Monarchies in Africa There are presently hundreds of monarchies - TopicsExpress

Monarchies in Africa There are presently hundreds of monarchies in Africa; that is: either actually or nominally self-governing states, territories, or nations on the continent of Africa where supreme power resides with an individual, who is recognised as the head of state.[1] All are similar in that the sovereign inherits his or her office and usually keeps it until death or abdication. However, only five are sovereign, while the remaining are sub-national monarchies. Of the former, four are constitutional monarchies, wherein the sovereign is bound by laws and customs in the exercise of his or her powers, and one is an absolute monarchy, wherein the sovereign rules without bounds; currently three of these monarchies are independent states, while the remaining two are dependencies of European monarchies. Those monarchies that are sub-national in nature are not sovereign, and exist within larger political associations. Some current monarchiesEdit State Dependency Succession Monarch Reign since Heir apparent Lesotho Kingdom; constitutional Elective Letsie III 12 November 1990 To be determined by Senate of Lesotho when necessary Morocco Kingdom; constitutional Agnatic primogeniture Mohammed VI 23 July 1999 Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco Swaziland Kingdom; absolute Elective Mswati III 25 April 1986 Unknown Territory Dependency Succession Monarch Reign since Heir apparent Canary Islands (Kingdom of Spain) Autonomous community Male-preference cognatic primogeniture Juan Carlos 22 November 1975 Felipe, Prince of Asturias Ceuta (Kingdom of Spain) Autonomous community Male-preference cognatic primogeniture Juan Carlos 22 November 1975 Felipe, Prince of Asturias Melilla (Kingdom of Spain) Autonomous community Male-preference cognatic primogeniture Juan Carlos 22 November 1975 Felipe, Prince of Asturias Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) British overseas territory Male primogeniture[N 1] Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 Charles, Prince of Wales[2] Nation[N 2] Type Succession Monarch Reign since Heir apparent Zululand (South Africa) Sub-national monarchy Cognatic primogeniture Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu 17 September 1968 Misuzulu Zulu Ashanti (Ghana) Sub-national monarchy Elective Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II 26 April 1999 Kevin Alfah Okyeman (Ghana) Sub-national monarchy Hereditary and Elective Osagyefo Nana Amoatia Ofori Panin II 4 October 1999 Kevin Alfah Barotseland (Zambia) Sub-national monarchy Cognatic primogeniture Lubosi Imwiko II October 2000 Buganda (Uganda) Sub-national monarchy Elective Muwenda Mutebi II 31 July 1993 Unknown Bunyoro (Uganda) Sub-national monarchy Iguru I 1994 Busoga (Uganda) Sub-national monarchy Elective Edward Columbus Wambuzi Zibondo XIII 31 October 2008 Unknown Kano (Nigeria) Sub-national monarchy Cognatic primogeniture Ado Bayero October 1963 Kanongesha-Lunda (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia) Sub-national monarchy Cognatic primogeniture Mbumb II Muteb 1997 Toro Kingdom (Uganda) Sub-national monarchy Cognatic primogeniture Rukidi IV 5 September 1995 TBA Rwenzururu (Uganda) Sub-national monarchy Cognatic primogeniture Charles Mumbere 2009 African monarchs Mohammed VI King of Morocco Mswati III King of Swaziland Juan Carlos I King of Spain Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Former monarchiesEdit Pre-colonial Africa Main article: Kingdoms in pre-colonial Africa Iron Age empires of North Africa Medieval (8th to 13th century) Islamic empires (caliphates) in North Africa the medieval Sahelian kingdoms The Ethiopian Empire is notable as an empire in continuous existence from the 13th to the 20th centuries, succumbing neither to the Islamic conquests nor to European colonialism. empires of the transitional period of the 15th to 19th centuries. Islamic sultanates of the Sudan and the great Somali Empire (Golden Empire) kingdoms of West Africa succeeding the Sahelian kingdoms kingdoms of Central and Southern Africa such as the Kongo Kingdom and the Mutapa Empire. The Merina Kingdom of Madagascar. 20th century Ankole (Uganda) (abolished 1967) Burundi (Kingdom of) (abolished 1966) Central African Empire (abolished 1979) Congo Free State (annexed by Belgium 1908) Egypt (Kingdom of) (abolished 1953) Ethiopia (Empire of) (abolished 1975) Libya (Kingdom of) (abolished 1969) Rwanda (Kingdom of) (abolished 1961) Tunisia (Kingdom of) (abolished 1957) Zanzibar (Sultanate of) (abolished 1964) Former Commonwealth realms The Gambia (abolished 1970) Ghana (abolished 1960) Kenya (abolished 1964) Malawi (abolished 1966) Mauritius (abolished 1992) Nigeria (abolished 1963) Rhodesia (not recognized; abolished 1970) Sierra Leone (abolished 1971) South Africa (abolished 1961) Tanganyika (abolished 1962) Uganda (abolished 1963) Notes References

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