Abstract
Basutoland first received the protection of Britain in 1868 at the request of Moshesh, the first paramount chief. In 1871 the territory was annexed to the Cape Colony, but in 1884 it was restored to the direct control of the British Government through the High Commissioner for South Africa.
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Lesotho: Report for 19C8. Maseru, 1969
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Hailey, Lord, The Republic of South Africa and the High Commission Territories. OUP, 1963
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Paxton, J. (1975). Lesotho. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271043_29
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