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The
                           Lesotho Intervention
                           
                           
(1998)
                           
                           
 
                           
                           
 
                           
                           
BELLIGERENTS:
                           
                           
                           
Lesotho
                           Government of Prime Minister Pakalitha
                           Mosisili, South Africa and
                           Botswana
                           
                           
v.
                           
                           
Rebel
                           Lesotho Army troops
                           
                           
***Many
                           "loyal" Lesotho soldiers (as well as rebel
                           troops) engaged in combat with the
                           intervening foreign forces thinking their
                           country was being
                           invaded.***
                           
                           
 
                           
                           DATES
                           OF CONFLICT: 
                           
                           
BEGAN:
                              September 22, 1998
                              
                              
ENDED:
                              Continuing
                           
                           TYPE(S)
                           OF CONFLICT: 
                           
                           
Army
                           Rebellion and Foreign
                           Intervention
                           
                           
 
                           
                           
RELATED
                           CONFLICTS:
                           
                           
PREDECESSOR:
                                       
                                       
CONCURRENT:
                                       
                                       
SUCCESSOR:
                           
                           
 
                           
                           
 
                           
                           CAUSES
                           OF CONFLICT: 
                           
                           
After
                              the May, 1998 election, the ruling
                              Lesotho Congress for Democracy won 79
                              out of 80 seats. Many people in Lesotho
                              saw this large margin of victory as
                              evidence of a corrupted electoral
                              system and began a series of
                              demonstrations, including barring Prime
                              Minister Pakalitha Mosisili his cabinet
                              ministers and officials from their
                              offices. Protesters locked the gates of
                              Parliament and forced the Bank of
                              Lesotho to close. Adding to the
                              mounting chaos, an army mutiny broke
                              out in early September, 1998 when
                              junior officers rebelled and seized
                              senior officers as hostages. As a
                              result, Lesotho Defense Force
                              commander, Lt-General Makhula Mosakeng
                              dismissed 26 senior Army officers and
                              then himself resigned. Due to the
                              uncertain military situation and
                              confusion, the Army refrained from
                              serious efforts to restore order as
                              civilian demonstrations
                              continued.
                              
                              
 
                              
                              
The
                              Southern African Development Community
                              (SADC), which includes South Africa,
                              Botswana and Zimbabwe, sponsored peace
                              talks between the ruling LCD party and
                              the three opposition parties which felt
                              cheated in the election. Citing
                              "security concerns", the Prime
                              Minister's party chose not to attend
                              the talks. The failure of the talks
                              increased the fears of continued unrest
                              and possible civil war.
                           
                             
                           
                           
 
                           
                           

                              

                                 

                                    DESCRIPTION
                                    OF CONFLICT:
                                 
                              
                           
                            
                           
                           
 

                              

                                 

                                    CHRONOLOGY
                                    OF CONFLICT:
                                 
                              
                           
                            
                           
                           
SEPT.11,
                                          1998--Army revolt by junior
                                          officers.
                                          
                                          
 
                           
                           

                              

                                 

                                    CONSEQUENCES
                                    OF CONFLICT:
                                 
                              
                           
                            
                           
                           
 
                           
                           

                              

                                 

                                    CASUALTY
                                    FIGURES:
                                 
                              
                           
                            
                           
                           
 
                           
                            
                           
                           

                              

                                 

                                    UNIQUE
                                    FACTS OR
                                    TRENDS:
                                 
                              
                           
                            
                           
                           
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                                    SOURCES:
                                 
                              
                           
                            
                           
                           
 
                              
                              
1.
                              "Lesotho
                              and its big
                              brother"
                              Sept. 22, 1998--BBC Online
                              Network
                              
                              
2.
                              "Lesotho
                              Coup 'in the
                              offing'"
                              Sept. 16, 1998--BBC Online
                              Network
                              
                              
3.
                              "South
                              Africa gives up Lesotho mediation"
                              Sept.
                              21, 1998--BBC Online Network
                              
                              
4."Deadlock
                              in Lesotho as ruling party refuses to
                              attend talks"
                              by Candi Ratabane Ramainoane, September
                              21, 1998--Africa News
                              Online
                           
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