1991 Lesotho coup d'état
Date | 30 April 1991 |
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Location | Lesotho |
Type | Military coup |
Motive | Regime change |
Target | State House, Maseru |
Organised by | Elias Phisoana Ramaema |
Participants | Faction within the Defence Force |
Outcome | Coup succeeds
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The 1991 Lesotho coup d'état was a military coup that took place in Lesotho on 30 April 1991, led by Colonel Elias Phisoana Ramaema.[1] It led to the resignation of Prime Minister General Justin Lekhanya, who held the office since the 1986 coup d'état.
Colonel Ramaena besieged the government and forced Prime Minister Lekhanya to resign. During Ramaena's two years in power, a new constitution restoring the powers of the Parliament was adopted. Multi-party general election was held on 27 March 1993, with the assistance of the Secretariat of the Commonwealth of Nations, at the request of the government.
References[]
- ^ "Tenue d'élections multipartites au Lesotho | Perspective Monde". perspective.usherbrooke.ca. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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- Military coups in Lesotho
- 1991 in Lesotho
- Conflicts in 1991
- 1990s coups d'état and coup attempts
- April 1991 events in Africa
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