Lesotho: Polity Style: 1966-2026

4 Oct 1966	the Colony of Basutoland became an independent state under the name of Lesotho on 4 Oct 1966, the date appointed by an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Lords on 20 Jul 1966, House of Commons on 28 Jul 1966, received Royal Assent on 3 Aug 1966) (Public General Acts, 1966, pp. 382-388; Basutoland Government Gazette, No. 3542, 9 Sep 1966, Supplement) [1]
4 Oct 1966	Lesotho is declared a sovereign independent kingdom in accordance with the Constitution of Lesotho, appended as a Schedule to the Lesotho Independence Order 1966, which comes into operation immediately before 4 Oct 1966, the date appointed by the Lesotho Independence Order 1966, made on 20 Sep 1966 (Statutory Instruments, 1966, Part III, Section 1, pp. 2923-3017; Lesotho Government Gazette, No. 4, 4 Nov 1966, Supplement)
4 Oct 1966 -	Kingdom of Lesotho
4 Oct 1966	Sesotho is recognized as the national language, Sesotho and English are recognized as the official languages on 4 Oct 1966, the date appointed by an act passed by the Parliament of Basutoland (assented to on 30 Sep 1966) (Basutoland Government Gazette, No. 3548, 30 Sep 1966, Supplement, Act No. 21) [2]

Full title: An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the establishment of Basutoland, under the name of Lesotho, as an independent kingdom within the Commonwealth (may be cited as the Lesotho Independence Act 1966).
Full title: Act To provide for the national and official languages of the Kingdom of Lesotho, consequent upon its independence (may be cited as the National and Official Languages Act 1966).