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Basutoland was a British Crown colony that existed from 1884 to 1966 in present-day Lesotho, bordered with the Cape Colony, Natal Colony and Orange River Colony until 1910 and completely surrounded by South Africa from 1910.
History of Lesotho. The history of people living in the area now known as Lesotho (/ ləˈsuːtuː, - ˈsoʊtoʊ / [1][2]) goes back as many as 400 years. Present Lesotho (then called Basotholand) emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822.
Basutoland gained its independence from the United Kingdom and became the Kingdom of Lesotho in 1966. [16] The Basotho National Party (BNP) ruled from 1966 until January 1970. What later ensued was a de facto government led by Leabua Jonathan .
Sep 27, 2024 · On October 4, 1966, when Basutoland received its independence from Britain, it was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho and headed by paramount chief Moshoeshoe II (named for the nation’s founder) as king and Chief Jonathan as prime minister. Executive power was given to the prime minister in 1967.
Basutoland is a tiny (11,716 sq. mi.) British crown colony, entirely surrounded by the Union of South Africa. In theory, Basutoland is two-thirds Christian, but the real source of ultimate...
Oct 20, 2023 · The kingdom gained autonomy from Britain in 1965 as the kingdom of Basutoland. Full independence from Britain followed a year and-a-half later, on 30 October 1966, by which time Basutoland had already become Lesotho (on 4 October 1966). The name roughly translates as the 'country of the Sesotho-speaking people'.
Jun 30, 2023 · Formerly known as the British Crown colony of Basutoland, Lesotho gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966. It is now a fully independent nation and holds membership in various international organizations, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the African Union, and the Southern African Development ...
Sep 9, 2024 · Continuing encroachments by Dutch settlers from the neighboring Orange Free State caused the king to enter into an 1868 agreement with the UK that made Basutoland first a British protectorate and, after 1884, a crown colony. After gaining independence in 1966, the country was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho.
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In 1867 and 1868 most of Moshoeshoe’s land was overrun by Boers from the Orange Free State and he appealed to the British for protection. In March 1868 his country became a British protectorate and the Basotho was saved and the current borders of Lesotho were established.
