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Riots spread through Lesotho after King Letsie III dissolved the country’s first democratically elected government for 20 years
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Riots spread through Lesotho after King Letsie III dissolved the country’s first democratically elected government for 20 years. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089879
South African History Online (2012) 'Riots spread through Lesotho after King Letsie III dissolved the country’s first democratically elected government for 20 years', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089879 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, Riots spread through Lesotho after King Letsie III dissolved the country’s first democratically elected government for 20 years [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089879, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"Riots spread through Lesotho after King Letsie III dissolved the country’s first democratically elected government for 20 years." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089879. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Riots spread through Lesotho after King Letsie III dissolved the country’s first democratically elected government for 20 years." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089879.
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