British and Transvaal governments in 1881 and 1884, but owing to the excessive number of concessions (including land, grazing, and mineral rights) granted to European entrepreneurs by Mbandzeni (the king) during the 1880s, the UK decided some form of control was necessary.
		Responsibility for Swaziland was transferred in 1907 to the high commissioner for South Africa.
		The Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions and the National Association of Civil Servants have organized strikes as a means to pressure the government for greater democratic control by the people of Swaziland.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Swaziland-HISTORY.html (942 words)

	Swaziland - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small country in southern Africa (one of the smallest on the continent), situated on the eastern slope of the Drakensberg mountains, embedded between South Africa in the west and Mozambique in the east.
		His fleet of luxury cars, millions spent towards refurbishing his numerous wives' luxury mansions, are at odds with the approximately 34 percent of the nation that stand unemployed, nearly 70 percent of which live on less than a dollar a day, and with around 39 percent of adults who are afflicted by HIV.
		2004 Swaziland acknowledges for the first time that it has one of the highest AIDS rates in the world, with almost 40% of adults infected with HIV.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/w/a/Swaziland.html (874 words)

	Swaziland
		Swaziland is a small, landlocked country in Southern Africa, which is surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique (Blauer 7).
		In Swaziland, the successor of a king is chosen from all of the king's sons, and is chosen after the king's death (Blauer 48).
		Swaziland receives ninety percent of its imports, and more that one half its exports from South Africa, which shows how dependent Swaziland is on South Africa ("Swaziland" 7).
	www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us /History/Africa/04/vanallen/vanallen.htm (782 words)

	Swaziland - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Increasing tension in Swaziland also led the Government to develop closer military relations with South Africa and Israel; Sobhuza II was one of only three African rulers who never severed diplomatic relations with the Government of Tel Aviv.
		Moreover, Swaziland was still dependent on South Africa, the source of 90 per cent of imports.
		At least 19 per cent of the population of Swaziland are HIV-positive, one of the highest levels in the world.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/countries/swz/History.stm (1824 words)

	Swaziland - History and Politics
		Swaziland’s constitution, or the lack of one, lies at the heart of political risk in that country.
		For the past fifty years Swaziland has been struggling to find a way of marrying the demands of the “modern” bureaucratic state with the power and privileges accruing to those owing their position to a “traditional” system centered upon the ruling Dlamini royal lineage.
		For the past fifty years Swaziland has been struggling to find a way of marrying the demands of the “modern” bureaucratic state with the power and privileges accruing to those owing their position to a “traditional” system centred upon the ruling Dlamini royal lineage.
	www.iss.co.za /AF/profiles/Swaziland/Politics.html (2474 words)

	Swaziland (11/06)
		Swaziland’s Court of Appeals resumed hearing cases in late 2004 after a two-year absence in protest of the government’s refusal to abide by the court’s decisions in two important rulings.
		Swaziland became eligible for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in 2000 and qualified for the apparel provision in 2001.
		Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa also are members of the Common Monetary Area (CMA) in which repatriation and unrestricted funds are permitted.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2841.htm (3118 words)

	Serving the Poor in Nearly 100 Countries
		The Swaziland Water Project for Drought Mitigation, in response to a severe drought in 1992-96, constructed earthen dams to provide year-round water for garden plots and for human and livestock consumption.
		Since World Vision’s initial involvement in Swaziland, the lives of thousands of children and their communities have benefited, but there is still much work to be done to meet the short- and long-term needs of these people.
		The kingdom of Swaziland is a small, landlocked country surrounded by South Africa, with the exception of a short border area shared with Mozambique.
	domino-201.worldvision.org /about_us.nsf/child/aboutus_swaziland?Open (1295 words)

	CHARLES BRAY's Swazilan Journal
		Most history about Swaziland they all say that it was a tradition, that the people of the present Swazi nation migrated south before the 16th century to what is now Mozambique.
		Swaziland's mineral resources include asbestos, coal, clay, and diamonds; stone quarrying is also important.
		In November 2003, King Mswati of Swaziland on Friday accepted a new national constitution that safeguards monarchical rule, and appointed a member of the royal clan as his new prime minister.
	www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Africa/Swaziland (1033 words)

