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Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980) was a Motswana politician who served as the first President of Botswana, a post he held from 1966 to his death in 1980. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Ian Khama, the fourth president of Botswana, son of Seretse Khama (first president of Botswana after independence in 1966), though the rightful heir of the Bamangwato tribe in Serowe, was crowned in 1979. However due to his political career, his relaties have served as regent for him
Seretse Khama, founder of the BDP and first president of Botswana. Quett Masire, second president of Botswana and leader of the BDP from 1980–1998.. The BDP was the third political party founded in the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, present-day Botswana. [16]
Sir Seretse Khama was the prime minister from 1965 to 1966, [3] however he later became president of Botswana, and as of 2024 there have been no prime ministers since. [ 3 ] Presidential term
[1] [2] [3] The first president to govern Botswana was Sir Seretse Khama. [4] The country has had 13 formal general elections since 1961, with one happening every five years. [5] [6] The recent election was held on 30 October 2024. [7]
Khama had been in exile, mostly in neighbouring South Africa, since late 2021. ... Khama, whose father Seretse Khama was Botswana's founding president, quit the ruling Botswana Democratic Party in ...
Ian Khama is the second child of Sir Seretse Khama (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980), Botswana's foremost independence leader and its president from 1966 to 1980, and Lady Khama. He was born in Chertsey , Surrey , while his father was living in exile in the United Kingdom , due to the opposition by the colonial government and the emergent ...
Ruth Williams Khama, Lady Khama (née Williams; 9 December 1923 – 22 May 2002) was the wife of Botswana's first president Sir Seretse Khama, the Paramount Chief of its Bamangwato tribe. She served as the inaugural First Lady of Botswana from 1966 to 1980.