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Sobhuza II championed the cause of retrieving Swazi expropriated by Europeans, which had begun in the nineteenth century and this made him popular among the Swazi’s. A succession of European settlers that had started or rising in Swaziland from the 1840’s resulted in the expropriation of large tracts of land. The Swazi people generally… Read more
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Sobhuza worked closely with his traditional council the Liqoqo which was composed of about 60 hereditary chiefs and nobles, with a few commoners. Swaziland had a national body that was roughly equivalent of a parliament called Libandla, which met once a year and was attended by any adult male. Taken together, these traditional councils found… Read more
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A great leader that showed his love in action for people and country indeed.
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“One afraid of heat cannot become a chief” is a very important proverb within the oral tradition of the Baganda people of Uganda. Being a Chief is highly revered, but it requires real and hard work, especially during the past when chiefs had to travel on foot through their constituencies, wherever they happened to be. One must also be… Read more
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To whom much is given, much is required. Great Post!
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Malkia…❤🖤💚
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A former Queen of the Bunyoro – Kitara Kingdom – Uganda.
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Ngwenyama Sobhuza II to the Swazi’s was a towering hereditary and traditional figure of the Dlamini lineage in the Kingdom of Swaziland. It was primarily through the leadership of a series of strong kings of the Dlamini Dynasty that the Swazi Nation not only came into existence, but also maintained it’s identity. Sobhuza II was therefore… Read more
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