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Letsie III

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Letsie III
King of Lesotho
Reign7 February 1996 – present
Coronation31 October 1997
PredecessorMamohato (Regent)
Moshoeshoe II
Heir apparentLerotholi Seeiso
Prime Ministers
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Reign12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995
Prime Ministers
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Born (1963-07-17) 17 July 1963 (age 61)
Scott Hospital, Morija, Basutoland (now Lesotho)
Spouse
​
(m. 2000)​
Issue
Detail		Princess Senate Seeiso
Princess 'Maseeiso Seeiso
Prince Lerotholi Seeiso
Names
David Mohato Bereng Seeiso
HouseMoshesh
FatherMoshoeshoe II
MotherMamohato
ReligionCatholic
Royal family of Lesotho

Letsie III (born David Mohato Bereng Seeiso; 17 July 1963) is King of Lesotho. He succeeded his father, Moshoeshoe II, when the latter 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 to be a natural disaster, prompting immediate national and international response to the epidemic.[2]

Biography

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. He then went on to study at the University of Bristol (Diploma in English Legal Studies, 1986), Wolfson College, Cambridge (Development Studies, 1989), and Wye College (Agricultural Economics). He completed his studies in 1989, when he returned to Lesotho.[4]

He was installed as the Principal Chief of Matsieng on 16 December 1989.[5]

His coronation took place on 31 October 1997 at Setsoto Stadium. Charles, Prince of Wales attended the ceremony.[6]

On 1 December 2016, in Rome, King Letsie III was appointed as FAO's newest Special Ambassador for Nutrition by the Organization's Director-General, José Graziano da Silva.[7]

Marriage and children

King Letsie married in 2000 to Karabo Motšoeneng, with whom he has two daughters and one son:

Patronages

  • Patron of the Prince Mohato Award (Khau ea Khosana Mohato).

Honours

National

Foreign

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ "Lesotho profile". BBC News. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. ^ National AIDS Commission, Lesotho. COORDINATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS. Publication. 2007. Accessed 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ Soszynski, Henry. "LESOTHO". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. ^ "His Majesty King Letsie III". Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  5. ^ Stephen J. Gill, Johanna A. M. Giesen. "Lesotho, kingdom in the sky", Afrika Museum, (1993), p. 161.
  6. ^ País, Ediciones El (1 November 1997). "LA CORONACIÓN DE LETSIE III". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  7. ^ "FAO - Noticias: King Letsie III of Lesotho appointed FAO's newest Special Ambassador for Nutrition". www.fao.org. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d "Televisión Camagüey, Cuba". Televisión Camagüey, Cuba. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Kingdom of Lesotho". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Outstanding Service Medal". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Catholic King Letsie III of Lesotho invested into the Constantinian Order - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". 8 October 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
Letsie III
Born: 17 July 1963
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Mamohato
Regent
 King of Lesotho
1990–1995 		Succeeded by
King of Lesotho
1996–present 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Lerotholi Seeiso
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