Historical country records

Swaziland historical timeline

Swaziland

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
6 Jul 1902British protectorateLeaders
25 Apr 1967autonomyLeaders
6 Sep 1968independenceLeaders
... - 1780Ngwane IIINkosi Dlamini dynasty
1780Queen Ndwandwe (f) (regent)Nkosi Dlamini dynasty
1780 - 1815ZikodzeNkosi Dlamini dynasty
1815Queen Mndzebele (f) (regent)Nkosi Dlamini dynasty
1815 - 1836Ngwane IV = Sobhuza INkosi Dlamini dynasty
1836 - 1840Queen Lojiba Simelane (f) (regent)Nkosi Dlamini dynasty
1840 - Jul 1868Mavuso II = Mswati IINkosi Dlamini dynasty
Jul 1868 - Jun 1875Queen Thandile Ndwandwe (f)Nkosi Dlamini dynasty
Jun 1875 - 7 Oct 1889Dlamini IVNkosi Dlamini dynasty
7 Oct 1889 - 1894Queen Tibati Nkambule (f) (regent)Nkosi Dlamini dynasty
Feb 1895 - 10 Dec 1899Ngwane VNkosi Dlamini dynasty
10 Dec 1899 - 22 Dec 1921Queen Labotsibeni Gwamile MdluliNkosi Dlamini dynasty
22 Dec 1921 - 6 Sep 1968Sobhuza IINkosi Dlamini dynasty
6 Sep 1968 - 21 Aug 1982Sobhuza IINkosi Dlamini dynasty
21 Aug 1982 - 9 Aug 1983Queen Dzeliwe (f) (regent)Nkosi Dlamini dynasty
9 Aug 1983 - 18 Aug 1983Prince Sozisa DlaminiNkosi Dlamini dynasty
18 Aug 1983 - 25 Apr 1986Queen Ntombi (f) (regent)Nkosi Dlamini dynasty
25 Apr 1986 -Mswati IIINkosi Dlamini dynasty
16 May 1967 - 31 Mar 1976Prince Makhosini DlaminiPrime ministers
31 Mar 1976 - 25 Oct 1979Maphevu DlaminiPrime ministers
25 Oct 1979 - 23 Nov 1979Ben Nsibandze (acting)Prime ministers
23 Nov 1979 - 25 Mar 1983Prince Mabandla N.F. DlaminiPrime ministers
25 Mar 1983 - 6 Oct 1986Prince Bhekimpi DlaminiPrime ministers
6 Oct 1986 - 12 Jul 1989Sotsha DlaminiPrime ministers
12 Jul 1989 - 25 Oct 1993Obed DlaminiPrime ministers
25 Oct 1993 - 4 Nov 1993Andreas Fakudze (acting)Prime ministers
4 Nov 1993 - 8 May 1996Prince Jameson Mbilini DlaminiPrime ministers
8 May 1996 - 26 Jul 1996Sishayi Nxumalo (acting)Prime ministers
26 Jul 1996 - 29 Sep 2003Barnabas Sibusiso DlaminiPrime ministers
29 Sep 2003 - 26 Nov 2003Paul Shabangu (acting)Prime ministers
26 Nov 2003 -Themba DlaminiPrime ministers
1902 - 1907Francis Enraght-MoonyBritish resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
1907 - 1916Robert Thorne CoryndonBritish resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
1917 - 1928Sir de Symons Montagu George HoneyBritish resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
Oct 1928 - Apr 1935Thomas Ainsworth-DicksonBritish resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
Oct 1935 - 1937Allan Graham MarwickBritish resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
Nov 1937 - 1942Charles Lamb BrutonBritish resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
30 Sep 1942 - 1946Eric Kellett FeatherstoneBritish resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
25 Aug 1946 - 1951Edward Betham BeethamBritish resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
1951 - 1956David Loftus MorganBritish resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
1956 - 1964Brian Allan Marwick (from 1963, Sir Brian Allan Marwick) (b. 1908 - d. 1992)British resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)
1964 - 1968Francis Alfred Loyd (from 1965, Sir Francis Alfred Loyd) (b. 1916 - d. 2006)British resident commissioners (from 3 Oct 1963, commissioners)