Modern Lesotho

Modern Lesotho

From 1823 to 1870 King Moshoeshoe ruled Lesotho. During his reign much of the kingdom was lost through war with South Africa. The king appealed to Queen Victoria. In response, Lesotho became a British protectorate. Britain was to govern all afairs in Lesotho until 1966 when independence was granted.
This photograph, taken in 1969, several years after independence, captures a female work crew building a road in Lesotho. [BM] {UA}