Mswati III (born 19 April 1968) is the king (Swazi: Ngwenyama, Ingwenyama yemaSwati) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi Royal Family. He was born in Manzini in the Protectorate of Swaziland to King Sobhuza II and one of his younger wives, Ntfombi Tfwala. He was crowned as Mswati III, Ingwenyama and King of Swaziland, on 25 April 1986 at the age of 18, thus becoming the youngest ruling monarch in the world at that time. Together with his mother, Ntfombi Tfwala, now Queen Mother (Ndlovukati), he rules the country as an absolute monarch. Mswati III is known for his practice of polygyny (although at least two wives are appointed by the state) and currently has 15 wives. Mswati III was also secretly funded and supported by the government of apartheid-era South Africa.
Makhosetive's regime has been labelled authoritarian with a large cult of personality Makhosetive's rule also saw a sharp increase in police brutality,alongside the mass imprisonment and torture of journalists. Makhosetive would crackdown on 2021 pro-democracy protests, with dozens of protestors executed and lawmakers arrested.
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