Lesotho
Lesotho
Basutoland ended in 1966.
Basutoland was created in 1884.
Seeiso of Basutoland was born in 1905.
Seeiso of Basutoland died in 1940.
it was renamed Lesotho - in 1966.
Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho which was a United Kingdom Colony got independence in 1966 and was renamed from former Basutoland.
Basutoland was the name of a British colony separate from but near the Cape Colony in southern Africa. When it became independent from Great Britain on 4 October 1966, its name was changed to the Kingdom of Lesotho. The name Lesotho translates roughly as "the land of the people who speak Sesotho"The basic reason for the change was to mark the change in status from colony to sovereign nation.
Julie te Groen has written: 'Basutoland' -- subject(s): Bibliography 'Bibliography of Basutoland' -- subject(s): Bibliography
Lesotho was colonized as Basutoland 11 March 1870 until 4 October 1966.
Kingdom of Lesotho, it is in the center of South Africa.