King Moshoeshoe of Lesotho with racehorse

Dec. 12, 1966 - A King Is Put Under Arrest. A Prime Minister placed his young king under house arrest - King Moshoeshoe of Lesotho, formerly the British protectorate of Basutoland. Police armed with rifles and tear-gas ringed the King's Palace. King Moshoeshoe had previously been asked by his government to keep out of politics. An official announcement said the Prime Minister, Chief Leabua Jonathan, placed him under house arrest in his palace shortly after midnight under the terms of an Emergency Powers Act. King Moshoeshoe, 29, educated at Oxford, has been campaigning against the Constitution under which Britain granted the protectorate its independence in October. Photo Shows:- This picture of King Moshoeshoe seen wearing native garments over his western style trousers and shirt - with one of his race horses

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