Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili (born 1945) is the Prime Minister of Lesotho, and has been since May 29, 1998. He led his party, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy to a near-total victory in the elections. Image File history File links from rulers. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Politics of Lesotho Categories: Politics stubs | Lesotho political parties ...

after his parties victory in 1998, there were accusations of vote rigging and mass protests from the opposition parties, which culminated with their occupance of the grounds to the palace, in the ensuing debacle which saw the army police and king complacent in an attempt to unseat his goverment, mosisili had to resort to asking the regional grouping, SADC, for an intervention to stem the imminent coup, fresh election were eventually held in may 2002, which his party won, this after a major split led by his former deputy,Kelebone Maope, and the brother of the late founder of his party. Shakhane Mokhehle.