Letsie III | |||||
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King of Lesotho | |||||
Reign | 7 February 1996 – present | ||||
Coronation | 31 October 1997 | ||||
Predecessor | Mamohato (Regent) Moshoeshoe II | ||||
Heir apparent | Lerotholi Seeiso | ||||
Prime Ministers | See list | ||||
Reign | 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995 | ||||
Prime Ministers | See list
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Born | Scott Hospital, Morija, Basutoland (now Lesotho) | 17 July 1963||||
Spouse |
Anna Motšoeneng (m. 2000) | ||||
Issue Detail | Princess Senate Seeiso Princess 'Maseeiso Seeiso Prince Lerotholi Seeiso | ||||
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House | Moshesh | ||||
Father | Moshoeshoe II | ||||
Mother | Mamohato | ||||
Religion | Christianity |
Letsie III (born David Mohato Bereng Seeiso; 17 July 1963) is the King of Lesotho. He replaced his father, Moshoeshoe II, when he was forced into exile in 1990.
His father was briefly restored in 1995 but soon died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king again.
As a constitutional monarch, most of King Letsie's duties as monarch of Lesotho are ceremonial.[1]
In 2000, he declared HIV/AIDS in Lesotho a natural disaster, causing national and international response to the epidemic.[2]