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Those who are swept into power by military coup sometimes find themselves swept out the same way. Take Major General Justin Lekhanya of Lesotho, a former policeman who seized control of the small African country in 1986. Last week rebellious army officers marched him to a radio station in the capital of Maseru, forced him to read a resignation speech and then replaced him with Colonel Elias Ramaema...
...Although Lekhanya had pledged to bring civilian rule to the landlocked mountainous country of 1.5 million by 1992, the six-man Military Council had made few preparations. Lekhanya also came under increasing criticism for having shot a college student in 1988, despite having been cleared of the killing in an inquest. A strike last week among some military units for higher wages finally helped whisk him out of power...
Less than 24 hours later, Radio Lesotho opened its morning broadcast with a loud burst of the national anthem and a terse announcement that Jonathan's government had been overthrown and replaced with a military council headed by Major General Justin Lekhanya, 47. The country's King Moshoeshoe II, 47, remained head of state and was given additional powers beyond his ceremonial role...
...Britain for an organized airlift to help his country withstand the South African pressure. He threatened to turn to East bloc countries if the West did not respond. Nevertheless, two weeks ago, Jonathan sent a delegation to Pretoria to discuss a settlement. Diplomatic sources in Maseru suggest that General Lekhanya, a member of the group, decided to stage his coup when the South Africans told him that they would continue the blockade and might openly raid A.N.C. bases in Lesotho if the country did not change its policies toward Communist countries and the A.N.C. The day after the coup, Lekhanya...
...week's end Lesotho had begun to expel the A.N.C. militants. It appealed to the United Nations to help find new sanctuaries for them. Said Lekhanya: "The security of the refugees (in Lesotho) has become precarious." Clampdowns on activists were also rumored to be under way in Botswana and Zimbabwe...
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