Sobhuza II KBE (Swazi: [sɔbʱuzʱa]; also known as Nkhotfotjeni, Mona; [1] [2] 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982) was Ngwenyama (King) of Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 82 years and 254 days, …

Sobhuza II (born July 22, 1899, Swaziland—died Aug. 21, 1982, Lobzilla Palace, near Mbabane, Swaziland) was the king of the Swazi from 1921 and of the Kingdom of Swaziland from 1967 …

Mar 11, 2021 · Sobhuza II, also known as Nkhotfotjeni, was born in Mona on 22 July 1899 and died on 21 August 1982. He was Paramount Chief and later Ngwenyama of Swaziland for 82 …

Sobhuza II led Swaziland to independence from British colonial rule in 1968, making him the longest-reigning monarch in African history. How did Sobhuza II maintain traditional Swazi …

May 18, 2022 · King Sobhuza II was the first ruler of independent Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). He was born on July 22, 1899, at Zombodze in the British protectorate of Swaziland. His …

Oct 31, 2022 · Sobhuza II was one of the foreign dignitaries that attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London in 1953. In the 1960s, he opposed Britain’s imposition of the …

Jan 21, 2020 · Sobhuza II was paramount Chief of the Swazi from 1921 and king of Swaziland from 1967 (until his death in 1982). His reign is the longest for any recorded modern African …

Sobhuza II, KBE (also known as Nkhotfotjeni, [1] Mona [2]) (22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982) was the Paramount Chief and later King of Swaziland for 82 years. He is the longest-reigning …

May 17, 2018 · Sobhuza II. Sobhuza II (1899-1982) ruled the African nation of Swaziland for 60 years, first as a British Protectorate and after 1968, when Swaziland gained independence …

Sobhuza II was chosen to be king of the Swazi people of southeastern Africa in 1899, when he was less than a year old. He officially took the throne in 1921. Sobhuza later became king of …