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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. Under Moshoeshoe I, Basotho joined other clans in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with ...
Lesotho (/ l ɪ ˈ s uː t uː / ⓘ lih-SOO-too, [6] [7] Sotho pronunciation: [lɪˈsʊːtʰʊ]), formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa , with which it shares a 1,106 km (687 mi) border, [ 8 ] it is the only sovereign enclave in the world outside of the Italian Peninsula .
Politics of Lesotho. Politics of Lesotho takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Lesotho is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two ...
Tlôkwa. The term Batlôkwa (also Batlokoa, or Badogwa) refers to several Kgatla communities that reside in Lesotho and South Africa. It comprises the followers of Tlôkwa kings and the members of clans identified as Tlôkwa, or individuals who identify themselves as of Tlôkwa descent. Most of the Batlôkwa clans trace their royal lineages to ...
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The history of the Jewish presence in Lesotho dates back to the Second Boer War of 1864–1865, when a German-Jewish immigrant named Moritz Leviseur fought for the Free State forces that invaded the country. During Lesotho's colonial period, some European Jews settled in Lesotho. Following World War II, Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe ...
South Africa. Lesotho–South Africa relations refers to the current and historical bilateral relations of South Africa and Lesotho. Lesotho, which is surrounded by South Africa, depends on South Africa for most of its economic affairs, and its foreign policy is often aligned with that of Pretoria. [1] Both are member states of the Commonwealth ...