The Presidents of Eswatini is the main executive and legislative head of the nation of Eswatini. Since the formation of the post of PresidentsMinister of Swaziland in 1967 to the present day, there has been a total of nine people. There were six acting Presidents. They serve to represent the country and the Presidents of the nation.
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/Chiefs of the Swazi people (pre–1745)
Kings of Swaziland (1745–1903)
President Paramount Chiefs under British rule (1903–1968)
Kings of Eswatini (1968–present)
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Sobhuza II | (1899-07-22)22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982(1982-08-21) (aged 83) | 2 September 1968 | 21 August 1982 | Son of Ngwane V | House of Dlamini | |
Mswati III | (1968-04-19) 19 April 1968 (age 56) | 25 April 1986 | Incumbent | Son of Sobhuza II | House of Dlamini | |
- "Authorized Person" during the minority of King Mswati III
- Regents during the minority of King Mswati III
Chairmen of the (Provisional 18 Dec 1889 - 13 Sep 1890) Government Committee
16 May 1887 - Feb 1889 Theophilus "Offy" Shepstone, Jr. (b. 1843 - d. 1907)
Feb 1889 - 10 May 1889 Allister Mitchell Miller (b. 1864 - d. 1951)
May 1889 - 18 Dec 1889 Naphtali "Naph" Herz Cohen (b. 18.. - d. 1907)
18 Dec 1889 - 28 Aug 1894 Theophilus "Offy" Shepstone, Jr. (s.a.)
28 Aug 1894 - 21 Feb 1895 George Herbert Hulett (b. 1864 - d. 1943)
South African Republic (Transvaal) Special Commissioner
21 Feb 1895 - 1902 Johannes Christoffel Krogh (b. 1846 - d. 1921)
British Special Commissioner (subordinated to the governor of Transvaal)
24 Aug 1902 - Mar 1907 Francis Greenock Herbert Enraght- (b. 1865 - d. 1943)
Moony
British Resident Commissioners, Swaziland
(subordinated to the High Commissioner for Southern Africa to 3 Oct 1963)
Mar 1907 - Oct 1907 Francis Greenock Herbert Enraght- (s.a.)
Moony (interim)
Apr 1907 - Jan 1916 Robert Thorne Coryndon (b. 1870 - d. 1925)
(acting for Enraght-Moony to Oct 1907)
1916 - Oct 1928 De Symons Montagu George Honey (b. 1872 - d. 1945)
(acting to 1 Jan 1917)
Oct 1928 - 1 Apr 1935 Thomas Ainsworth-Dickson (b. 1881 - d. 1935)
Apr 1935 - Sep 1935 John Rae Armstrong (acting) (b. 1881 - d. 1955?)
Oct 1935 - Nov 1937 Allan Graham Marwick (b. 1877 - d. 1966)
2 Nov 1937 - 1942 Charles Lamb Bruton (b. 1890 - d. 1969)
30 Sep 1942 - 1946 Eric Kellett Featherstone (b. 1896 - d. 1965)
25 Aug 1946 - 1951 Edward Betham Beetham (b. 1905 - d. 1979)
5 Mar 1951 - 1956 David Loftus Morgan (b. 1904 - d. 1976)
19 Dec 1956 - 16 Oct 1963 Brian Allan Marwick (b. 1908 - d. 1992)
(from 8 Jun 1963, Sir Brian Allan Marwick)
Commissioners for Swaziland
16 Oct 1963 - 1 May 1964 Sir Brian Allan Marwick (s.a.)
12 May 1964 - 5 Sep 1968 Francis Alfred Lloyd (b. 1916 - d. 2006)
(from 12 Jun 1965, Sir Francis Alfred Lloyd)
Presidents
References
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