▁the ▁prem ises . ▁That ▁evening ▁several ▁identified ▁A W B ▁leaders ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁their ▁w ives ▁were ▁in car cer ated ▁in ▁S ow eto , ▁separately ▁from ▁their ▁hus b ands . ▁V lak pla as ▁General ▁Kra pp ies ▁Engel bre cht ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁launch ▁an ▁investigation . ▁ ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁claimed ▁he ▁and ▁President ▁Lucas ▁Mang ope ▁of ▁the ▁pre domin antly ▁eth nic ▁T sw ana ▁Hom eland ▁of ▁B oph uth ats w ana ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁" mut ual ▁agreement " ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁aid ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁" event ▁of ▁a ▁commun ist ▁threat ". ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Mang ope ▁announced ▁that ▁B oph ut ats w ana ▁would ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁maintain ▁B oph ut ats w ana ' s ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁B oph uth ats w ana ' s ▁minister ▁of ▁justice , ▁God f rey ▁M oth ibe ▁tried ▁in ▁vain ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Mang ope ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁election , ▁but ▁then ▁accused ▁the ▁AN C ▁of ▁orch estr ating ▁the ▁revol t , ▁which ▁was ▁helped ▁by ▁the ▁st ance ▁taken ▁by ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁P ik ▁Both a . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁AN C ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁b uss ed ▁in ▁from