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Seretse Khama
Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE was a Motswana politician who served as the first President of Botswana, a post he held from 1966 to his death in 1980.
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politics · First President of Botswana (1921–1980) · politician · lawyer · freedom fighter · also Seretse Khama, Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, Khama
Born 1 July 1921 · Died 13 July 1980 · Q219962
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2018· 1 entry
Prokerala: Distance From Sir Seretse Khama International Airport To Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (GBE - SEA Distance)
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2013· 1 entry
Condé Nast Traveler: President Seretse Khama Ian Khama: Leading Botswana to Sustainable Development
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2011· 1 entry
BBC: Seretse Khama: The drama of a royal romance in Botswana
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2006· 1 entry
AllAfrica.com: Botswana: Of Seretse Khama, Otsweletse Moupo And Minister Merafhe
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1980· 2 entries
Died 1980-07-13.
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And was succeeded in office by Quett Masire
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1978· 1 entry
Awarded Nansen Refugee Award (1978).
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1976· 2 entries
Underwent a heart operation in Johannesburg to install a pacemaker
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The Botswana pula was introduced, replacing the South African rand as the national currency
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1975· 1 entry
After it had become clear how productive these mines were, the government again renegotiated the diamond mining agreement to guarantee itself 50% of the revenues
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1970· 1 entry
To attract foreign investment in crop agriculture, tourism, and the secondary sector
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1969· 1 entry
With the government of Botswana securing for itself a greater share of the mining revenue
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1966· 3 entries
Botswana was the world's third-poorest country, poorer than most other African countries
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Botswana gained independence and Khama was elected as its first president
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Career landmark: President of Botswana (1966–1980).
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1965· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Botswana (1965–1966).
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1961· 1 entry
Khama returned to politics by founding the Bechuanaland Democratic Party
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1956· 1 entry
Both Khama and his wife were allowed to return to Bechuanaland as private citizens, after he had renounced the tribal throne
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1949· 1 entry
Under the apartheid system, South Africa's government opposed having an interracial couple ruling just across their northern border
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1946· 1 entry
Where he continued his legal studies to become a barrister
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1921· 2 entries
Born 1921-07-01.
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In Serowe, in what was then the Bechuanaland Protectorate
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