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When did Basutoland gain the right to control its internal affairs?
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The Basutoland Council, which had been in existence since 1903, obtained the right to control the internal affairs of the territory in 1955. Subsequently, the region became self-governing in 1965 before achieving full independence from Britain on October 4, 1966, at which time it was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho.12