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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 ( / lɪˈsuːtuː / ⓘ 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 ...
Born in Leribe, Jonathan was a minor chief, like many others a great-grandson of the polygamous King Moshoeshoe I.. Jonathan worked as a mine induna at Brakpan but because he was a chief he went back to Rakolo's and got involved in local government in Basutoland from 1937 and was a member of delegations to London that sought self-government in Basutoland.
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 ...
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Lesotho (6 P) Pages in category "Political history of Lesotho" This category contains only the following page.
Kings / Paramount Chiefs of Lesotho / Basutoland (1822–1966) [] Moshoeshoe I: 1822 – 18 January 1870. Letsie I: 18 January 1870 – 20 November 1891. Lerotholi Letsie: 20 November 1891 – 19 August 1905. Letsie II: 21 August 1905 – 28 January 1913. Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi: 11 April 1913 – 23 June 1939.
Outline of Lesotho. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho: Lesotho – sovereign country located in Southern Africa. [1] Lesotho is an enclave completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Formerly Basutoland, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.