before 1894 History of Southern Africa 1918-1968






Swaziland 1894-1918



In 1894, Swaziland became a protectorate of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. in 1895 the Z.A.R. appointed a Resident Special Commissioner. During the Boer War, Swaziland was neutral. In 1900/1902, Swaziland continued to be administrated from Pretoria, now the capital of (British occupied) Transvaal. The Swaziland Administration Proclamation of 1904 formally placed Swaziland under the administration of Transvaal. In 1906, Swaziland petitioned to be declared a separate colony and to be separated from Transvaal; in 1907 the administration was transferred to the High Commissioner of South Africa. In 1907 a Land Ordinnance was published; one third of the land was allocated to the Swazi. In 1908 a Swazi delegation travelled to London to protest the effective partitioning of the country.
When the Union of South Africa was established in 1910, Swaziland did not become part of it. But in 1910, Swaziland joined in a customs and currency union with South Africa.
In 1900, Swaziland had a population of 750 whites, 28,000 Swazis. In 1907, whites held 44 % of the arable land, all mines and factories.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		History of Swaziland from Infoplease
DOCUMENTS
REFERENCE Deutsche Botschaft, Pretoria : Swaziland vor der Unabhängigkeit (German Embassy, Pretoria : Swaziland prior to Independence), manuscript Juli 1968, in German
Zdenek Cervenka et al., Botswana - Lesotho - Swaziland, Bonn : Deutsche Afrika-Gesellschaft, 1974, in German
Article : Swaziland, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1913 p.707 [G]
Article : South African Republic - Swaziland, in : Statesman's Year Book 1895 pp.943-944, 1898 pp.943-944 [G]
Article : Swaziland, in : Statesman's Year Book 1901 pp.227-228, 1905 pp.252-254, 1910 pp.194-195 [G]



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