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Explained: Why many heard of Eswatini for the first time in a PM Modi tweet © Provided by The Indian Express When Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered a condolence message following the death of Eswatini s Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, who had tested positive for Covid-19 four weeks ago, the name of the country came as news for some Indian social media users. Although officially renamed Eswatini in 2018, the landlocked country in southern Africa, is more well-known in India by its former name Swaziland. https://twitter.com/moronhumor/status/1338869203873521665?s=21 Why did Swaziland change its name to Eswatini? In April 2018, King Mswati III of Swaziland announced that he was renaming the country the Kingdom of eSwatini . The name is sometimes also spelled as Eswatini . The announcement for the name change occurred during celebrations for 50 years of Swazi independence from British rule, that coincided with those for the king s 50th birthday.

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