Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (died 1996)

Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho

King of Lesotho (1966–90; 1995–96)

Moshoeshoe II, 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…