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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 succession to the throne of Lesotho is laid down in Chapter V of the Constitution, which reads that: (1) The College of Chiefs may at any time designate, in accordance with the customary law of Lesotho, the person (or the persons, in order of prior right) who are entitled to succeed to the office of King upon the death of the holder of, or the occurrence of any vacancy in, that office and ...
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)
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 ...
Letsie III (1990–1995) — Elias Phisoana Ramaema (1933–2015) — 2 May 1991 2 April 1993 1 year, 335 days Military: 3 Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999) 1993: 2 April 1993 17 August 1994 : 1 year, 137 days BCP — Hae Phoofolo (born 1947) — 17 August 1994 14 September 1994 28 days Independent: Ntsu Mokhehle (1918–1999) — 14 September 1994 ...
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]
(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.
On Mosisili's advice, King Letsie III dissolved parliament on November 24, 2006, and a new election was scheduled for February 17, 2007; they had previously been expected in April or May. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The LCD won this election, taking 61 seats; the National Independent Party , allied with the LCD, won an additional 21 seats.