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Lesotho Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the rich history of Lesotho with this timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Learn about the founding of the Basotho nation
  • Discover the impact of colonialism on Lesotho
  • Explore the country’s path to independence
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  • Early history: Khoisan people inhabit the area now known as Lesotho
  • 16th century: Bantu-speaking people migrate to the region
  • 1820s: First European contact with the area
  • 1822: Kingdom of Lesotho founded by Moshoeshoe I
  • 1868: Lesotho becomes a British protectorate
  • 1966: Basutoland gains independence from Britain and becomes the Kingdom of Lesotho
  • 1986: Military coup ousts Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan
  • 1993: Multi-party elections held in Lesotho
  • 1998: Lesotho's first peaceful transfer of power after elections
  • 2007-2008: Political instability and violence in Lesotho
  • 2012: Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili resigns
  • 2012: Thomas Thabane becomes Prime Minister of Lesotho
  • 2014: Attempted coup in Lesotho
  • 2015: Snap elections held in Lesotho
  • 2018: Lesotho Highlands Water Project completed
  • 2020: Political crisis in Lesotho leads to Prime Minister Thabane's resignation
  • 2020: Moeketsi Majoro becomes Prime Minister of Lesotho
  • 2020: COVID-19 pandemic hits Lesotho
  • 2021: Lesotho receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines
  • 2021: Current King of Lesotho, Letsie III, celebrates 25 years on the throne

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