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Contents
Background | 1 |
Author of the Crisis | 16 |
Premier in Chains | 34 |
Preparation for Independence | 63 |
Independence Conference | 74 |
The Great Betrayal | 87 |
Our Fears | 109 |
Aftermath of Talks | 124 |
Emergency Declared | 207 |
Gagging the Press | 226 |
The King is Maligned | 234 |
The Reign of Terror | 262 |
The Church Speaks Out | 292 |
Political Leaders Talk | 299 |
ADDENDUM The Church Speaks Out continued | 336 |
APPENDICES A Genealogy of the Royal House of Moshoeshoe | 338 |
The Tragedy of ThabaBosiu | 142 |
The Suicide Clause | 150 |
PostIndependence Elections | 171 |
Registration of Voters | 193 |
B Resolution amending the Constitutional Report 1963 | 340 |
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