Basutoland
Britishnoun
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He is also accused of declaring himself the paramount chief of Basutoland, the country's colonial name, despite the king's presence.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
Mr Lipholo's motion is based on a 1962 United Nations resolution that recognised the right to self-determination and independence for the people of Basutoland - as Lesotho was then called.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023
He eventually went into exile in the British Protectorate of Basutoland, as Lesotho was then known.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2012
Essential to the scheme was the incorporation in South Africa of the three enclaves formed by the British protectorates of Bechuanaland, Basutoland and Swaziland, a fate that the natives of those protectorates strongly resist.
From Time Magazine Archive
I recall on one occasion meeting the queen regent of Basutoland, or what is now Lesotho, Mantsebo Moshweshwe.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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