Inkhosikati LaShongwe, was Queen Regent of Swaziland

Swaziland

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...

 between 21 September 1982 and 9 August 1983.

She was a wife of king Sobhuza II of Swaziland

Sobhuza II of Swaziland

Ngwenyama Sobhuza II was the Paramount Chief and later King of Swaziland. He was the son of Ngwane V.-Biography:...

, and with him had one child, Prince Khuzulwandie Dlamini.

After the death of her husband in August 1982, the Royal Congress named Dzeliwe as Queen Regent, and Prince Sozisa Dlamini

Prince Sozisa Dlamini

Prince Sozisa Dlamini of Swaziland , was Chief of Gundvwini. He became the Authorized Person of Swaziland from 1982 to 1985 after the death of King Sobhuza II, and in 1983 was briefly the acting Regent of the country, after he deposed Queen Dzeliwe. From 1983 he was Authorized Person to the new...

 as the "Authorized Person", or regent's advisor, until Prince Makhosetive, designated by the king as his successor, reached the age of eighteen. The Liqoqo supported her regency, but soon there were disagreements between her Prime Minister, Mabandla Dlamini

Mabandla Dlamini

Prince Mabandla Ndawombili Fred Dlamini was Prime Minister of Swaziland from 23 November 1979 to 25 March 1983.- References :...

, and other members of Congress led by Mfansibili Dlamini

Prince Mfanasibili of Swaziland

Prince Mfanasibili of Swaziland is the son of Prince Makhosikhosi who was brother to King Sobhuza II. He was a cabinet minister during the reign of Sobhuza II and became a powerful member of the Liqoqo council during the subsequent regency...

. These problems continued until March 1983, when Prince Mabandla was replaced by Prince Bhekimpi Dlamini

Bhekimpi Dlamini

Prince Bhekimpi Alpheus Dlamini was Prime Minister of Swaziland from 25 March 1983 to 6 October 1986.Dlamani was a Swazi politician known to be pro-South African and traditionalist...

. Queen Dzeliwe opposed this dismissal, and this led to her being replaced by the mother of Makhosetive, Ntombi of Swaziland

Ntombi of Swaziland

Ntombi, Indlovukazi of Swaziland , has been the Indlovukazi and Joint Head of State of Swaziland since 1986. She was also regent of Swaziland from 1983 to 1986. She was born Ntombi laTwala...

 as regent.

Prince Makhosetive was crowned on 25 April 1986 with the name of King Mswati III of Swaziland

Mswati III of Swaziland

Mswati III is the King of Swaziland and head of the Swazi Royal Family. In 1986, he succeeded his father Sobhuza II as ruler of the southern African kingdom...

. In May, Mswati dissolved the Liqoqo, consolidating his power and reorganising the government.

In May 1987, twelve people were accused of sedition

Sedition

In law, sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority to tend toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent to lawful authority. Sedition may include any...

 and treason

Treason

In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...

in relation to the overthrow of Queen Regent Dzeliwe in 1983. King Mswati created a special tribunal to judge these crimes against the King or the Queen Regent, in which the defendants did not have the right to legal representation. In March 1988, they were prosecuted by the tribunal, although they were set free in July.

Between 1981 and 1985, she maintained the post of Joint President of the National Congress.