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King Mswati III of Swaziland proclaims his nation will be henceforth known as eSwatini
Washington Post ^
| April 20, 2018
| Max Bearak
Posted on 04/20/2018 7:58:00 AM PDT by C19fan
King Mswati III of Swaziland is an absolute monarch, so what he says goes. But over the course of his 32-year rule, he has mostly gained international attention for how he has spent the royal treasury. While his populace is one of the poorest in the world, and has the highest rate of HIV in the world, Mswati's royal holdings include fleets of luxury vehicles and two private planes.
But the king's powers are not limitless. A new constitution, signed by Mswati in 2005, reiterates that Swaziland is an absolute monarchy, but it bars ruling by decree.
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TOPICS: History; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: africa
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How about e****hole?
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posted on
04/20/2018 7:58:01 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
And, will the chief be “The Great Swatini”?
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:00:08 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: C19fan
He also declared that the official language is now Swedish.
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:01:11 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: rktman
Please offer Obama the job as King.
To: C19fan
Might have been a better call to re-name it "iSwatTM", then he would only have to change the version every year.
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:03:36 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:03:57 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: C19fan
Gee that sounds just like the movie..................Black Panther...................
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:04:08 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
To: C19fan
I had an eSwatini once — shaken, not stirred.
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:04:48 AM PDT
by
Southside_Chicago_Republican
(If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
To: C19fan
This guy makes Emperor Bokassa I look sane in comparison.
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:05:00 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: rktman
And, will the chief be “The Great Swatini”? Or the "Sultan of Swatini"
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:06:11 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
“In addition to that, all citizens will be required to change their underwear every half-hour. Underwear will be worn on the outside so we can check.”
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:06:42 AM PDT
by
Zeppo
("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
To: Red Badger
He should have just used the name from the movie, and then just wait for the sweet, gullible tourist bucks to roll in.
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:07:42 AM PDT
by
Kommodor
(Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
To: C19fan
??
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:08:09 AM PDT
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
To: C19fan
Our culture more same than yours!
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:08:49 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
To: C19fan
So when will the millennials and brave camera hogs and Black Lives Matter antifa punks go after this king who keeps his people in poverty?
To: C19fan
Should have renamed it Wakanda to cash in on all the rubes/tourists who think it’s real.
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:14:08 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
( Zoo + Prison + Circus = Public Shool)
To: rktman
He has a sceptre topped by a can of mushroom soup.
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:28:23 AM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: dfwgator
Or the "Sultan of Swatini" I'm partial to the Sultans of Swing, myself ...
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:29:59 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: MrEdd
I'm a helicopter!!!
No, I'm the very model of a modern Major General!!!
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:37:47 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: NorthMountain
I'm partial to the Sultans of Swing, myself ... Then the Sultans....Yeah the Sultans they play creole, creole.
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posted on
04/20/2018 8:46:40 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
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