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/ 24 April 2006

Swazi king celebrates 20 years of rule

Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati III of Swaziland, on Monday celebrated 20 years of his reign by portraying himself as the kingdom’s unifying force. The king chose to mark the 20th anniversary of his reign near the grave of his late father, King Sobhuza II, in Nhlangano, about 200km south of Mbabane.