Incumbents
Head of state: King: Letsie III (since February 7, 1996)CIA World Factbook: Lesotho retrieved 18 Apr 2020 Head of government: Prime Minister: Tom Thabane (June 16, 2017 to 20 May 2020), Moeketsi Majoro (since 20 May 2020).
Events
February 6 – Lesotho's First Lady, Maesiah Thabane is arrested for murdering her predecessor, Lipolelo Thabane in 2017.Lesotho's Political Drama - One Down, One to Go? allAfrica, Voice of America, 10 Feb 2020Lesotho's first lady is charged with murdering husband's ex-wife By Brent Swails and Rapelang Radebe, CNN, 6 Feb 2020, retrieved 20 Feb 2020 February 20 – Former prime minister Thomas Thabane, 80, of Lesotho is to be charged with his wife's 2017 murder.Lesotho's prime minister to be charged with ex-wife's murder Al Jazeera, 20 Feb 2020 March 11 – Moshoeshoe Day, Lesotho April 18 – Prime Minister Thomas Thabane deploys the army to the streets of Lesotho to restore order. April 30 – COVID-19 pandemic: Lesotho is the only African country that has not reported the virus. May 8 – Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will step down in July as the country's leader. May 13 – COVID-19 pandemic: Lesotho report its first case of the virus, becoming the last country in Africa to do so. May 20 - Moeketsi Majoro replaces Thomas Thabane as Prime Minister of Lesotho. References