Constitutional History of the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland), 1960–1982

Hlengiwe Portia Dlamini is a postdoctoral fellow in the International Studies Group at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. She received her PhD from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and her research interests include the governance of public space, community policing, the enfranchisement of women, and Islamic minorities in Swaziland.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Major Players in the Making of Swaziland's (Eswatini's) Independence Constitution.- 3. The Beginning of the Great Constitutional Debate: Agreeing to Disagree.- 4. The Imposed 1963 Constitution, the Maiden Legislative and Executive Councils and the Select Constitutional Committee.- 5. The 1967 Constitution, Internal Self-Government, and the 1968 Independence Constitution.- 6. The 1968 Westminster Constitution, the 1972 General Election, and Serious Challenges Confronting Constitutional Monarchism.- 7. From King Sobhuza II's Auto-Coup D'état to the Era of a Constitutional Vacuum and Royal Benevolent Despotism.- 8. Conclusion.