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Swaziland is the only country which is currently an absolute Monarchy. Their king, Mswati III has 15 wives and 30 children.
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King Mswati III of Swaziland has more wives than any other African Head of State (15 as of today)
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Swazi king Mswati III made sex illegal for people under the age of 18 for 5 years to reduce the possibility of AIDS spreading, only to break the law he set 2 months later. He was fined a cow by the maiden's family which he paid.
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King Mswati III of Eswatini has banned photography of his luxury cars and once kidnapped and married high school student.
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Between 2001 and 2005, King Mswati III of Swaziland imposed the chastity rite of Umchwasho on the country, forcing unmarried young women to refrain from sexual relations and to wear large woolen tassels as a sign of their purity. It was purportedly done to combat HIV/AIDS rates.
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In 2007, The King Mswati of Swaziland imposed a chastity/marriage law for girls under age 18. He then broke his own law by marrying a 17 year old and was fined a cow.
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The African country of eSwatini has only had 2 kings (who are state leaders) since the end of 1899 - Mswati III who has reigned since 1986, and his father Sobhuza II who holds the record of the undisputably longest-serving monarch ever, crowned king at 4 months old, reigning to his death.
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Mswati III, king of Swaziland, was accused by Amnesty International of abducting an 18 year old girl for marriage. Despite the efforts of AI and the girl's mother, she became his 15th wife.
