Lesotho: Heads of State: 1966-2023 Ruling House: baKoena; names of the kings are recorded as: personal name • praise name; for kings the title Motlotlehi, meaning Majesty or King is prefixed to the praise name; for regents the title Mofumahali, meaning Queen, is prefixed to the name. Morêna o Moholo oa Lesotho = King of Lesotho 4 Oct 1966 - 10 Feb 1970 Constantinus (Constantine) Bereng Seeiso Griffith • Moshoeshoe II [1] Tona-Kholo 10 Feb 1970 - 5 Jun 1970 Joseph Leabua Jonathan Regent 5 Jun 1970 - 20 Nov 1970 'MaMohato Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela Morêna o Moholo oa Lesotho = King of Lesotho 20 Nov 1970 - 6 Nov 1990 Constantinus (Constantine) Bereng Seeiso Griffith • Moshoeshoe II (x) Regent 6 Nov 1990 - 12 Nov 1990 'MaMohato Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela (x) Morêna o Moholo oa Lesotho = King of Lesotho 12 Nov 1990 - 25 Jan 1995 David Mohato Bereng Seeiso • Letsie III 25 Jan 1995 - 15 Jan 1996 Constantinus (Constantine) Bereng Seeiso Griffith • Moshoeshoe II (x) Regent 15 Jan 1996 - 7 Feb 1996 'MaMohato Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela (x) Morêna o Moholo oa Lesotho = King of Lesotho 7 Feb 1996 - David Mohato Bereng Seeiso • Letsie III (x) [1] 12 Mar 1960 installed as Morêna o Moholo oa baSotho, with the newly adopted title Motlotlehi. Last updated on: 07 Jan 2019 21:00:00