Moshoeshoe's Day

March 11Moshoeshoe (also called Mshweshwe or Moshesh, and pronounced mow-SHOO-shoo; c. 1790-1870) was a leader in South Africa who organized a group of tribes to fight the Zulu warlord, Shaka. He called his followers the Basotho (or Basuto) people, and although they succeeded in fending off the Zulu, they were eventually drawn into a war with the Europeans who started settling their territory. Moshoeshoe and the Basotho retreated into the mountains, and from this position they were able to keep the European invaders at bay. In 1868 the Basotho nation became a British protectorate known as Basutoland, and in 1966 it became the independent kingdom of Lesotho within the British Commonwealth ( see Lesotho Independence Day).
The Basotho people continue to honor their founder on this day with a solomn wreath-laying ceremony in the capital city of Maseru, along with sporting events and traditional music and dancing.
CONTACTS:
Lesotho Government
Ministry of Communications
P.O. Box 36
Maseru, Lesotho
266-22-323-86
www.lesotho.gov.ls
SOURCES:
AnnivHol-2000, p. 42
BkHolWrld-1986, Mar 12

Celebrated in: Lesotho

单词	moshoeshoe's day
释义	Moshoeshoe's Day Moshoeshoe's Day March 11Moshoeshoe (also called Mshweshwe or Moshesh, and pronounced mow-SHOO-shoo; c. 1790-1870) was a leader in South Africa who organized a group of tribes to fight the Zulu warlord, Shaka. He called his followers the Basotho (or Basuto) people, and although they succeeded in fending off the Zulu, they were eventually drawn into a war with the Europeans who started settling their territory. Moshoeshoe and the Basotho retreated into the mountains, and from this position they were able to keep the European invaders at bay. In 1868 the Basotho nation became a British protectorate known as Basutoland, and in 1966 it became the independent kingdom of Lesotho within the British Commonwealth ( see Lesotho Independence Day). The Basotho people continue to honor their founder on this day with a solomn wreath-laying ceremony in the capital city of Maseru, along with sporting events and traditional music and dancing. CONTACTS: Lesotho Government Ministry of Communications P.O. Box 36 Maseru, Lesotho 266-22-323-86 www.lesotho.gov.ls SOURCES: AnnivHol-2000, p. 42 BkHolWrld-1986, Mar 12 Celebrated in: Lesotho
随便看	pauli exlusion principle total ophthalmoplegia total or complete pulpotomy total order total ordered set total ordering total ordering relation total (order theory) total organ dose equivalent total organic carbon total organic compounds total organic content total organic nitrogen oxygen demand total organization total organ kinetic imaging monitor total orthotopic heart transplantation total ossicular replacement total ossicular replacement prosthesis total outgassing measurement total overall aircraft authorization total overall aircraft inventory total ownership cost total ownership cost plan total ownership cost reduction total ownership cost reduction plan