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Historical Timeline for Lesotho - A chronology of key events
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History and key dates Lesotho[edit | edit source]

King Moshoeshoe[edit | edit source]

  • A migrant people of N’guni origin, the Sothos arrived in these mountainous regions in the 16th century.
  • Around 1800, the Whites named the region where they traded "Basutoland".
  • In the 19th century, King Moshoeshoe I united the Sotho clans and managed to contain the Zulu push at the gates of this mountainous country. He also led his troops against the territorial claims of the Boers (1840-1868). In 1868, the same ruler Moshoeshoe asked for help from the English, who established a protectorate over the country.

A succession of coups[edit | edit source]

  • After independence was granted in 1966, the name Lesotho was adopted for good. 25 turbulent years followed, marked by coups d'état, the exile of King Moshoeshoe II (in 1990) and the escapades of Leabua Jonathan, who was once Prime Minister.
  • In 1996, King Letsie III succeeded his father, who returned to power but disappeared in a car accident.
  • The civil unrest of 1998, born of an electoral problem, degenerated into acts of looting in the capital. This crisis prompted a joint intervention by the armies of South Africa and Botswana, which had little effect.
  • In 2014, a failed coup attempt.

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