What is Basutoland?
{{unreferenced|date=October 2022}} '''Basutoland''' was a [[British Empire|British colony]] that existed from 1884 to 1966 in present-day [[Lesotho]]. Basutoland was completely surrounded by the [[Cape Colony]] from 1884–1910, the [[Union of South Africa]] from 1910–1961 and the [[South Africa|Republic of South Africa]] from 1961–1966. On 4 October 1966, Basutoland became independent as the [[Kingdom of Lesotho]]. [[Category:1884 establishments in Africa]] [[Category:1966 disestablishments]] [[Category:Lesotho]] [[Category:Former British colonies]] [[Category:Former colonies in Africa]] {{history-stub}}