Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many countries that have been directly under the control of the epidemic. Many senior political leaders in many countries have been hit, but almost nothing major happened. But recently, bad news came from Swaziland, a southern African count

The new crown epidemic has caused many countries to be directly under the control of the epidemic. Many senior political leaders in many countries have been hit, but almost nothing major happened. But recently, bad news came from the southern African country Swaziland , which is thousands of miles away from us: On the 13th, the country's Prime Minister Ambrose Mandevulo Delamini , unfortunately passed away at the age of 52.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, The current national leader died, which is the first time .

Dramini has been prime minister since 1996, and during this period he was only interrupted from September 2003 to October 2008, and he was re-elected in 2018.

For many Chinese netizens: It’s a pity, but what does this country that I have never heard of before have anything to do with us?

But in fact, they really have some bonds with us, because of Taiwan Province !

(Dramini meets with the leader of the separatist Tsai Ing-wen)

Among the 54 countries in Africa, Swaziland is currently the only country that insists on establishing "diplomatic relations" with the reactionary authorities of Taiwan .

Before, Taiwan engaged in "gold-yuan diplomacy" and had repeatedly competed with the mainland for some "diplomatic diplomacy", including the "cosmic power" that claimed to "sweep the Soviet Union in one week", Gambia , Central Africa, Macedonia, Nicaragua, etc., were all fence-headed people who repeatedly jumped in the mainland and Taiwan.

(In May 2018, Burkina Faso, Africa resumed diplomatic relations with China, and previously broke off diplomatic relations due to Taiwan in 1994)

If it is based on the standard of never establishing diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after 1949 or its independent establishment, only the Vatican, Paraguay and Swaziland are only single-digit countries.

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Swaziland (Taiwanese translation "Swaziland") is a small landlocked country with an area of ​​only slightly larger than Beijing (17,300 square kilometers) and a population of only 1.34 million. It is located at the southernmost tip of Africa. Except for the east bordering Mozambique, the south, north and west are all wrapped in South Africa, close to the state of China.

Swaziland has a short history. The main ethnic group Swazi was once part of the Bantu tribe. In the mid-18th century, it separated from the Bantu tribe and formed an independent tribal territory. By the time the European colonists arrived in the mid-19th century, the local tribal alliance system was almost collapsed, and the prototype of monarchical autocracy had begun.

A century later, Swaziland was invaded and enslaved by the Boers of South Africa. and the entire territory was once annexed by South Africa, and a large number of people were captured and slaves.

(Boer militia invading Swaziland)

If it weren't for the huge conflict between the British and the South African Boers later, Swaziland would be promoted to the "protectionist" of the UK, they would definitely have completely digested South Africa and had no chance to make a comeback.

In 1968, taking advantage of the east wind of the African independence movement, Swaziland successfully broke away from Britain's independence and took the Kingdom of Swaziland as its country name, and initially under the banner of imitating the British constitutional monarchy.

(Swazi II declared Swaziland independence)

But Sobuza II announced the complete abolition of the country's constitution just four years later: bans political party activities, takes over all administrative, legislative and judicial powers, and a committee consists of the Prime Minister and Ministers to assist the king in governing the country.

1978, he promulgated a new constitution, which stipulated that the authority of the king was unquestionable, and specifically stipulated that the formation of any party was regarded as terrorism. The king was the incarnation of the lion god (the primitive religious belief in the country) on earth, and could be regarded as the dual position of secular leader and religious leader.

This makes Swaziland a living fossil of monarchy , the only one in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sobuza II has also been particularly capable on the other hand. He has officially reigned for 61 years, comparable to Kangxi, but if he was still in his infancy and became a little king, it would be 83 years, the longest-standing monarch in human history (not counting myths and legends).

What's even more awesome is that he had more than 70 concubines in his life and gave birth to 210 children . If grandchildren are included, there are thousands of them.

(some concubines of Sobuza II)

After his death, the successor was the current king Mswati III, his 67th son. In Chinese, it is 7th prince , with the honorific title "Mswati III".

This third generation is not a fuel-efficient lamp. This man is domineering and extravagant. His personal wealth ranks fifteenth in the world's richest monarchs, with a total of billions of dollars. However, the other fourteen people are either from rich countries with rich oil and gas or from old European developed countries. Swaziland is an extremely poor country .

