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Parties: ABC: All Basotho Convention - BCP: Basotho Congress Party - BNP: Basotho National Party - DC: Democratic Congress - LCD: Lesotho Congress for Democracy - RFP: Revolution for Prosperity
 Heads of State
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King (Motlotlehi) Moshoeshoe II 30 Apr 1965 - 10 Feb 1970 (1996) (1) Head of State (Tona-Kholo) Joseph Leabua Jonathan 10 Feb 1970 - 5 Jun 1970 (1987) Queen Regent (Mofumahali) 'MaMohato Lerotholi 5 Jun 1970 - 20 Nov 1970 (2003) King Moshoeshoe II 20 Nov 1970 - 6 Nov 1990 (1996) Queen Regent 'MaMohato Lerotholi 6 Nov 1990 - 12 Nov 1990 (2003) Kings Letsie III 12 Nov 1990 - 25 Jan 1995 Moshoeshoe II 25 Jan 1995 - 15 Jan 1996 (1996) Queen Regent 'MaMohato Lerotholi 15 Jan 1996 - 7 Feb 1996 (2003) King Letsie III 7 Feb 1996 - |
(1) Moshoeshoe II ruled as paramount chief from 12 Mar 1960 to 30 Apr 1965.
| Heads of Government
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Prime Minister Joseph Leabua Jonathan 7 Jul 1965 - 20 Jan 1986 (1987) BNP (2) Chairmen of the Military Council Justin Metsing Lekhanya 24 Jan 1986 - 2 May 1991 (2021) military Elias Phisoana Ramaema 2 May 1991 - 2 Apr 1993 (2015) military Prime Ministers Ntsu Mokhehle 2 Apr 1993 - 17 Aug 1994 (1999) BCP Hae Phoofolo 17 Aug 1994 - 14 Sep 1994 n/p (interim) Ntsu Mokhehle 14 Sep 1994 - 29 May 1998 (1999) BCP, LCD (3) Pakalitha Mosisili 29 May 1998 - 8 Jun 2012 LCD Tom Motsoahae Thabane 8 Jun 2012 - 17 Mar 2015 ABC Mothetjoa Metsing 31 Aug 2014 - 3 Sep 2014 LCD (acting for Thabane) Pakalitha Mosisili 17 Mar 2015 - 16 Jun 2017 DC Tom Motsoahae Thabane 16 Jun 2017 - 20 May 2020 ABC Moeketsi Majoro 20 May 2020 - 28 Oct 2022 ABC Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane 28 Oct 2022 - RFP |
(2) Ruler of an independent State only from 4 Oct 1966.
(3) PM Mokhehle broke with BCP and formed the LCD as his own part in 1997.
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