1 9 9 0 , ▁King ▁Mos ho es ho e ▁II ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁his ▁executive ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁powers ▁and ▁ex iled ▁by ▁Le kh anya , ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁was ▁p urg ed . ▁Le kh anya ▁accused ▁those ▁involved ▁of ▁und erm ining ▁discipline ▁within ▁the ▁armed ▁forces , ▁sub ver ting ▁existing ▁authority , ▁and ▁causing ▁an ▁imp asse ▁on ▁foreign ▁policy ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁dam aging ▁to ▁Les oth o ' s ▁image ▁abroad . ▁Le kh anya ▁announced ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁to ▁form ulate ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁for ▁Les oth o ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁returning ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁dem ocr atic , ▁civil ian ▁rule ▁by ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Before ▁this ▁transition , ▁however , ▁Le kh anya ▁was ▁ou sted ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁by ▁a ▁mut iny ▁of ▁junior ▁army ▁officers ▁that ▁left ▁Ph iso ane ▁R ama ema ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Council . ▁ ▁Because ▁Mos ho es ho e ▁II ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Les oth o ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁King ▁was ▁end owed ▁only ▁with ▁cer emon ial ▁powers , ▁Mos ho es ho e ' s ▁son ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁King ▁L ets ie ▁III . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Mos ho es ho e ▁II ▁returned ▁to ▁Les oth o ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁citiz en ▁until ▁ 1