Record No.
MRB-2026-006782
Country Renamed by Royal Decree
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King Mswati III
Eswatini
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Country
Eswatini
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SZ )
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Record Description
In April 2018, King Mswati III officially renamed the Kingdom of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini, one of the modern era's few country name changes announced by a single royal decree.
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