British Protectorate of Basutoland
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:British_colony
|
| gptkbp:area |
30,355 km²
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| gptkbp:borderedBy |
gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:capital |
Maseru
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| gptkbp:currency |
gptkb:South_African_pound
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1966
|
| gptkbp:established |
1868
|
| gptkbp:flag |
Flag of Basutoland (1951–1966)
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:independenceDate |
gptkb:Lesotho
|
| gptkbp:lastResidentCommissioner |
Sir John Waddington
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Southern_Africa
|
| gptkbp:monarch |
Moshoeshoe II (as Paramount Chief)
|
| gptkbp:officialLanguage |
gptkb:Sesotho
English |
| gptkbp:populationCensus1966 |
approximately 850,000
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Basotho_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Christianity
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| gptkbp:status |
gptkb:British_colony
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Lesotho
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:British_Protectorate
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British Protectorate of Basutoland
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