Communist Party of Lesotho
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The Communist Party of Lesotho (Mokhatio oa Makomonisi a Lesotho) was a political party in Lesotho, founded on May 5, 1962. The founding secretary of the party was John Motloheloa. Other early laders of the party included Edward Mofutsanyana, Mokhafisi Kena and Joe Methews. The South African Communist Party, the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party and Walter Ulbricht of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany sent greetings on the occasion of the founding of the party. The party began publishing Mosebetsi.[1]
It was officially banned in February of 1970. The party, however, went underground and continued its activities. The party later returned to legality in 1991.[2]
The the fall of Apartheid rule in neighbouring South Africa, the party advocated union with South Africa.[3]
The party ceased the publication of its newspaper, Mafube, in 1997.[4]
The leader of the party today is Mokhafisi Kena.[5]
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