The history of people living in the area now known as Lesotho goes back thousands of years. Present Lesotho emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe I, Basotho join
South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland in 1885.
Leabua Jonathan in 1970
Lesotho women protesting against violence against women at a National Women's Day protest at the National University of Lesotho on 4 August 2008