	History of swaziland
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	Travel in Mbabane Swaziland History
		The quiet, small city of Mbabane is the capital of Swaziland, one of Africa's few remaining monarchies and the smallest country in the southern hemisphere.
		During the Anglo-Boer War, in 1899, King Sobhuza II was born and after the death of his father, Bhunu, his grandmother, Labotsibeni, assumed the Regency until the King came of age.
		His long rule is remembered for the wisdom of his insistence on the maintenance of traditional tribal values at a time of modern development.
	www.africatravelling.net /swaziland/mbabane/mbabane_history.htm (668 words)

	Swaziland information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small, landlocked country in southern Africa (one of the smallest on the continent), situated on the eastern slope of the Drakensberg mountains, embedded between South Africa in the west and Mozambique in the east.
		His fleet of luxury cars, and the millions spent towards refurbishing his numerous wives' luxury mansions, are at odds with the approximately 34 percent of the nation that stand unemployed, nearly 70 percent of which live on less than a dollar a day, and with around 49 percent of adults who are afflicted by HIV.
		Swaziland is in the process or formulating an Action Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, which is expected to be adopted in the period 2006-2007.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Swaziland (893 words)

	Africa Stage: Shawn Dispatch - June 26, 1999
		We learned that Swaziland, despite its size, is a culturally rich and unique country with plenty of friendly people, beautiful scenery and a fascinating history.
		Kings in Swaziland have many wives, and when the king dies there is usually a great deal of jockeying for position amongst them.
		Swaziland is a peaceful country, and all the people we've met have been very friendly.
	www.worldtrek.org /odyssey/africa/062699/062699shawnswazi.html (834 words)

	Swaziland History \| iExplore.com
		Swaziland became a British Protectorate in 1907, following the Boer War of 1899-1902.
		Swaziland is desperately poor and has suffered several serious food shortages in the last three years: the present one, which dates from late 2003, has been exacerbated by serious drought.
		There are a number of territorial disputes in which Swaziland claims tracts of land in the KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Swaziland/History (797 words)

	Green Left - Swaziland's history of repression
		Swaziland is one of the smallest African states and the world's last absolute monarchy.
		Police brutality and militarisation in Swaziland have continued for decades and can be traced to 1963, when the colonial government and the traditional authorities cooperated to suppress the opposition by bringing in British troops to break up a strike which enjoyed the strong support of the popular-based political movement.
		Often Swaziland is mistaken for one of the infamous South African homelands, not only because of its size, proximity to South Africa and population, but because of its unapologetic close military, economic and political cooperation with the apartheid regime.
	www.greenleft.org.au /1992/57/3171 (588 words)

	Swaziland Travel Tips
		The Kingdom of Swaziland is composed of a homogenous population with a shared culture, language, and loyalty to the monarchy, which is made up the King and the Queen Mother.
		Rich in traditions and heritage, the Kingdom of Swaziland is led by a traditional monarchy which includes His Majesty King Mswati III and Queen Mother Ntombi.
		With the exception of desert and sea, every geographical feature of African terrain is found in the Kingdom of Swaziland, including magnificent mountain scenery with fresh water rivers, waterfalls and gorges, unique ancient rock formations which are among the oldest in the world; lush and fertile valleys.
	www.southtravels.com /africa/swaziland/traveltips.html (1409 words)

	Swaziland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		After the South African War of 1899-1902 Swaziland became a British The country was eventually granted independence on September 6 1968.
		Surrounded by South Africa except for short border with Mozambique Swaziland is heavily on South Africa from which it receives of its imports and to which it more than two-thirds of its exports.
		2004 Swaziland acknowledges for the first time it has one of the highest Aids in the world with almost 40% of infected with the HIV.
	www.freeglossary.com /Swaziland (949 words)

	Background Notes: Swaziland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Swaziland is bordered on three sides by the Republic of South Africa (the provinces of the Transvaal and Natal).
		Swaziland continued under this form of government until the conquest of the Transvaal during the Boer War, when the rights and powers assumed by the South African Republic in the country passed to the British.
		Swaziland's Mission to the United Nations is at 866 UN Plaza, New York, NY, 10017 (212-371-8910).
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/swaziland9005.html (3072 words)

