Moshoeshoe (pronounced Mo-shway-shway) Day was on the 10th of March, a Wednesday this year. The day honors the King who united the clans of this area in fighting off the Boor's invasions and further encroachments. He is noted as the founder of modern Lesotho by making deals with the British Government to designate this area a protectorate with sub-autonomous status. That later gave Lesotho enough precedent to establish itself a small country within South Africa in the sixties.
The guy was apparently pretty likable in his time. Not only was he able to persuade proud and independent chiefs to join him in his fight against the Boors but he also managed a one hundred strong harem of woman. Reportedly King Moshoeshoe had over 100 wives all who lived with him. I don't know if that is a talent or a sign of insanity.
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