Career landmark: Prime Minister of Lesotho (2015–2017).
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Pakalitha Mosisili
Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili is a former Mosotho politician who was the fourth prime minister of Lesotho from May 1998 to June 2012 and again from March 2015 to June 2017. He led the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) to a near-total victory in the 1998 election, and under his leadership the party also won majorities in the 2002 and 2007 elections. While serving as Prime Minister, Mosisili was als…
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politics · Prime Minister of Lesotho, 1998–2012 and 2015–2017 · politician · minister · also Pakalitha Mosisili, Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili, Mosisili
Born 14 March 1945 · Q57732
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2015· 1 entry
2009· 1 entry
Apparently intending to kill him; three of the attackers, one of whom was reportedly a soldier, were killed by police, and Mosisili was unharmed
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2006· 1 entry
And a new election was scheduled for February 17, 2007; they had previously been expected in April or May
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1998· 4 entries
To put down the mutiny and restore the democratically elected government
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Mosisili was elected leader of the LCD after Mokhehle chose to step down due to poor health
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012).
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There were accusations of vote rigging and mass protests from the opposition parties, which culminated with their occupation of the grounds to the palace
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1997· 1 entry
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Ntsu Mokhehle as a split from the Basutoland Congress Party
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1995· 1 entry
Was named Minister of Home Affairs and Local Government instead, while remaining Deputy Prime Minister
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1994· 1 entry
Was briefly kidnapped along with three other ministers by soldiers; a fifth minister, Deputy Prime Minister Selometsi Baholo, was killed in this incident
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1993· 1 entry
Mosisili was elected to parliament from the Qacha's Nek Constituency and became Minister of Education
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1982· 1 entry
Graduated from Simon Fraser University in Canada with a Master of Education degree
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1976· 1 entry
Attained his MA from the University of Wisconsin in the United States and then completed a BA honours program via distance education from the University of South Africa
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1945· 1 entry
Born 1945-03-14.
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