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LOL HISTORY 28.4.1941 Princess Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela is born as the last child to Chief Lerotholi Mojela in Tebang. She got married to King Moshoeshoe II in 1962 and reigned as regent head of State in #Lesotho in 1970, 1990 & 1996. She died in 2003 #OTD #History

@cellymaile62 @TsepoThibankhoe Yes it is...

@TsepoThibankhoe @LesothoOnline Ekare oa Morija tjee

LOL HISTORY 19.4.1964 #Lesotho Evangelical Church (LEC) celebrates its founding and independence from Paris Evangelical Mission Society (PEMS). LEC emerged from Kereke ea Lesotho (Church of Basutoland), which itself was formed with shared responsibilities from the PEMS #History

LOL HISTORY 21.4.1841 After a pressing by the missionaries, Morena Moshoeshoe tells his people that he has divorced some of his wives and they would no longer be his in same way as before, but that their houses were still under his royal protection. #History #Lesotho #OnThisDay

LOL HISTORY 20.4.1994 5 ministers including 4 who were held captive by the 'mutinous' soldiers on the 14th flee to #Botswana citing death threats. They were Shakhane Mokhehle, Monyane Moleleki, Pakalitha Mosisili, Kelebone Maope, & Mpho Malie #History #Lesotho #Politics #OTD

@Lin_with_Bling Saaad, right!

@LesothoOnline The same army that was used to overthrow him??

LOL HISTORY 18.4.1980 The #Lesotho Paramilitary Force Bill is presented in the National Assembly by the Prime Minister Chief Leabua Jonathan aiming to transform Police Military Unit into a full independent military army #OnThisDay #History #OnThisDay #Basotho #TodayInHistory

LOL HISTORY 17.4.1881 Gun War: War between Basotho & the Cape Colony comes to an end following the peace agreement reached by Cape Governor's Agent; Colonel Griffith and Morena Lerotholi acting on behalf of his father; Paramount Chief Letsie 1.

LOL HSTORY 16.4.1991 #SA banks, @StandardBankZA & @FNBSA inject a 16year M1.3bn loan to LHDA for the development of the 1st phase of the LHWP with its principal & interest repayments to be done in 6 years immediately when the 1st Phase has been completed #History #Lesotho #OTD

LOL HISTORY 15.4.1983 The office of the Commissioner of Police announces that Mr. Henry Khahlametso Masheane was found dead in his cell on the previous day. He was detained for questioning in connection with the bombing of the petrol depots earlier in Feb #History #Lesotho #OTD

LOL HISTORY 12.4.1983 The #Lesotho Minister of Foreign Affairs and Economic Planning; E.R Sekhonyana tells the National Assembly of his concerns that #SouthAfrica is working hard to distabilse Lesotho, blaming them for supporting LLA in its sorry acts #History #Politics #OTD

LOL HSTORY 11.4.1866 BASOTHO-BOER WAR: Following the siege of Thaba Bosiu in Aug last which resulted in serious food exhaustion as fields and cattle were destroyed, the Peace of Thaba-Bosiu is signed between King Moshoeshoe I and OFS President Johannes Brand #History #Politics

LOL HISTORY 10.4.1989 A double engine the CASA C-212-M Avicor 300, later acquired by the LDF and registered LDF-48 takes her maiden flight. It is the same aircraft which was involved in the worst air crash in #Lesotho to date in Nov 1989 #History #Lesotho #OnThisDay #Aviation

LOL HISTORY 9.4.1976 #Lesotho's special representative M.S. Lejaha presents a gift of 44 tons of beans to #Mozambique as an expression of friendship and cooperation that exists between the two states. #History #Politics #OnThisDay

@Lin_with_Bling Why were peoples sex lives in public domain in 2002... that is what you should ask! And that is actually where the whole dumb shit is being served

@LesothoOnline Why are peoples sex lives Lesotho history... This is dumb shit.

LOL HISTORY 8.4.2002 Lead by Adv. K. Mosito; a two men commission is formed to investigate the alleged sex scandal of then's NUL PVC; Dr. Nqosa Mahao & his secretary. It was alleged that the two were found having sex by the security guard in the PVC's office. #History #Lesotho

LOL HISTORY 7.4.2022 Tseliso Nthane is acquited by the High Court on charges of the murder of Kopang Mohapi to a loud public reaction. The acting judge, Palesa Rantara argued that the prosecution had failed to prove that he had a prima facie case to answer. #History #Lesotho

LOL HISTORY 6.4.1880 Basotho Gun-War: The Peace Preservation Proclamation for Basutoland is published in Government Gazette making it a law in the territory. It required among others that the natives surrender all their guns. Basotho mainly resisted it. #History #Lesotho #OTD

LOL HISTORY 5.4.1987 Born in Oct 1914, Leabua Jonathan dies reportedly of stomach cancer in a hospital in #Pretoria, ironically a day after the party he founded (BNP) celebrated its 28th anniversary. He was the 1st Post-independence PM of #Lesotho #History #Politics #OnThisDay