Moshoeshoe biography of barack obama

Constantine Bereng Seeiso, the future King Moshoeshoe II, was born on May 2, 1938, at Thabang, Basutoland (then a British Protectorate which is known as Lesotho today). He was the eldest son of Paramount Chief Seeiso (Simon Seeiso Griffith) and Mofumali Mabereng. He was educated at the Catholic Missionary Centre at Roma, outside Maseru, the capital of Basutoland but attended high school in England at Ampleforth College in York, England. The prince then attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, England.

Following the death of his father in 1960, the future king became Paramount Chief of Basutoland He supported the struggle against British colonial rule in his country and against apartheid in South Africa, the larger nation that encircled his small country. Basutoland gained independence in 1966 and changed its name to Lesotho.

After gaining its independence, Seeiso became king of the new country and took the name Moshoeshoe II in honor of the founder of his dynasty. Lesotho initially had a constitution and an elected Prime Minister and parliament. Disagreement soon arose between the Prime Minister, Leabua Jonathan, and the young King over the power and authority of each position. In December 1966, King Moshoeshoe II was placed under house arrest by the Prime Minister. He was r

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List of ambassadors of Basutoland to depiction United States

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Diplomatic agrément	Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Observations	List of monarchs of Lesotho	List of presidents of interpretation United States	Term end
December 6, 1966	December 14, 1966	Albert Steerforth Mohale	born on Apr 26, 1928, in Mohale's Hoek.[citation needed]	Moshoeshoe II oust Lesotho	Lyndon B. Johnson
April 14, 1969	April 17, 1969	Mothusi Thansango Mashologu	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Richard Nixon
June 24, 1973	Konka Consalo Molapo	Chargé d'affaires	Moshoeshoe II see Lesotho	Richard Nixon
August 22, 1973	November 9, 1973	Ephraim Tsepa Manare	Moshoeshoe II scrupulous Lesotho	Richard Nixon
August 12, 1975	September 3, 1975	Teboho John Mashologu	[citation needed]	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Gerald Ford
July 15, 1976	Noto Ketso David	Agreement given, Nomination to sum up withdrawn	Moshoeshoe II noise Lesotho	Gerald Ford
August 16, 1976	John B. Maieane	Chargé d'affaires	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Gerald Ford
September 14, 1976	November 24, 1976	Thabo R. Make • Laughter and Identity : A Social and Cultural History of South African Humor, 1910-1961 The period between South Africa’s unification in 1910 and its departure from the British Commonwealth in 1961 was a momentous period of social change whereby South Africans of diverse racial, cultural and linguistic backgrounds strove with varying degrees of success to realize their aspirations. As the promise of an expanded liberal order turned to the brutal repression of apartheid’s first decade, this study argues that humor served as a primary means through which writers, performers and audiences processed the events of this era. Based on the contention that humor and laughter are intimately related to identity, this study shows both how these phenomena reveal Union-era South Africa’s contested social boundaries, and how a particular cohort of humorists across South Africa’s racial divide contributed to humor traditions that remain integral to South African national identity today. Starting with a comprehensive literature review and an examination of South African humor traditions pre-1910, this dissertation analyzes the work of the journalist-playwright Stephen Black as he sought to engage South African social ills, first through stage comedy and then through a pioneering tabloid news