	Swaziland - Gurupedia
		The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small country in southern Africa, embedded between South Africa in the west and
		Evidence of agriculture and iron use dates from about the 4th century CE, and people speaking languages ancestral to current Sotho and Nguni languages began settling no later than the 11th century CE.
		South African War of 1899-1902, Swaziland became a British dependency.
	www.gurupedia.com /s/sw/swaziland.htm (584 words)

	Swaziland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Swaziland, in southern Africa between Mozambique and South Africa, is a landlocked country of 6,074 square miles (17,360 square kilometers).
		The Pretoria Convention for the Settlement of the Transvaal in 1881 recognized the independence of Swaziland and defined its boundaries.
		The Ngwenyama was not a signatory, and the Swazi claim that their territory extends in all directions from the present state.
	www.everyculture.com /Sa-Th/Swaziland.html (2134 words)

	A short history of Swaziland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Swaziland has to accept a protectorate of the Boer Republic of Transvaal in 1894, but after the Boer Wars Britain establishes in 1902 a protectorate over Swaziland.
		That year Swaziland gets its first legislative body, an advisory council of elected European representatives mandated to advise the British high commissioner on non-Swazi affairs.
		Swaziland is from that moment on an absolute monarchy, which doesn't allow parties to participate in the legislative elections.
	www.electionworld.org /history/swaziland.htm (346 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Swaziland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Many Holocaust survivors chose to settle in Swaziland after South Africa refused their admittance.
		One noteworthy Jew from Swaziland was Stanley Sapire, Chief Justice of the Swazi Court of Appeal.
		Swaziland also maintains economic and political.relations with the State of Israel.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/swaziland.html (92 words)

	Swaziland: History
		The 'captive states' of Southern Africa and China: the PRC and Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.
		Lesotho & Swaziland: Lesotho and Swaziland, cradled within the South African ambit, are transforming their natural resource, water,......
		A speech-language pathologist in Southern Africa: volunteering in Swaziland.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0861382.html (564 words)

	History of SWAZILAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The South Africa Act of 1909, creating the Union of South Africa, envisages that Swaziland will eventually be incorporated within its large and powerful neighbour.
		By the 1960s the economy of Swaziland is making considerable progress, with the export of wood from the densely forested mountainous area in the west and of sugar from plantations in the more low-lying eastern regions.
		He retains the outward form of government by prime minister and cabinet, but as with his 18th-century predecessors all these officials are appointed by the king.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad30 (598 words)

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		Swaziland won independence in 1968 from Britain, which left it with a democratic constitution establishing a constitutional monarchy and a bill of rights.
		Over the years since 1968 when Swaziland obtained her independence, the country’s economy has experienced remarkable economic growth, social progress, political stability and human development.
		That court found that the king had exceeded his powers because of the constitutional history of Swaziland.
	www.lycos.com /info/swaziland--independence.html (275 words)

	National Workshops in Swaziland
		In December 1989, OSSREA had sponsored a regional conference in Swaziland whose theme was Agricultural history in Eastern and Southern Africa.
		It was appreciated that an intellectual ritual which academics usually keep to themselves in university seminar rooms was brought out into the open and called for the participation of people and institutions directly involved in eliminating poverty.
		In general, there was much appreciation that this workshop was organised because it provided for a debate of an important subject by people who normally do not share their experiences.
	www.ossrea.net /nw/swaziland/Swaziland-dec00.htm (592 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Swaziland, ToC
		Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Swaziland, from Kirken i Norge
		History of Swaziland, from newafrica.com, 3 chapters; from Lonely Planet, from World Rover
		Swaziland, from Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/southafrica/xswaziland.html (306 words)

	World History Blog: History of Swaziland
		This is a history of the African nation of Swaziland.
		Of note, Swaziland still practices the Umhlanga Reed Dance where young maidens dance topless for the king.
		Wikidepia notes, "The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small country in southern Africa (one of the smallest on the continent), situated on the eastern slope of the Drakensberg mountains, embedded between South Africa in the west and Mozambique in the east.
	world-history-blog.blogspot.com /2005/09/history-of-swaziland.html (399 words)

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