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Basotho Congress Party

1952– · 20th century · Also known as Basutoland Congress Party, Basutoland African Congress

The Basotho Congress Party is a political party in Lesotho, founded in 1952 as the Basutoland African Congress by Ntsu Mokhehle and renamed the Basutoland Congress Party. It led the campaign for independence but lost the 1965 election. Its victory in 1970 was annulled by Leabua Jonathan, and it won the elections of 1993 that restored civilian rule.

Basotho Congress Party
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Basotho Congress Party. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/basotho-congress-party
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