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The new Supreme Chief of the Lesotho, Bereng Seeiso and the English High Commissioner, Sir John Maud, on March 12th, 1960

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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)
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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]

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