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Title
The new Supreme Chief of the Lesotho, Bereng Seeiso and the English High Commissioner, Sir John Maud, on March 12th, 1960
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
102 boulevard Arago - 75014 Paris, France
Défap - Service protestant de mission (Département évangélique français d’action apostolique)
http://www.defap-bibliotheque.fr/
http://www.defap-bibliotheque.fr/contact.html
Description
The new Supreme Chief of the Lesotho, Bereng Seeiso and the English High Commissioner, Sir John Maud, on March 12th, 1960
March 12th, 1960 is a historic day in Basutoland, for three reasons : It is Basutoland's National Day
It's also the day when Bereng Seeiso, great-grandson of Moshesh, was presented as Supreme Chief of the Bassouto to the British government
It's finally the day when the new National council session opened.
Use of document : Photograph published in Le Journal des missions, in April-May, 1960
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : black-and-white positive, on paper, 18.4x12.6 cm
photographs
Identifier
IMP-DEFAP_LSPP170-14445_2.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-87308
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-DEFAP_LSPP170-14445_2.jpg
Subject
Heads of state
Men
Colonial government
Seeiso, Bereng
Place
Africa
Basutoland (Africa)
British Empire
1868-1966
Source
SMEP/LS.PP.170-14445 [File]
Relation
Défap - Service protestant de mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Défap - Service protestant de mission, Paris, ca. 1880-1971

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