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British Empire Colonization (1868-1966)[edit | edit source]

Lesotho, formerly know as Basutoland, was controlled by The British Empire from 1866-1966. After Basutoland gained it's independence in 1966, the country's name was changed to the Kingdom of Lesotho. ^[1]

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lesotho," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho#British_rule_(1866%E2%80%931966), accessed 11 July 2019.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Lesotho," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho#British_rule_(1866%E2%80%931966), accessed 11 July 2019.

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