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7 de nov. de 2023 · Khama III (18371923), referred to by missionaries as Khama the Good, was the kgosi (meaning chief or king) of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland (now Botswana), who made his country a protectorate of Great Britain to ensure its survival against Boer and Ndebele encroachments.
Seretse Khama was born on 1 July 1921 in Serowe. He was the son of Sekgoma Khama, and grandson of Kgosi Khama III, ruler of the Bangwato people of central Bechuanaland (then a British Protectorate, now known as Botswana).When Sekgoma died in 1925 after only two years on the throne, his four-year-old son Seretse was proclaimed king, with the boy ...
15 de jul. de 2011 · Khama III together with Dikgosi Sebele I of the Bakwena and Bathoen I of the Bangwaketse are famous for their visit to the United Kingdom to protest against the proposal of incorporating the then ...
1 de jun. de 2023 · Seretse was the grandson of King Khama III, who helped turn his Kingdom into a British colony. Back in 1876, Khama III asked for and received British assistance to fight off Ndebeles and Shonas from Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and Dutch-Afrikaners from South Africa who had earlier migrated to Bechuanaland and were laying claim to his homeland.
As well as his missionary work Willoughby also worked as Khama’s secretary. In 1895 Willoughby helped to organise the visit of Khama III, Bathoen I and Sebele I to the UK. In 1903 when Khama III relocated the capital of the Bamangwato to Serowe Willoughby and his family went too.
Seretse Khama was born in 1921 in Serowe, in what was then the Bechuanaland Protectorate. He was the son of Queen Tebogo and Sekgoma Khama II, the paramount chief of the Bamangwato clan of the Tswana, and the grandson of Khama III, their king. The name Seretse means "the clay that binds". [8]
The Khama III Memorial Museum – named after Seretse’s father, who died when Seretse was young – is housed in a red Victorian building, recently restored, and containing a fascinating collection of furniture, uniforms, correspondence and photographs that chronicle the legacy of the Khama family, and the history of Serowe.
