2) Lesotho. The World Factbook. 2003
... Background:Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. King MOSHOESHOE was exiled in 1990. Constitutional government was...

3) a. Lesotho. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...a. Lesotho 1960-66 The Basutoland African Congress (later renamed the Basotho Congress Party or BCP), led by Ntsu Mokhehle, campaigned for independence. More conservative...

4) Lesotho. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Africa forming an enclave within east-central South Africa. Inhabited originally by the San and later by a variety of Sotho-speaking peoples, the area became a British...

5) Maseru. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Maseru, (maz´roo) (KEY) , city (1996 pop. 137,837), capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho, on the Caledon River, near the border with the Republic of South Africa. It...

6) Basutoland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Basutoland, see Lesotho....

7) Jonathan, Joseph Leabua. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Jonathan, Joseph Leabua, (lea´bwa jon´thn) (KEY) , 1914-87, prime minister of Lesotho (1965-86). He founded (1959) and led the Basutoland National party working for...

8) Drakensberg Range. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Drakensberg Range, (dra´knzburg, Afrik. -berkh) (KEY) , South Africa and Lesotho, extending 700 mi (1,127 km) NE-SW in KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Free State, Northern...

9) Orange River. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...River, chief river of S Africa, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long, rising in the Maluti Mts., N Lesotho. It flows SW through Lesotho, then meanders northwest and west through...

10) Maseru. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The capital of Lesotho, in the western part of the country. It was founded in 1869. Population: 14,686....