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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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 ⓘ
Fort Hare University College ⓘ
Inner Temple ⓘ
ethnicGroup Bamangwato ⓘ
familyName Khama ⓘ
linked to: Ian Khama
father Sekgoma II ⓘ
founded Botswana Democratic Party ⓘ
fullName Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
givenName Seretse ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
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 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, Botswana ⓘ
linked to: Gaborone
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 → Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Seretse Khama → givenName → Seretse ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Quett Masire → precededBy → Seretse Khama ⓘ
Ian Khama → familyName → Khama ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Ian Khama → father → Seretse Khama ⓘ
A United Kingdom → mainSubject → Seretse Khama ⓘ
A United Kingdom → portrays → Seretse Khama ⓘ
A United Kingdom → mainSubject → Seretse Khama ⓘ
subject linked to: A United Kingdom (film)
A United Kingdom → depicts → Seretse Khama ⓘ
subject linked to: A United Kingdom (film)
Botswana Democratic Party → foundedBy → Seretse Khama ⓘ
Sekgoma II → child → Seretse Khama ⓘ
Sekgoma II → grandfather → Seretse Khama II ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Sekgoma II → notableRelative → Seretse Khama ⓘ
Sekgoma II → notableRelative → Seretse Khama II ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Sekgoma II → successor → Seretse Khama II ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Ruth Williams Khama → spouse → Seretse Khama ⓘ
Royal Cemetery, Serowe → burialPlaceOf → Sir Seretse Khama ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Royal Cemetery, Serowe → notableBurial → Sir Seretse Khama ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Royal Cemetery, Serowe → associatedWithPerson → Sir Seretse Khama ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Bamangwato → notableLeader → Seretse Khama ⓘ
Bamangwato → producedLeader → Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Tefo Kgosiemang → motherOf → Seretse Khama ⓘ
Tefo Kgosiemang → notableRelative → Seretse Khama ⓘ
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport → namedAfter → Seretse Khama ⓘ
subject linked to: GBE
FBSK → namedAfter → Sir Seretse Khama ⓘ
linked to: Seretse Khama
Khama III → grandchild → Seretse Khama ⓘ