- The
Sotho (/ˈsuːtuː/), also
known as the
Basotho (/bæˈsuːtuː/), are a Sotho-Tswana
ethnic group who have long
inhabited Southern Africa. They primarily...
-
horizontal blue, white, and
green tricolour with a
black mokorotlo (a
Basotho hat) in the center. The
design is
intended to
reflect a
state that is both...
- The
Basotho blanket is a
distinctive form of
woollen blanket commonly worn by
Sotho people in
Lesotho and
South Africa.
Originally gifted to the then...
- colony. It
achieved independence in 1966, and was
subsequently ruled by the
Basotho National Party (BNP) for two decades. Its
constitutional government was...
- The Free State–
Basotho Wars
refers to a
series of wars
fought between King
Moshoeshoe I, the
ruler of the
Basotho Kingdom, and
white settlers, in what...
- the
Basotho, in Basutoland. He was po****rly
known as
Morena e Moholo/morena oa
Basotho (Great King/King of the
Basotho). In the 1820s, the
Basotho faced...
- and is the
national symbol of
Lesotho and the
national symbol of the
Basotho and
Lesotho peoples. An
image of the
Mokorotlo appears on the
Lesotho flag...
- The
Basotho Covenant Movement (BCM) is a
Basotho political party with a
nationalist and
irredentist stance. Led by Ts'epo Lipholo, the
party advocates...
-
River were
extremely strained;
particularly between the
Boers and the
Basotho. Sir
Harry Smith, the
governor of the
British Cape
Colony at the time,...
-
until 1910 and
completely surrounded by
South Africa from 1910.
Though the
Basotho (then
known as Basuto) and
their territory had been
under British control...
