Seeiso of Basutoland
King of Lesotho
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| Intro | King of Lesotho | ||||||
| Places | Lesotho | ||||||
| is | Politician King | ||||||
| Work field | Military Royals Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 1905 | ||||||
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Seeiso, full name Simon Seeiso Griffith (1905 – 26 December 1940) was the paramount chief of Basutoland from July 1939 until his death. He is the father of former king Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho and the paternal grandfather of the current king, Letsie III of Lesotho.
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| Preceded by Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi | King of Lesotho 1939–1940 | Succeeded by Gabasheane Masupha |