King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, a small mountainous kingdom surrounded by South Africa, died early Monday when his car plunged over a cliff, Prime Minister Ntsu Mokhehle said in a broadcast to the ...

1950s - Political parties emerge, press for independence. 1966 - Independence as Kingdom of Lesotho, with Moshoeshoe II as king and Chief Leabua Jonathan (Basotho National Party) as prime minister.

an umbrella body of all christian churches in Lesotho. The late King Moshoeshoe I invited Christianity to Lesotho when the first missionaries under the auspices of the Paris Evangelical Missionary ...

Soldiers are seen during the Moshoeshoe's Day commemoration in Maseru, Lesotho, March 11, 2024. The Moshoeshoe's Day is celebrated annually by Basotho on March 11 to commemorate the death of ...

1950s - Political parties emerge, press for independence. 1966 - Independence as Kingdom of Lesotho, with Moshoeshoe II as king and Chief Leabua Jonathan (Basotho National Party) as prime minister.