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Lesotho: Political overview

The political background to the contemporary Kingdom of Lesotho may be periodized as follows:

  • Human settlement before the Kingdom
  • Rise and consolidation of the Kingdom (1820-1868)
  • Early British protectorate (1868-1913)
  • Late British protectorate (1914-1966)
  • One party rule (1966-1986)
  • Military rule (1986-1993)
  • Democracy and instability (1993-1998)
  • Constitutional reform and stability (1998-2006)
 
 

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