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Jul 01, 1921 Serowe, Central District, Botswana Died on 13 Jul 1980 (aged 59)
First President of Botswana
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About Seretse Khama
- Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980) was the first President of Botswana, in office from 1966 to 1980. Born into one of the most powerful African royal families of what was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, he was educated abroad in neighboring South Africa and in the United Kingdom.
- He married a British woman, Ruth Williams, which as a union between a black man and a white woman was controversial, particularly with the National Party government in South Africa as well as among the British and the Bangwato.
- Khama led his country's independence movement.
- He founded the Botswana Democratic Party in 1962 and became Prime Minister in 1965.
- In 1966, Botswana gained independence and Khama was elected as its first president.
- During his presidency, the country underwent rapid economic and social progress.
