March 1970 - When Dancing Had To Stop - Chief Leabua

March 1970 - When Dancing Had To Stop - Chief Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister since 1985, addressing 50, 000 Basotho at his last meeting of the election campaign. Basotho danced in the main street of Maseru when news leaked out that Ntsu Mokhehle's Congress Party had beaten Leabua Jonathan's ruling National Party in the Lesotho general election. But Johathan swiftly stopped the music by changing the jig to a military march. He had Mokhehle and 62 others arrested, suspended the constitution and put King Moshoeshoe II under house arrest - claiming that the Congressmen had fixed the result by violence. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)

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50000 Addressing Basotho Beaten Changing Claiming Congressmen Constitution Danced Fixed Jonathans Leabua Leaked Lesotho Maseru Mokhehle Mokhehles Moshoeshoe Ntsu Result Ruling Stopped Suspended Swiftly

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