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Following the death of King [[Mswati II]] in 1868, the liqoqo exercised authority and selected [[LaMgangeni Khumalo| Sisile ‘LaMgangeni’ Khumalo]] as the Queen Mother.Gillis D, Hugh. [https://sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/d._hugh_gillis_the_kingdom_of_swaziland_studiesbook4you.pdf The Kingdom of Swaziland: Studies in Political History (PDF)], Greenwood Press. Page 26. {{ISBN| 0313306702}}
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Following the death of King [[Mswati II]] in 1868, the liqoqo exercised authority and selected [[LaMgangeni Khumalo| Sisile ‘LaMgangeni’ Khumalo]] as the Queen Mother.Gillis D, Hugh. [https://sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files/d._hugh_gillis_the_kingdom_of_swaziland_studiesbook4you.pdf The Kingdom of Swaziland: Studies in Political History (PDF)], Greenwood Press. Page 26. {{ISBN| 0313306702}}
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During King [[Bhunu]]’s era, the Liqoqo temporarily suceeded in prohibiting the sale of European liquor in Swaziland through prime minister [[Tikuba Magongo]].<ref>Matsebula, J.S.M. (1988). pp.153</ref> |
During King [[Bhunu]]’s era, the Liqoqo temporarily suceeded in prohibiting the sale of European liquor in Swaziland through prime minister [[Tikuba Magongo]].<ref>Matsebula, J.S.M. (1988). pp.153</ref> |
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The Liqoqo was eventually dissolved by King Mswati III in 1986<ref name=”BBC”/>, as part of efforts to consolidate royal authority and replaced with the [[Liqoqo King’s Advisory Council]]. |
The Liqoqo was eventually dissolved by King Mswati III in 1986<ref name=”BBC”/>, as part of efforts to consolidate royal authority and replaced with the [[Liqoqo King’s Advisory Council]]. |
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Revision as of 09:30, 26 January 2026
Liqoqo was the name of a traditional council in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) that historically served as the kingdom’s supreme advisory body. It was a body of senior princes, chiefs and royal advisers and is responsive for the custodian of Swazi customary law, sovereignty and kingship.
Supreme traditional advisory council of Eswatini
| Dissolved | 1986 |
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| Type | Traditional advisory council |
| Headquarters | Mbabane, Eswatini |
It was renamed the Supreme Council of State in 1982 from Swazi National Council. King Mswati III dissolved it in 1986.[1]
History
The council traces its origins to the advisory structures established by earlier Swazi kings.[2] Following the death of King Mswati II in 1868, the liqoqo exercised authority and selected Sisile ‘LaMgangeni’ Khumalo as the Queen Mother.[3]
During King Bhunu‘s era, the Liqoqo temporarily suceeded in prohibiting the sale of European liquor in Swaziland through prime minister Tikuba Magongo.[4]
In the early 1960s, it opposed a British proposed independence constitutional reforms in Eswatini, arguing that the introduction of elected legislative institutions undermined Swazi customary governance and royal authority.[5]
The 1968 Constitution of Swaziland (now Eswatini) formally recognised Liqoqo in Article 144(1) as a council partly elected by the Swazi National Council, partly selected by the King and partly appointed according to custom, with both the King and the Queen Mother serving as members.[6]
The Liqoqo was eventually dissolved by King Mswati III in 1986[1], as part of efforts to consolidate royal authority and replaced with the Liqoqo King’s Advisory Council.[7]
