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Seeiso of Basutoland

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Seeiso
Paramount Chief of Basutoland
Reign23 June 1939 – 26 December 1940
PredecessorNathaniel Griffith Lerotholi
SuccessorGabasheane Masupha (as regent)
Born1905
Died26 December 1940
IssueMoshoeshoe II
HouseHouse of Moshoeshoe

Seeiso, full name Simon Seeiso Griffith (1905 – 26 December 1940) was the paramount chief of Basutoland from 23 June 1939 until his death. He was the father of king Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho and the paternal grandfather of king Letsie III of Lesotho.[1]

References

  1. ^ Genealogy

Further reading

  • Tracey, Hugh. "Basutoland and Its New Paramount Chief: A Broadcast Talk Given as an Eye-Witness Account of the Installation of Chief Seeiso Griffith as Paramount Chief of the Basuto People, February 17th, 1940". Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 39, No. 157 (1940), pp. 306–315. JSTOR 717762
Regnal titles
Preceded by Paramount Chief of Basutoland
1939–1940 		Succeeded by


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