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110414tt 11 04 14 14 Apr 2011 The Times Swaziland: King Mswati - the last absolute monarchy on earth King Mswati of Swaziland is Africa's last absolute monarch. While behaving without a conscience, his people demand democracy. He insists on banning all opposition to his rule and his outdated way of life. He is totally out of touch. His priorities are on luxury limousines, rather than trying to help his people. Police detained groups of people including journalists, union members and members of political parties, in the anti-monarchy protests held on the 12th April. These protests come exactly 38 years after King Sobhuza II, father of Mswati banned political parties and abandoned the country's constitution.

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