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Moshoeshoe II

American  
[moh-shwey-shwey] / moʊˈʃweɪ ʃweɪ /

noun

  1. Constantine Bereng Seeiso, 1938–1996, king of Lesotho 1966–90, 1995–96.


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The other, recently acquired, is of Lesotho's King Moshoeshoe II.

From The Guardian

The country's King Moshoeshoe II, 47, remained head of state and was given additional powers beyond his ceremonial role.

From Time Magazine Archive

The joyous occasion: the royal marriage in the Roman Catholic cathedral of Our Lady of Victories between a serene young student named Tabitha Masentle Mojela and Basutoland's Paramount Chief, Oxford-educated Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II, who ascended the throne of the British protectorate in 1960 after a tough fight with his stepmother, who had acted as regent for 20 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

The lean and bespectacled Moshoeshoe II, 35, made a determined attempt in 1970 to curb the power of his roly-poly Prime Minister, Chief Leabua Jonathan, in the tiny Maryland-sized state that is completely surrounded by South Africa.

From Time Magazine Archive

The crisis was brought to a head by Oxford-educated Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II, 28, who was left little more than a figurehead monarch by his country's new constitution.

From Time Magazine Archive