1991 Lesotho coup d'état

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.

1991 Lesotho coup d'état

A CIA WFB map of Lesotho
Date	30 April 1991
Location	Maseru, 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 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.

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

1. "Tenue d'élections multipartites au Lesotho | Perspective Monde". perspective.usherbrooke.ca. Retrieved July 14, 2015.