1986 Lesotho coup d'état

Military overthrow of Leabua Jonathan February 2023 February 2023 1986 Lesotho coup d'état Lesotho-CIA WFB Map.png A CIA WFB map of Lesotho 20 January 1986 Lesotho 1966 Maseru Military coup Regime change Justin Lekhanya Lesotho 1966 (faction) Coup succeeds Overthrow of authoritarian BNP government of Prime Minister Jonathan. The establishment of military rule under the Military Council headed by General Lekhanya. Deposition of King Moshoeshoe II in favour of his son Letsie III in 1990. The 1986 Lesotho coup d'état was a military coup that took place in Lesotho on 20 January 1986, led by General Justin Lekhanya.https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/20/world/military-coup-reported-in-lesotho-after-crisis.html MILITARY COUP REPORTED IN LESOTHO AFTER CRISIS 20 January 1986 The New York Times Alan Cowell 13 January 2022https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/21/world/military-topples-lesotho-leader-capital-jubilant.html MILITARY TOPPLES LESOTHO LEADER; CAPITAL JUBILANT 21 January 1986 The New York Times Alan Cowell 13 January 2022 Coup in Lesotho delights citizens -- and neighboring South Africa https://www.csmonitor.com/1986/0121/oles.html Christian Science Monitor 2022-01-03 It led to the deposition of Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan, who held the office since 1965 and assumed dictatorial powers in the 1970 coup d'état, after the general election was annulled. General Lekhanya announced the creation of the Military Council, which would exercise all executive and legislative powers in the name of King Moshoeshoe II. Eventually, a power struggle developed between Lekhanya and the King, with the latter being forced into exile in the United Kingdom in February 1990,https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/22/world/lesotho-strips-king-of-power.html Lesotho Strips King of Power 22 February 1990 The New York Times Reuters 13 January 2022 and officially dethroned in November of that year.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 Lekhanya himself was deposed in the 1991 coup d'état, 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 References Category:Coups d'état in Lesotho Category:1986 in Lesotho Category:1986 conflicts Category:1980s coups d'état Category:January 1986 in Africa