The king of the addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny African nation of Swaziland has changed his country's name to eSwatini. The new name means " addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny of the Swazis" in the addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny Swati language. King Mswati III is an absolute addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny , which means he has the power to manage his country as he likes. He renamed his land on Thursday at addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny marking 50 years of Swazi addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny from Britain. The day also coincided with his 50th addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny . Speaking at the nation's Golden Jubilee celebrations, he said: "African countries, on getting independence, reverted to their addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny names before they were colonized. So from addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny on, the country will addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny be known as the Kingdom of eSwatini." The change of name has been talked about in official addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny for years. The king has addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny referred to Swaziland as eSwatini in addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny in his country's addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny , at the United Nations General Assembly and to the African Union. Swaziland gained independence from Britain in 1968, but unlike other addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny British addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny , it retained its colonial- addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny name. Nyasaland became Malawi, Northern Rhodesia renamed itself Zambia, Bechuanaland changed its name to Botswana, and Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. King Mswati said that from now on, people would not confuse addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny country with Switzerland. The UN, Google Maps and Internet addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny now have to add eSwatini to their addresses ancient birthday celebrations circles colonies companies databases era former his independence land local monarch now officially parliament regularly tiny .