Sotsha Dlamini | |
Term Start: | 6 October 1986 |
Term End: | 12 July 1989 |
Birth Name: | Sotsha Ernest Dlamini |
Birth Date: | 27 May 1940 |
Birth Place: | Mankayane, Swaziland |
Death Place: | Mankayane, Swaziland |
Prince Sotsha Ernest Dlamini (27 May 1940 – 7 February 2017) was Prime Minister of Swaziland from 6 October 1986 to 12 July 1989.[1] He was born in Mankayane.[2] Dlamini died on 7 February 2017, aged 76.[3]
Sotsha Dlamini was born in Mankayane. He became prime minister after being appointed by Mswati III in 1986. He replaced Bhekimpi Dlamini, who resigned in 1986. Dlamini was prime minister as tensions of apartheid increased. Dlamini died on February 7, 2017, at the age of 76; he collapsed at his home in Mankayane, Swaziland.