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Article: Lesotho asks UN aid against South Africa
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 15, 1986
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa The tiny kingdom of Lesotho appealed
to the United States and Britain yesterday to save it from economic
strangulation by a virtual blockade by South Africa.
Chief Leabua Jonathan, the prime minister of Lesotho, a
mountainous enclave within South Africa, sent urgent messages to
President Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
accusing South Africa of imposing a "total embargo" on all goods,
including food, medicine and fuel. He asked for their help in
reopening the border.
At the same time, the Lesotho Cabinet acceded to Pretoria's
request for talks about policing their joint frontier.
For years, South Africa has been trying to get Lesotho to ...