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Bookmark or Share- Seretse Khama - WikipediaSeretse Khama was born in 1921 in Serowe, in what was then the Bechuanaland Protectorate. He was the son of Queen Tebogo and Sekgoma Khama II, the paramount chief of the Bamangwato clan of the Tswana, and the grandson of Khama III, their king. The name Seretse means "the clay that binds". [8]
- Sir Seretse Khama - Oxford ReferenceSir Seretse Khama (1921—1980) president of Botswana Quick Reference (1921–80) Botswanan statesman, Prime Minister of Bechuanaland 1965 and President of Botswana (1966–80). An heir to the chieftainship of the ruling tribe in Bechuanaland, he was banished because of opposition to his marriage to an Englishwoman in 1948. He returned with his ...
- Biography of Sir Seretse Khama, African Statesman - ThoughtCoSeretse Khama (July 1, 1921–July 13, 1980) was the first prime minister and president of Botswana. Overcoming political resistance to his interracial marriage, he became the country's first post-colonial leader and served from 1966 to his death in 1980. During his tenure, he oversaw Botswana's rapid economic development.
- A love story that threatened the Commonwealth: Seretse Khama and Ruth ...A file on Seretse Khama at The National Archives provides a unique insight into this story and shows how their marriage was seen as a threat to the Commonwealth itself. Seretse Khama’s early years. Born in 1921, Seretse was the son of King Segkoma Khama II, chief of the Bamangwato people in the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, now Botswana.
- Seretse Khama - University of South AfricaSeretse Khama, the first President of Botswana, was the grandson of Kgosi (King) Khama III, who had established a secure semi-independent state across what is now Botswana in the late 19th Century. Khama continued his grandfather’s legacy, leading Botswana, which was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, to full independence in 1966 ...
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