Seretse Khama

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Seretse Khama was the founding President of Botswana and a key figure in leading the country to independence and early democratic stability.

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Seretse Khama canonical 9
Khama 1
Seretse 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding father
head of state
human
politician
president
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
burialPlace Royal Cemetery, Serowe
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
child Ian Khama
countryOfBirth Bechuanaland Protectorate
countryOfCitizenship Botswana
dateOfBirth 1921-07-01
dateOfDeath 1980-07-13
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford
University of Fort Hare
surface form: Fort Hare University College

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ethnicGroup Bamangwato
familyName Ian Khama
surface form: Khama
father Sekgoma II
founded Botswana Democratic Party
fullName Seretse Khama self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama
givenName Seretse Khama self-linksurface differs
surface form: Seretse
honorificTitle Sir
legacy considered the founding President of Botswana
credited with early democratic stability in Botswana
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
mother Tefo Kgosiemang
movement African nationalism
namedAfter Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
surface form: Seretse Khama Ian Khama International Airport
notableFor economic development based on diamond revenues
establishing multi-party democracy in Botswana
founding the modern state of Botswana
leading Botswana to independence
promoting non-racial policies
occupation lawyer
statesman
officeEnd 1980-07-13
officeStart 1966-09-30
placeOfBirth Serowe, Bechuanaland Protectorate
placeOfDeath Gaborone
surface form: Gaborone, Botswana
politicalParty Botswana Democratic Party
positionHeld Kgosi (chief) of the Bamangwato
President of Botswana
Prime Minister of Bechuanaland
precededBy office created (President of Botswana)
religion Christianity
spouse Ruth Williams Khama
succeededBy Quett Masire

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President of Botswana firstHolder Seretse Khama
Seretse Khama fullName Seretse Khama self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama
Seretse Khama givenName Seretse Khama self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Seretse
Quett Masire precededBy Seretse Khama
Ian Khama familyName Seretse Khama
this entity surface form: Khama
Ian Khama father Seretse Khama
A United Kingdom mainSubject Seretse Khama
A United Kingdom portrays Seretse Khama