1991 Lesotho coup d'état

Military overthrow of Justin Lekhanya February 2023 February 2023 1991 Lesotho coup d'état Lesotho-CIA WFB Map.png A CIA WFB map of Lesotho 30 April 1991 Lesotho 1987 Maseru Military coup Regime change Elias Phisoana Ramaema Lesotho 1987 (faction) Coup succeeds Overthrow of military government of Prime Minister Lekhanya. Colonel Ramaema assumed the leadership of the Military Council. Multi-party general election held in 1993. King Moshoeshoe II restored to the throne in 1995. 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.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/01/world/lesotho-s-military-leader-ousted-by-army-officers.html Lesotho's Military Leader Ousted by Army Officers 1 May 1991 The New York Times Christopher S. Wren 13 January 2022 Tenue d'élections multipartites au Lesotho Perspective Monde http://perspective.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/servlet/BMEve?codeEve=770 perspective.usherbrooke.ca 2015-07-14 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. Finally, the exiled King Moshoeshoe II, who was dethroned by General Lekhanya in 1990,https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/07/world/lesotho-army-ruler-declares-exiled-king-to-be-dethroned.html Lesotho Army Ruler Declares Exiled King to Be Dethroned 7 November 1990 The New York Times Associated Press 13 January 2022 was restored to the throne on 25 January 1995.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-24-wr-23623-story.html MASERU : A King Returns 24 January 1995 Los Angeles Times 13 January 2022https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-26-mn-24709-story.html After 5 Years, King Is Reinstated in Lesotho 26 January 1995 Los Angeles Times 19 November 2025 References Category:Coups d'état in Lesotho Category:1991 in Lesotho Category:1991 conflicts Category:1990s coups d'état Category:April 1991 in Africa Category:1990s sieges