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Chief Leabua Jonathan | |
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![]() Prime Minister of Lesotho Jonathan (1970) | |
1st Prime Minister of Lesotho | |
In office 4 October 1966 – 20 January 1986 | |
Monarch | Moshoeshoe II |
Preceded by | Office established; himself as Prime Minister of Basutoland |
Succeeded by | Justin Metsing Lekhanya As chairman of the Military Council |
2nd Prime Minister of Basutoland | |
In office 7 July 1965 – 4 October 1966 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane |
Succeeded by | Office abolished; he himself as the Prime Minister of Lesotho |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Leabua Jonathan 30 October 1914 Leribe, Basutoland |
Died | 5 April 1987 Pretoria, Transvaal South Africa | (aged 72)
Nationality | Basotho |
Political party | Basotho National Party |
Joseph Leabua Jonathan (30 October 1914 – 5 April 1987) was the first prime minister of Lesotho. He succeeded Chief Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane following a by-election and held that post from 1965 to 1986.