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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 monarch since 7 February 1996 is King Letsie III, who ascended the throne on the death of King Moshoeshoe II, his father. It is the second reign of Letsie III; his first reign lasted from 12 November 1990 to 25 January 1995.
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 ...
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)
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.
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]
'Masenate Mohato Seeiso (born Anna Karabo Motšoeneng, June 2, 1976) is the Queen of Lesotho as the wife of King Letsie III of Lesotho. She was the first commoner in modern history to marry into the royal family of Lesotho.
Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso of Lesotho, Principal Chief of Matsieng (born 16 April 1966) is the younger brother of Lesotho's King Letsie III, and son of the Southern African country's late King Moshoeshoe II (1938–1996) and the late Queen 'Mamohato Bereng Seeiso (1941–2003).