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Prince Sozisa Dlamini of Swaziland (born c. 1912, died 1992), was Chief of Gundvwini. He became the Authorized Person of Swaziland from 1982 to 1985 after the death of King Sobhuza II,〔〔〔 and in 1983 was briefly the acting Regent of the country, after he deposed Queen Dzeliwe. From 1983 he was Authorized Person to the new Queen Regent, Ntombi, with greater powers. Although lacking the title, he was for most purposes the ''de facto'' ruler of the country. He fell from power in July 1984, after being accused of planning a coup, and was suspended as Authorized Person until Queen Ntombi terminated his appointment on 1 November 1985. ==Life== Prince Sozisa, who was already Senior Prince of the Swazi Nation, played a leading role in the negotiations which led to independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.〔Hilda Kuper, ''Sobhuza II, Ngwenyama and King of Swaziland: the story of an hereditary ruler and his country'' (Africana Publishing Co., 1978), pp. 274, 290, 306〕 For many years he was one of King Sobhuza II's closest advisers and a significant figure in the country.〔Colin Legum, ''Africa contemporary record: annual survey and documents'' vol. 15 (1984), p. B-840〕 Following the death of King Sobhuza in August 1982, Prince Sozisa Dlamini held the powerful office of 'Authorised Person', the leading role among the Elders of the Nation, having been designated as such by the king before he died.〔Alan R. Booth, ''Swaziland: tradition and change in a southern African kingdom'' (1983): "Until he reached maturity, the country was to be ruled by the queen regent, Dzeliwe, and the sixteen-member liqoqo. Dzeliwe was in her mid-fifties, literate in English, and reputed to be strong-willed and intelligent. To assist her in council, Sobhuza before his death had designated an "authorized person," Prince Sozisa, to act in her name".〕〔〔Gwyneth Williams, Brian Hackland, ''The dictionary of contemporary politics of southern Africa'', (p. 79 )〕 At the time, there was no certainty about who would inherit the throne, and Sobhuza's widow Queen Dzeliwe was chosen by a secret tribal process to assume the regency. At the same time Prince Sozisa was announced as the Queen's principal advisor, when ''The Times'' described him as "an elderly and hitherto obscure relative of the late king who bears the delightful title of the Authorized Person". A senior member of the Liqoqo, a supreme council of tribal elders, in practice Sozisa was believed to be in charge of the Swazi government, although nominally Mabandla Dlamini was Prime Minister.〔Michael Hornsby, ''Swaziland still mourns its King'', in ''The Times'' Issue 61372 dated October 26, 1982, p. 6, col. B: "Prince Sozisa... an elderly and hitherto obscure relative of the late king who bears the delightful title of the Authorized Person".〕 At the beginning of 1983, Sozisa was still the Queen's advisor, although reported to be "in poor health".〔Michael Hornsby, ''Swazis' chosen prince joins Great She Elephant'', in ''The Times'' Issue 61421 dated January 2, 1983, p. 1, col. B〕 On 20 March 1983, Sozisa chaired a press conference at the main royal kraal at Lobamba, supported by the cabinet ministers Polycarp Dlamini, Richard Dlamini, and Prince Gabneni, and announced that Mabandla Dlamini had been dismissed as Prime Minister. The next day, Mabandla went to his office as usual, claiming that the Queen had not yet informed him.〔Michael Hornsby, ''Swazi Premier ousted by She Elephant's advisers'', in ''The Times'' Issue 61487 dated March 22, 1983, p. 8, col. A〕 It was later uncertain that she had approved a change of prime minister, but a week later, Mabandla had been replaced by Bhekimpi Dlamini, another member of the royal house. The key to the change was thought to be that Bkekimpe was more receptive to a South African proposal to transfer to Swaziland most of the homeland of KaNgwane, an area of some with a notional population of 800,000, including a length of coast on the Indian Ocean.〔Michael Hornsby, ''Swaziland: white lies and black mischief'' in ''The Times'', Issue 61494 dated March 30, 1983, p. 12, col. C〕 In July 1983 there was an announcement of elections planned for October. At that time, the country was said to be under the control of the Liqoqo.〔Michael Hornsby, ''Swaziland election in October'' in ''The Times'', Issue 61588 dated July 19, 1983, pg. 7, col. A〕 On 9 August 1983, Queen Dzeliwe was dismissed as Regent and placed under house arrest. A notice of her dismissal, signed by Prince Sozisa, appeared in the ''Government Gazette'' the same day.〔Robert H. Davies, Dan O'Meara, Sipho Dlamini, ''The Kingdom of Swaziland: a profile'' (Zed Books, 1985), p. 58〕 Sozisa was briefly in charge, from 9 August until 18 August, while Ntombi was chosen as the new Queen Regent.〔(Swaziland ) at worldstatesmen.org, accessed 20 January 2011〕 Her fourteen-year-old son Mswati emerged from the power struggle as Crown Prince, and in 1986 he was crowned King as Mswati III. One of Ntombi's first acts as regent was to give delegated powers to the Authorized Person, who was still Sozisa, to sign state documents making decisions on a number of matters of national importance.〔Richard Levin, ''When the sleeping grass awakens'' (Witwatersrand University Press, 1997), pp. 162-163〕 This change had been demanded by the 'Tibiyo' faction.〔 Subsequently, the constitution was revised to provide that where the Regent and the Authorised Person were not in agreement on any matter, it must be referred to the princes and the chiefs. On 13 September 1983, Sozisa made a speech in which he condemned the Soviet Union,〔''Daily report: Middle East & Africa: Index'', vol. 4 (NewsBank, 1985), p. 315〕 and on 12 October three of his political opponents were charged with sedition.〔''Daily report: Middle East & Africa: Index'', vol. 4 (NewsBank, 1985), p. 625〕 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「Prince Sozisa Dlamini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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