Lesotho

Muso oa Lesotho

1822-1966

YEAR DATE EVENT KING PRIME MINISTER COMMISSIONER
1822 Basuto Kingdom - Morena dinasty Moshoeshoe I
1868 12 march UK Basutoland Protectorate Walter Currie
1868 april James Henry Bowker
1870 18 january Letsie I Moshoeshoe
1870 may William Surmon
1871 11 august Part of UK High Commission Territories of Southern Africa
1891 Lerotholi Letsie
1905 19 august Letsie II Lerotholi
1913 11 april Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi
1939 3 august Simon Seeiso Griffith
1940 26 december Gabasane Masopha
1941 28 january 'Masntsebo Amelia 'Matsaba Sempe
1960 12 march Motlotlehi dinasty Moshoeshoe II (I)
1965 6 may Chief Sekhonyana Maseribane
1965 7 july Chief Joseph Leabua Jonathan

1966-1987

YEAR DATE EVENT KING PRIME MINISTER
1966 4 october Independent Kingdom - Motlotlehi dinasty Moshoeshoe II (I) Chief Joseph Leabua Jonathan
1970 10 february Leabua Jonathan
1970 5 june Moshoeshoe II (II)
1986 24 january gen. Justin Metsing Lekhanya

1987-

YEAR DATE EVENT KING PRIME MINISTER
1987 20 january
1990 12 november Letsie III (I)
1991 2 may col. Elias Phisoana Ramaema
1993 2 april Ntsu Mokhehle (I)
1994 17 august Hae Phoofolo
1994 14 september Ntsu Mokhehle (II)
1995 25 january Moshoeshoe II (III)
1996 7 february Letsie III (II)
1998 29 may Pakalitha Mosisili

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