Swaziland: Political overview
- Early human occupation (c2 million BP - c1750 CE)
- Origin and rise of the Swazi Kingdom (c1750 - 1868 CE)
- Boer incursion and British meddling (1868 - 1907)
- Settlers, colonialism and the struggle for national identity (1907 - 1945)
- Resurgence of Swaziland and the triumph of the aristocracy (1946-1968)
- Demise of democracy and the consolidation of autocracy (1968-1986)
- Demands for democracy and Tinkhundla tinkerings (1986-1999)
- Repression, reform and resistance (2001-2007)
