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Letsie III was born on 17 July 1963 at the Scott Hospital in Morija, a town south of the capital Maseru.He was educated in the United Kingdom at Ampleforth College. [3] From there, he went on to study at the National University of Lesotho, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law.
The monarchy of Lesotho is the form of government used by Lesotho (also known as Basutoland until 1966) ... It is the second reign of Letsie III; his first reign ...
Letsie III (1st reign) 17 July 1963 (age 60) 12 November 1990: 25 January 1995 (4 years, 74 days) Son of Moshoeshoe II: House of Moshoeshoe: Moshoeshoe II (2nd reign) 2 May 1938 – 15 January 1996 (aged 57) 25 January 1995: 15 January 1996† (355 days) Son of Simon Seeiso Griffith: House of Moshoeshoe: Letsie III (2nd reign)
The King of Lesotho, Letsie III, is the head of state and serves a "largely ceremonial function"; he no longer possesses any executive authority and is prohibited from actively participating in political initiatives. The Revolution for Prosperity leads a coalition government in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
Cabinet of Lesotho: Sam Matekane: Date formed: 4 November 2022 () People and organisations; King of Lesotho: Letsie III: Prime Minister: Sam Matekane: Deputy Prime Minister: Nthomeng Majara: Total no. of members: 20: Member parties: Revolution for Prosperity Alliance of Democrats Movement for Economic Change Basotho Action Party Lesotho ...
(2) If, on the death of the holder of, or the occurrence of any vacancy in, the office of King, there is no person who becomes King under subsection (1), the College of Chiefs shall, with all practical speed and in accordance with the customary law of Lesotho, proceed to designate a person to succeed to the office of King and the person so designated shall thereupon become King.
The 1994 Lesotho coup d'état was a successful self-coup in Lesotho by King Letsie III along with the military and the backing of several political parties against the democratically elected Basutoland Congress Party (BCP) government led by Ntsu Mokhehle. [1]
His son was installed as King Letsie III. Conditions remained tumultuous, including an August 1994 self-coup by Letsie III, until 1998 when the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) came to power in elections that were deemed fair by international observers. Despite protests from opposition parties, the country has remained relatively stable since.