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|reign = 25 April 1986 – present |coronation = 25 April 1986 |predecessor = Ntfombi |spouse = 14 wives concurrently |issue = 30 children |full name = Makhosetive Dlamini |house = House of Dlamini |father = Sobhuza II |mother = Ntfombi Tfwala |birth_date = |birth_place = Manzini, Swaziland |death_date = |death_place = }} Mswati III (born Prince Makhosetive Dlamini on 19 April 1968) is the current King (Swazi language: ''Ngwenyama'' or ''Ingwenyama'') of Swaziland and head of the Swazi Royal Family. Mswati was born in Manzini, Swaziland to King Sobhuza II and one of his younger wives Ntfombi Tfwala. Mswati was Tfwala’s only child. He attended primary school at Masundvwini Primary School and secondary school at Lozitha Palace School. He then attended from 1983 to 1986 Sherborne School in north-west Dorset, England. Makhosetive was crowned Mswati III, Ingwenyama and King of Swaziland on 25 April 1986 at the age of 18, thus becoming the youngest ruling monarch at the time in the world. 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. His policies and opulent lifestyle have also triggered domestic protests.〔Bearak, Barry. ("In Destitute Swaziland, Leader Lives Royally," ) ''New York Times.'' 6 September 2008.〕 ==Early life== Mswati III is one of many sons fathered by the previous king, Sobhuza II (who had more than 125 wives during his reign of 82 years), and the only child of Ntfombi Tfwala, also known as ''Inkhosikati'' LaTfwala, one of Sobhuza's younger wives. He was born at the Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital in Manzini, four months before Swaziland attained independence from the United Kingdom. When he and his mother were discharged from the hospital they went to live at one of Sobhuza's residences, Etjeni, near the Masundwini royal residence. His birth name was Makhosetive (lit. "Kings of Nations"). As a young prince, Makhosetive attended Masundwini Primary School and later Lozitha Palace School. He sat for the Swaziland Primary Certificate examination in December 1982 at Phondo Royal Residence and received First Class with merit in Mathematics and English. He developed a great interest in the royal guard, becoming the first young cadet to join the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF). When King Sobhuza II died in 1982, the Great Council of State (the ''Liqoqo'') selected the 14-year-old prince Makhosetive to be the next king.〔Simelane, Hamilton Sipho. (2005). ( "Swaziland: Reign of Mswati III," in ''Encyclopedia of African History,'' p. 1528. )〕 For the next four years two wives of Sobhuza II, Queen Dzeliwe Shongwe (1982–1983) and Queen Ntfombi Tfwala (1983–1986), served as regent while he continued his education in the United Kingdom, attending Sherborne School (International College), before he was called back to ascend to the throne. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mswati III」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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