Basotho

Letsie Lerotholi (1836- 1905) was the first son of Paramount Chief Letsie I of the Basotho of what is now Lesotho. His mother, Mantai, was the...

Letsie I (1811-1893), whose name at birth was Mohato, was the son of Moshoeshoe, king of the Basotho nation, by his principal wife, Mabela. He...

Paramount Chief Griffith (circa 1870-July 1939) was the second son of Paramount Chief Lerotholi of Basutholand. He reigned as paramount chief for 26 years, from...

A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION The Republic of South Africa occupies the southern-most area of the African continent, comprising 435,868 square miles. It is about half the...

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Lesotho is a small, mountainous country located on the Drakensberg escarpment on the eastern edge of the southern African plateau. With a territory...