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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 1,494,545 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Sobhuza II is the 3,893rd most popular politician (down from 3,552nd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Eswatini (down from 1st in 2019) 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 3,893 out of 15,577Before him are Caroline of Brunswick, Adolph Joffe, Gazi Husrev-beg, Lykourgos, Enmerkar, and Harthacnut I of Denmark. After him are Queen Munjeong, Abul Kalam Azad, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Theobald II of Navarre, Adel Shah, and Kim Jae-gyu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Sobhuza II ranks 46Before him are James Cagney, Suzanne Lenglen, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Ludwig Guttmann, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Louis Chiron. After him are John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Lev Kuleshov, Henri Michaux, Lao She, Macfarlane Burnet, and Louis Hjelmslev. Among people deceased in 1982, Sobhuza II ranks 56Before him are Vinoba Bhave, Bachir Gemayel, Philip Noel-Baker, Meša Selimović, Vladimir K. Zworykin, and Takashi Shimura. After him are Mario Del Monaco, Colin Chapman, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Leopold Trepper, Leonid Kogan, and Giovanni Ferrari.

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In Eswatini

Among people born in Eswatini, Sobhuza II ranks 2 out of 8Before him are Richard E. Grant (1957). After him are Mswati III (1968), Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942), Ntfombi of Eswatini (1950), Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini (1968), Sikhanyiso Dlamini (1987), and Bongani Khumalo (1987).

Among POLITICIANS In Eswatini

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