1884-1918 History of Southern Africa Lesotho
since 1966





South African Stamp overprinted Basutoland .



History of the Basutoland Protectorate, 1918-1966



In 1932 to 1934 Basutoland suffered through a drought crisis. As Basutoland did not have many plantations, it was only indirectly affected by the Great Depression. The Pim Report of 1934 criticized abuses by an increasing number of native chiefs, pointed out the necessity of soil conservation, criticized the British policy of non-interference. In 1938 the Native Administration and Native Courts Proclamation was to address that problem. The native chiefs were placed under the supervision of the High Commissioner; 1340 chief courts were replaced by 122 magistral courts.
Basutoland remained under the administration of the High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland. The monarchy was left intact; authority, however, lay with the High Commissioner. In 1946 a national treasury was established.
In 1966, the country was released into independence. It took on the name LESOTHO.



EXTERNAL
FILES 		History of Lesotho from Guide to Lesotho, and from Infoplease
DOCUMENTS Flag of the High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland, from FOTW
REFERENCE Chapter 28 : Medicine Murder in Basutoland, pp.568-584, in : John Gunther, Inside Africa, NY : Harper & Bros. (1953) 1955 [G]
Zdenek Cervenka et al., Botswana - Lesotho - Swaziland, Bonn : Deutsche Afrika-Gesellschaft, 1974, in German
Article : British South African Protectorates, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1945 p.128 (on events in 1944) [G]
Article : British South African Protectorates, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1946 pp.150-151 (on events in 1945) [G]
Article : British South African Protectorates, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1947 p.153 (on events in 1946) [G]
Article : British South African Protectorates, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1948 p.142 (on events in 1947) [G]
Article : British South African Protectorates, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1949 pp.125-126 (on events in 1948) [G]
Article British South African Protectorates, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1950 p.130 (on events in 1949) [G]
Article British South African Protectorates, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1951 pp.125-126 (on events in 1950) [G]
Article British South African Protectorates, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1952 p.124 (on events in 1951) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1953 pp.124-125 (on events in 1952) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1954 p.125 (on events in 1953) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1955 p.184 (on events in 1954) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1956 p.123 (on events in 1955) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1957 p.183 (on events in 1956) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1958 p.121 (on events in 1957) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1959 p.122 (on events in 1958) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1960 p.123 (on events in 1959) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1961 p.122 (on events in 1960) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1962 p.109-110 (on events in 1961) [G]
Article British South African Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1963 p.224 (on events in 1962) [G]
Article Commonwealth of Nations, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1964 pp.268-269 (on events in 1963) [G]
Article Colonies and Other Dependencies, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1965 p.252 (on events of 1964) [G]
Article Colonies and Other Dependencies, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1966 p.203 (on events of 1965) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1919 pp.198-200, 1925 pp.211-213, 1928 pp.213-215 [G]
Article : South Africa : Basutoland, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1937 pp.237-239 [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1927 p.93 (on events of 1926) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1928 p.83 (on events of 1927) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1930 p.98 (on events of 1929) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1931 p.101 (on events of 1930) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1932 p.99 (on events of 1931) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1933 p.90 (on events of 1932) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1934 p.105 (on events of 1933) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1935 p.92 (on events of 1934) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1936 p.83 (on events of 1935) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1937 p.70 (on events of 1936) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1943 p.93 (on events of 1942) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1944 p.86 (on events of 1943) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1945 p.87 (on events of 1944) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1946 p.94 (on events of 1945) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1947 pp.73-74 (on events of 1946) [G]
Article : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1957 p.83 (on events of 1956) [G]
Article : British South African Territories : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1961 p.97 (on events of 1960) [G]
Article : British South African Territories : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1962 pp.95-96 (on events of 1961) [G]
Article : British South African Territories : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1963 pp.103-104 (on events of 1962) [G]
Article : British South African Territories : Basutoland, in : Americana Annual 1964 pp.103-104 (on events of 1963) [G]
Article : Commonwealth of Nations, in : Americana Annual 1965 pp.183-185 (on events of 1964) [G]



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