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Eswatini Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Eswatini Timeline Game is an interactive educational tool that allows players to test their knowledge of the historical events of Eswatini by placing them in the correct chronological order.

  • Players will learn about key events in Eswatini’s history
  • They will improve their understanding of the timeline of events in the country
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  • 1921: King Sobhuza II becomes the paramount chief of Swaziland
  • 1968: Swaziland gains independence from British colonial rule and becomes a protectorate of the UK
  • 2018: Swaziland changes its name to Eswatini
  • 1986: King Mswati III becomes the reigning monarch of Eswatini
  • 1993: Eswatini holds its first democratic elections
  • 1968: Eswatini joins the United Nations
  • 1968: Eswatini is admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations
  • August: The Swazi people celebrate Umhlanga, the annual reed dance ceremony
  • September 6: Eswatini celebrates its Independence Day
  • 2022: Eswatini hosts the 2022 African Union Summit
  • 2021: Eswatini experiences political unrest and protests against the monarchy
  • 2020: Eswatini declares a state of emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2022: Eswatini launches the National Development Strategy (NDS) 2022-2026
  • April 19: Eswatini celebrates King Mswati III's 50th birthday
  • May: Eswatini hosts the annual Bushfire Festival
  • 1974: Eswatini introduces a new currency, the Lilangeni, to replace the South African Rand
  • 1992: Eswatini becomes a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
  • 2016: Eswatini signs a free trade agreement with the European Union
  • 2018: Eswatini celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence

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