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Sobhuza II

1899 - 1982

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Sobhuza II (Swazi: [sɔbʱuzʱa]; also known as Nkhotfotjeni, Mona; 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982) was Ngwenyama (King) of Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history. Sobhuza was born on 22 July 1899 at Zombodze Royal Residence, the son of Inkhosikati Lomawa Ndwandwe and King Ngwane V. When he was only four months old, his father died suddenly while dancing incwala. Sobhuza was chosen king soon after that and his grandmother Labotsibeni and his uncle Prince Malunge led the Swazi nation until his maturity in 1921. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sobhuza II has received more than 1,613,721 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Sobhuza II is the 3,602nd most popular politician (up from 3,883rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Eswatini and the most popular Swazi Politician.

Sobhuza II is most famous for being the last king of Swaziland. He was the son of Sobhuza I and was crowned king in 1921. He ruled for nearly 50 years until his death in 1982.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sobhuza II ranks 3,602 out of 19,576. Before him are Adad-nirari II, Wang Yi, Ferdinand II of Naples, Jahan Shah, Liutprand of Cremona, and Grigory Orlov. After him are Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, Mohammad Najibullah, Benny Gantz, Bahram II, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, and Ashikaga Takauji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Sobhuza II ranks 45. Before him are Leo Strauss, Bronislav Kaminski, Chang Myon, Lucio Fontana, Macfarlane Burnet, and Corneliu Zelea Codreanu. After him are James Cagney, Franz Jonas, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Georges Auric, Charles Boyer, and Henri Michaux. Among people deceased in 1982, Sobhuza II ranks 51. Before him are Meša Selimović, Walter Hallstein, Peter Weiss, Vladimir K. Zworykin, Gershom Scholem, and E. H. Carr. After him are Takashi Shimura, Thelonious Monk, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Mario Del Monaco, Vinoba Bhave, and Philip Noel-Baker.

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In Eswatini

Among people born in Eswatini, Sobhuza II ranks 2 out of 10. Before him are Richard E. Grant (1957). After him are Mswati III (1968), Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942), Ntfombi of Eswatini (1950), Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini (1968), Sotsha Dlamini (1940), Noma Dumezweni (1983), Sikhanyiso Dlamini (1987), Bongani Khumalo (1987), Sibusiso Matsenjwa (1988), and Simanga Dlamini (1997).

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Among POLITICIANS In Eswatini

Among politicians born in Eswatini, Sobhuza II ranks 1. After him are Mswati III (1968), Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942), Ntfombi of Eswatini (1950), Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini (1968), Sotsha Dlamini (1940), and Sikhanyiso Dlamini (1987).

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