The celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years of Swaziland, King Mswati III, has changed his country's celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years to eSwatini. The celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years name means "land of the Swazis" in the celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years language. King Mswati is an absolute celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years and has the celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years to change his country. He spoke at the nation's Golden Jubilee celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years on Thursday, which was also his 50th birthday. He said: "African countries, on getting celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years , reverted to their ancient names before they were colonized. So from now on, the country will celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years be known as the Kingdom of eSwatini." Swaziland was a British celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years until 50 years ago. The name change has been talked about for celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years . The king celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years refers to Swaziland as eSwatini in his celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years , and at the U.N. General Assembly and the African Union. Swaziland became celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years from Britain in 1968. Unlike other celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years British celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years , it kept its celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years -era name. Nyasaland became Malawi, Bechuanaland changed its name to Botswana, and Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. King Mswati said that from celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years , people would not confuse his country with Switzerland. The UN, Google Maps and Internet celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years now have to change their celebrations colonial colonies colony companies databases former independence independent king local monarch name new now officially parliament power regularly years .