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Manzini
Manzini, Swaziland KwaManzini, Bremersdorp ‘Bremer's Village’, from the Afrikaans dorp ‘village’, after Albert Bremer who opened a store here in 1887. In 1960 a shortened form of the original name ‘Place of Manzini’ was adopted. This referred to Manzini Motsa, the local chief. It was the Boer capital of Swaziland, as a dependency of Transvaal, in 1894–9; at the conclusion of the Boer War in 1902 the British moved the capital to the higher, and cooler, Mbabane.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Manzini." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Manzini." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Manzini.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Manzini." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Manzini.html |
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Manzini
Manzini , formerly Bremersdorp , town (1996 est. pop. 69,800), central Swaziland. It is the trade center of a farming region. Founded in 1890, the town was the capital of Swaziland protectorate from 1894 to 1902. |
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"Manzini." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Manzini." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Manzini.html "Manzini." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Manzini.html |
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