Mswati III
Monarch of Eswatini since 1986
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| 2021 | Pro-democracy protests erupted, which were violently dispersed by security forces, with political activists arrested and subjected to torture. |
| 2021 | Pro-democracy protests erupted, which were violently dispersed by security forces, with political activists arrested and subjected to torture. |
| June 2021 | The 2021 Eswatini protests erupted against authoritarianism and the suppression of opposition, during which it was alleged that Mswati III fled to South Africa or Mozambique, claims that were denied by the acting prime minister. |
| June 2021 | The 2021 Eswatini protests erupted against authoritarianism and the suppression of opposition, during which it was alleged that Mswati III fled to South Africa or Mozambique, claims that were denied by the acting prime minister. |
| January 2021 | Mswati III contracted COVID-19 and later expressed gratitude to Taiwan for providing antiviral medication that aided in his recovery. |
| January 2021 | Mswati III contracted COVID-19 and later expressed gratitude to Taiwan for providing antiviral medication that aided in his recovery. |
| 2018 | Mswati III was awarded the Grand Master of the Order of the Elephant in Eswatini. |
| 2018 | Mswati III was awarded the Grand Master of the Order of the Elephant in Eswatini. |
| September 6 2018 | The 50th anniversary of independence took place, which was the original reason behind the name change to Eswatini. |
| September 6 2018 | The 50th anniversary of independence took place, which was the original reason behind the name change to Eswatini. |
| April 19 2018 | King Mswati III changed the name of the country from Swaziland to Eswatini to mark its 50th anniversary of independence, coinciding with his birthday. |
| April 19 2018 | King Mswati III changed the name of the country from Swaziland to Eswatini to mark its 50th anniversary of independence, coinciding with his birthday. |
| May 2012 | Mswati III attended the Sovereign Monarchs lunch to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, which was controversial due to criticisms of his regime's human rights record. |
| May 2012 | Mswati III attended the Sovereign Monarchs lunch to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, which was controversial due to criticisms of his regime's human rights record. |
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