Letsie III
| 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 | |||||
| Reign | 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995 | ||||
| Prime Ministers | |||||
| Born | 17 July 1963 Scott Hospital, Morija, Basutoland (now Lesotho) | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| 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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Lesotho profile". BBC News. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ National AIDS Commission, Lesotho. COORDINATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS. Publication. 2007. Accessed November 25, 2017. http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_126753.pdf.
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