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Moshoeshoe II | |||||
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King of Lesotho | |||||
First reign | 4 October 1966 – 12 November 1990 | ||||
Predecessor | Himself as Paramount Chief of Basutoland | ||||
Successor | Letsie III | ||||
Second reign | 25 January 1995 – 15 January 1996 | ||||
Predecessor | Letsie III | ||||
Successor | Letsie III | ||||
Born | Morija, Basutoland (now Lesotho) | 2 May 1938||||
Died | 15 January 1996 Maloti Mountains, Lesotho | (aged 57)||||
Burial | |||||
Spouse | Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela | ||||
Issue Detail | Letsie III Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso Princess Constance Christina 'Maseeiso | ||||
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House | Moshoeshoe | ||||
Father | Simon Seeiso Griffith | ||||
Mother | 'Mabereng[2] | ||||
Religion | Christian |
Moshoeshoe II (2 May 1938 – 15 January 1996), previously known as Constantine Bereng Seeiso, was the Paramount Chief of Basutoland, succeeding paramount chief Seeiso from 1960 until the country gained full independence from Britain in 1966. He was King of Lesotho from 1966 until his exile in 1990, and from 1995 until his death in 1996.