| LC control no. | n 85110383 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980 |
| Variant(s) | Khama, S. M., 1921-1980 Khama, Seretse, 1921-1980 Khama, Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri, Sir, 1921-1980 |
| See also | Botswana. President (1966-1980 : Khama) |
| Associated country | Botswana England South Africa |
| Birth date | 1921-07-01 |
| Death date | 1980-07-13 |
| Place of birth | Serowe (Botswana) |
| Place of death | Gaborone (Botswana) |
| Field of activity | Botswana--Politics and government Ngwato (African people) |
| Affiliation | Botswana Democratic Party |
| Profession or occupation | Presidents |
| Found in | His From the frontline, 1980: t.p. (Sir Seretse Khama) LC data base, 5-1-85 (hdg.: Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921- ) nuc86-54193: His From the frontline, 1980 (hdg. on OKentU rept.: Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980; usage: Sir Seretse Khama) Dubbeld, G. Seretse Khama, 1992: t.p. (Seretse Khama) p. 59 (d. 7/13/80) Encyclopedia Britannica online, June 15, 2016 (Sir Seretse Khama, b. July 1, 1921, Serowe, Bechuanaland (now Botswana); d. July 13, 1980, Gaborone, Botswana); first president of Botswana, after the former Bechuanaland protectorate gained independence from Great Britain; grandson of Khama III the Good; succeeded his father to chieftainship of the Ngwato (Mangwato, or Bamangwato) people at age 4; education in South Africa, studied law at University of Oxford; forced into exile from Bechuanaland by the British government until he renounced chieftainship in 1956; following his return to Bechuanaland as a private citizen he founded the Democratic Party in 1962 and became prime minister in 1965; as president he promoted ideal of multiracial democracy; reelected to successive terms, served as president until his death; his son, Ian Khama, became president in 2008) Message to the Civil Service, April 22, 1966: title page (the Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. S.M. Khama, O.B.E., M.L.A.) Wikipedia, viewed March 1, 2017 (Seretse Khama; Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, KBE) |
| Associated language | eng |
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