Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho

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Moshoeshoe II
King Moshoeshoe II in 1970
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	(1938-05-02)2 May 1938 Morija, Basutoland (now Lesotho)
Died	15 January 1996(1996-01-15) (aged 57) Maloti Mountains, Lesotho
Burial	Thaba Bosiu[1]
Spouse	Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela
Issue Detail	Letsie III Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso Princess Constance Christina 'Maseeiso
Names Constantine Bereng Seeiso
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.