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...
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Flag of Lesotho (redirect from Flag of Basutoland)
Jack served as the flag of Basutoland (1884–1966) Unofficial flag of Basutoland (1951–1966) Unofficial flag of Basutoland without circle (1951–1966) Flag...
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Seeiso Griffith (1905 – 26 December 1940) was the paramount chief of Basutoland from 23 June 1939 until his death. He was the father of King Moshoeshoe...
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History of Lesotho (redirect from History of Basutoland)
final war in 1867 with an appeal to Queen Victoria, who agreed to make Basutoland a British suzerainty. In 1869, the British signed a treaty at Aliwal with...
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The Basutoland Congress Party is a pan-Africanist and left-wing political party in Lesotho. The Basutoland African Congress (BAC) was founded in 1952 by...
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of Basutoland was transferred to the Cape Colony in 1871. Moshoeshoe died on 11 March 1870, marking the beginning of the colonial era of Basutoland. In...
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Basutoland Ink is a Mosotho clothing company established in 2006. as a retailer in printed t-shirts and sportswear, and is one of the leading brand names...
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List of monarchs of Lesotho (redirect from Paramount Chief of Basutoland)
This article list the monarchs (Marena) of Lesotho (also known as Basutoland until 1966). In Sesotho language, Marena is the plural of the common noun...
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Basuto Gun War (redirect from Basutoland Gun War)
The Basuto Gun War, also known as the Basutoland Rebellion, was a conflict between the Basuto and the British Cape Colony. It lasted from 13 September...
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in local government in Basutoland from 1937 and was a member of delegations to London that sought self-government in Basutoland. Jonathan converted to...
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University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (redirect from University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland)
of Eswatini. The University was originally known as the University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland (UBBS), which had its headquarters in Lesotho...
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Basotho National Party (redirect from Basutoland National Party)
is a political party in Lesotho, founded in 1959 in colonial Basutoland as the Basutoland National Party by Leabua Jonathan. He was Prime Minister from...
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Coat of arms of Lesotho (section Colonial Basutoland)
shield has been retained from the arms of Basutoland, the predecessor to Lesotho. The colony of Basutoland was granted a coat of arms on 20 March 1951...
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College was replaced by the independent, non-denominational University of Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, and Swaziland with its own charter granted...
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Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (category Basutoland people)
previously known as Constantine Bereng Seeiso, was the Paramount Chief of Basutoland, succeeding paramount chief Seeiso from 1960 until the country gained...
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Postage stamps and postal history of Lesotho (redirect from Postage stamps and postal history of Basutoland)
as Basutoland. Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope were used in Basutoland in 1880, then those of South Africa in 1910. The first stamps of Basutoland were...
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in 1869, following the conclusion of the Free State–Basotho Wars when Basutoland became a British protectorate. Maseru is located at the edge of the "conquered...
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Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi (category Basutoland people)
Griffith Lerotholi CBE (1870 – 23 June 1939) was the paramount chief of Basutoland from 11 April 1913 when he succeeded his brother Letsie II until his death...
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Chief of Basutoland 8. Nathaniel Lerotholi, Paramount Chief of Basutoland 17. Maneella 'Maletsabisa 4. Simon Seeiso, Paramount Chief of Basutoland 18. Nkuebe...
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as a second official language in 1882. Penguin Islands and Walvis Bay Basutoland was annexed to the Cape Colony in 1871, before becoming a Crown colony...
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Lesotho requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. Plates are blue-on-white for private vehicles...
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compound was visited by various chiefs, he once met the Queen Regent of Basutoland. In late 1941, Jongintaba visited Johannesburg—there forgiving Mandela...
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Free State and Basutoland. The country lying to the north of the Orange River and west of the Caledon River, formerly a part of Basutoland, was ceded to...
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16. Nathaniel Lerotholi, Paramount Chief of Basutoland 8. Simon Seeiso, Paramount Chief of Basutoland 17. Sebueng 4. King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho 9....
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became one of the British "High Commission Territories", the others being Basutoland (now Lesotho) and Bechuanaland (now Botswana), although a protectorate...
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Basotho Patriotic Party (BPP) Basutoland Total Liberation Congress (BTLC) Basutoland African Congress (BAC) Basutoland Congress Party (BCP) Communist...
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Mofolo, Thomas Mofolo was born in ha Khojane, Serupane, in what was then Basutoland. His family were members of the Protestant church and remained loyal to...
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8. Nathaniel Lerotholi, Paramount Chief of Basutoland 4. Simon Seeiso, Paramount Chief of Basutoland 9. Sebueng 2. King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho 5. 'Mabereng...
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Council in 1995. Crown colonies ruled directly by a governor, such as Basutoland, Gibraltar, Saint Helena and Singapore, were fewest in number and had...
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British protectorate as Basutoland since 12 March 1868 (11 August 1871 – 18 March 1884 Annexed to Cape Colony as Basutoland territory, then as a separate...
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