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Lesotho: History - English
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0859249.html

San (Bushmen), who were the region's earliest known inhabitants, were supplanted several centuries prior to colonization by various Bantu-speaking peoples, including those that came to be the Sotho and the Zulu. The Sotho are made up of remnants of ethnic groups that were scattered during the disturbances accompanying the rise of the Zulu (1816–30). They were rallied c.1820 by Moshoeshoe, a commoner who founded a dynasty in what is now Lesotho. Moshoeshoe not only defended his people from Zulu raids but preserved their independence against Boer and British interlopers. He also welcomed Catholic and Protestant missionaries.

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World History Archives: History of southern Africa - English
URL: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/37/

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The History Guy: Linksfor the Conflict in Lesotho (1998-Present) - English
URL: http://www.historyguy.com/lesotho_links.html

This page contains links and information on the Conflict Lesotho and the South African invasion of 1998. A good resource for students and researchers. This site contains links to other sites on this topic.

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Lesotho - English
URL: http://www.africanet.com/africanet/country/lesotho/home.htm

During the 1820's, a period when great numbers of refuges were fleeing from Zulu expansionism, Lesotho came together as a nation, it was united by military and diplomatic strategist, Moshoeshoe the first, who built a kingdom which covered the Caledon River and Lesotho, this was done by the 1850's.

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Lesotho - English
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107714.html

Geography, History.

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History of Lesotho - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/lesotho_history.html

Basutoland (now Lesotho-pronounced le-SOO-too) was sparsely populated by bushmen (Qhuaique) until the end of the 16th century. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, refugees from surrounding areas gradually formed the Basotho ethnic group.

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World History Archives: History of Lesotho - English
URL: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/37/index-c.html

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