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The history of people living in the area now known as Lesotho goes back as many as 400 years. Present Lesotho emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe I,Basotho joined other clans in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with famine and the reign of Shaka Zulu from 1818 to 1828.
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- ↑ Ngatane, Nthakoana (5 June 2017). "Lesotho poll results trickle in". SABC News. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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