The country's agricultural economy exceeds 80%, the national GDP is less than 5 billion US dollars, 70% of the population cannot even eat enough for three meals a day, 40% of the population carry AIDS, and 83% of these also suffer from tuberculosis, ranking first in the world. The average life expectancy in the country is only 35 years old. Even if the fertility rate is maintained, the population still cannot increase.

But that's it. But Mswati III has the habit of collecting limited edition luxury cars. In November 2019 alone, he purchased 19 Rolls-Royce s and 120 BMW s through South Africa for his own use and rewarding concubines and favorite ministers. After all, the Swaziland Treasury is his personal small treasury.

After taking office, this person further drove a historical regression. He actually restored the "Reed Festival" popular during the primitive tribal period. From August every year, he used a large amount of manpower and material resources to mobilize 100,000 unmarried virgins to Beijing to participate in the parade.

Every girl must hold a reed, her upper body must be exposed, and she wears a grass skirt. The beautiful name is: to show off her femininity and show her pure body.

Mswati III will select a champion from it and be regarded as a concubine. However, he does not marry him every year. Usually two years apart, he has 15 concubines and more than 30 children.

However, many girls with both talent and beauty do not want to participate in this ridiculous "talented girl" event, but this may not necessarily escape the evil.

(Mswati III and some of his concubines and children)

In 2002, an 18-year-old high school student named Zena Soraya Mahlangu in the country was forcibly kidnapped and taken away by Mswati III from the school. The girl fought desperately with her parents, but in the end she had no choice but to accept the betrothal gift from hundreds of cows.

What is even more speechless is that the country's infrastructure level is extremely poor. However, every year (suspended due to the epidemic in 2020), in order to participate in this ridiculous event, one-tenth of the country's population migration, which has made many girls pay the price of their lives.

The most tragic one happened on August 28, 2015. A simple truck full of "show girls" to be selected overloaded due to overload. 165 girls in the flower season died tragically, but the king did not even say anything to condolences.

(The "show girls" to be selected can only ride this kind of big truck)

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This Swaziland royal family, which has divine authority, unity of politics and education, and acts in reverse, can rest assured for many years, all because of its extreme pro-American and hatred of the New China policy. When Swaziland was independent in 1968, King Sobuza II sent an invitation letter to the reactionary government of Chiang Kai-shek, saying that he only recognized the "Republic of China" as a legal government and still does not recognize the People's Republic of China.

(Tsai Ing-wen visits Swaziland)

In addition, since 2000, Swaziland has also proposed that Taiwan return to the United Nations at the United Nations, and has participated in the joint signings many times in the following years, and has always had an inexplicable hatred towards the New China.

Even when Burkina Faso broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan in May 2018 and became the only "Taiwan diplomatic country" in Africa, Swaziland ignored it.

Moreover, Mswati III also sent his favorite Prince of Kirkhi to Taiwan to study. He is currently studying for a master's degree. It is rumored that this person is very likely to be crowned king in the future.

The Taiwanese authorities were grateful for Swaziland's "not abandoning" and tried their best to spread coins to aid. Taiwanese capital accounts for 30% of all foreign capital in Swaziland.

Taiwan has provided billions of yuan in Swaziland for free in recent years to provide projects such as roads, garment factories, textile factories and rural power, medical care, and infrastructure.

Mswati III visited Taiwan as many as 17 times, and each time he received the highest scale of grand reception from Taiwan. He was not polite, and he treated himself as a country in the Celestial Empire. He took away a large amount of Taiwan's "tributes". The officials of the Taiwan authorities bowed down and had no personality at all in the face of the "iron-core friendly" heads of state.

The Taiwan authorities and Swaziland really perfectly interpret what "smelling like" .

Finally forgot to say that Mswati III recently changed the country's name from "Swaziland" to "ESwatini". He believes that foreigners are prone to confuse the country with Swizerland.

However, this was completely his personal whim, not to mention that it would not be confused in the Chinese translation, and the country has not announced a change in the Chinese translation, just like the Russians still call us "Kitans" (Китай), so we can continue to call it Swaziland.

However, Taiwan Province changed it quite quickly. It changed from "Swaziland" to "Swaziland" a few days after the announcement. Of course, the people of Taiwan Province have to pay for the name change fee.

(Taiwanese netizens’ views on Swaziland)