Lerotholi

{{Short description|Lesotho chief}} '''Lerotholi Letsie''' (c. 1836–1905) <ref name='info'>{{cite web |url=http://www.info-regenten.de/regent/regent-e/lesotho.htm |title=Lesotho |accessdate=2009-03-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211042557/http://www.info-regenten.de/regent/regent-e/lesotho.htm |archivedate=2008-12-11 }}</ref> was the paramount chief of Basotho (modern Lesotho) from November 20, 1891 to August 19, 1905.<ref name='wsm'>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Lesotho.htm |title=Lesotho |accessdate=2009-03-28 |last=Cahoon |first=Ben |year=2000 |publisher=World Statesmen. org }}</ref> Letsie is one of the chiefs whom led the 1880 Basotho gun war which ended in basotho victory and independence for Lesotho.

==Leadership of Basotho== Lerotholi became leader after his father's death in 1891. In 1898, he fought and defeated his uncle somewhere near Thaba Bosiu. He remained leader until his death in 1905.<ref name='roma'>{{cite web |url=http://www.placenamesa.com/roma-.htm |title=Roma Lesotho |accessdate=2009-03-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509000543/http://www.placenamesa.com/roma-.htm |archivedate=2008-05-09 }}</ref> His son Letsie II then became leader of the Basotho.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/africa/lesotho.html |title=Genealogy |access-date=2015-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630221838/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/africa/lesotho.html |archive-date=2017-06-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-reg|}} {{s-bef|rows=2|before=Letsie I}} {{s-ttl|title=Paramount Chief of Basutoland|years=1891–1905}} {{s-aft|after=Letsie II}} {{s-end}}

{{Kings of Lesotho}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lerotholi}} Category:1830s births Category:1905 deaths Category:House of Moshesh Category:Basutoland people Category:People of the Basuto Gun War