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| 1993 |
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| Junior officers rose in mutiny against senior military. Tensions remained high throughout the country. | 1 |
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| 1994, Aug. 17 |
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| King Letsie III announced the dissolution of the elected government due to apparent popular dissatisfaction. Other African leaders denounced this action. | 2 |
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| 1995, Jan. 25 |
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| Letsie III abdicated, and exiled king Moshoeshoe returned to the throne. | 3 |
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| 1996, Feb. 7 |
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| Letsie David Mohato assumed the throne. Political instability continued. | 4 |
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| 1997, Oct. 31 |
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| Following dissolution of the national assembly earlier that year, King Letsie III was returned to the throne. | 5 |
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| 1998, Sept. 22 |
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| After widespread disputation of the May 23 vote that put Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili back in power and prolonged the dominance of his party, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy, in Parliament, protestors across Lesotho demanded that the government step down and that new elections be held. South African and Botswanan troops entered the country to put down an army mutiny and stop riots. | 6 |
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