Ambassadors to Lesotho - United States Ambassadors to Lesotho, United States Ambassador to Lesotho, Katherine Canavan, Keith L. Brown (Paperback)

Chapters: United States Ambassadors to Lesotho, United States Ambassador to Lesotho, Katherine Canavan, Keith L. Brown. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: In the 19th century, the area of Southern Africa that is now Lesotho was populated by the Basotho people. Their lands became a single polity (state) under paramount chief Moshoeshoe I in 1822. The state was recognized by Britain in 1843 as Basutoland (or Basotholand). In order to protect his people from usurpations of his land by Voertrekkers of the Orange Free State, Moshoeshoe appealed to Queen Victoria for assistance, and in 1868 Basutoland was placed under British protection. Thus Basutoland became a member of the British Empire. In 1955 the Basutoland Council requested the British government to legislate its own internal affairs, and in 1959 a new constitution gave Basutoland its first elected legislature. This was followed in April 1965 with general legislative elections with universal adult suffrage. Along with most of the Empires other colonies and protectorates, Basutoland gained full independence from Britain in the 1960s. The nation was granted full autonomy on April 30, 1965. On October 4, 1966, Basutoland was granted independence, governed by a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament. At the same time the name of the country was changed to Lesotho. The United States immediately recognized Lesotho after the nation gained its independence. An embassy in Maseru was established on October 4, 1966, Lesothos independence day. Richard St. F. Post was appointed as charg d'affaires ad interim pending the arrival of an ambassador. The first ambassador, Charles J. Nelson was appointed on June 9, 1971. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8637834