Swaziland: Polity Style: 1895-2012 |
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| 10 Dec 1894 | a Convention between the United Kingdom and Transvaal (South African Republic) is signed near Charlestown and Volksrust (ratified by the legislature of the Transvaal 13 Feb 1895) [British and Foreign State Papers, 86:61-66] |
| 21 Feb 1895 | constituted as a territory, including the lands inhabited by the Swazi Nation, under the protection and administration of the Transvaal (South African Republic) in accordance with a proclamation of 20 Feb 1895 [Staatscourant, 20 Feb 1895] |
| 21 Feb 1895 - 25 Apr 1967 | Swaziland [1] |
| 7 Aug 1903 | protection and administration is transferred to the monarch of the United Kingdom "by virtue of the conquest and annexation of the South African Republic", Order-in-Council passed by the United Kingdom Privy Council 25 Jun 1903 (effective upon publication in Transvaal Gazette, 7 Aug 1903) [2] |
| 25 Apr 1967 | constituted as a protected state in accordance with an agreement signed 24 Apr 1967 (effective 25 Apr 1967) |
| 25 Apr 1967 - 6 Sep 1968 | Protected State of Swaziland |
| 6 Sep 1968 | ceases to be a protected state and becomes an independent state in accordance with Art. 1 of the Swaziland Independence Act, 1968 (receives Royal Assent 26 Jul 1968) [3] |
| 6 Sep 1968 - | Kingdom of Swaziland [4] |
| Sources and notes: | |
| [1] | Originally spelled "Swazieland" in the Convention of 1894 and in legal documents issued by the authorities of the Transvaal. |
| [2] | The status of Swaziland was not formally defined in statutory law, but the judgment of the UK Privy Council of 15 Apr 1926 referred to it as a protectorate "which approximated in constitutional status to a Crown Colony" (Sobhuza II v. Miller [1926] AC 518 PC). It was governed under the provisions of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, in the name of the King (and then Queen) of the United Kingdom. |
| [3] | Full title (English): An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by Swaziland of fully responsible status within the Commonwealth |
| [4] | In official, but not statutory use (in siSwati): Umbuso weSwatini |
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