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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 ...
The Lesotho Government is a constitutional monarchy. The Prime Minister, Sam Matekane, is head of government and has executive authority. The King serves a largely ceremonial function; he no longer possesses any executive authority and is proscribed from actively participating in political initiatives. According to the constitution, the leader ...
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.
History. The area known as Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa. Lesotho (then Basutoland, a British protectorate) was annexed to the Cape Colony in 1871, but became separate again (as a crown colony) in 1884. When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, there were moves by the UK to include Lesotho. However, in October 1966 ...
Political party Monarch(s) (Reign) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane (1918–1986) 1965: 6 May 1965 7 July 1965 62 days Basotho National Party: Elizabeth II (1965–1966) 2 Leabua Jonathan (1914–1987) 1970 1985: 7 July 1965 20 January 1986 : 20 years, 197 days Basotho National Party: Moshoeshoe II (1966 ...
Political movements in Lesotho (2 C) U. United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Lesotho (6 P) Pages in category "Political history of Lesotho"
The Kingdom of Lesotho is divided into 10 districts which are in turn divided into 80 constituencies. [1] [2]
Politics of Lesotho. Lesotho elects a legislature on the national level. The Parliament has two chambers: the National Assembly with 120 members, elected for a five-year term by Mixed Member Proportional Representation, 80 of which in single-seat constituencies; and the Senate, with 33 nominated members.