MELS Movement of Botswana
MELS Movement of Botswana | |
|---|---|
| President | Themba Joina |
| First Secretary | Mosalage Ditshoto |
| Founded | 1984 as a study movement, 1994 as political party |
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Merged into | Botswana Congress Party |
| Headquarters | Gaborone |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
The MELS Movement of Botswana was an anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist communist party in Botswana without parliamentary representation. Themba Joina, a practicing lawyer, was the president of the organization. The name MELS is derived from (Karl) Marx, (Friedrich) Engels, (Vladimir) Lenin and (Joseph) Stalin.