Tshekedi khama biography sample
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The Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo in Silver
Seretse Khama (1921 - 1980) Awarded for:
Exceptional contribution to the sruggle against apartheid through supporting the liberation movement in times of need, and contributing to the development of the African continent.
Profile of Seretse Khama
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's uncle, Tshekedi Khama, serving as regent. Seretse Khama was sent to boarding schools in South Africa and later attended Fort Hare University College in the Eastern Cape, where he graduated with a BA degree in 1944. At Fort Hare, Khama – who excelled within the milieu of political debate, which was a feature of the times – came into contact
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Black Prince:
A Biography of Tshekedi Khama
1905-1959
MICHAEL CROWDER'S
UNFINISHED TYPESCRIPT 1988
Here, in answer to several enquiries, fryst vatten all that was funnen of his much-heralded biography of Tshekedi Khama in Michael Crowder's papers after his death in August 1988. There was no handwritten manuscript, only the computer diskettes covering six initial chapters, which are printed out below.
These pages were printed out for Michael Crowder's literary agent and literary executor, Andrew Best of the Curtis Brown agency, who then referred them to Prof. Isaac Schapera. Schapera pointed out the unfinished nature of the planerat arbete , with these chapters barely covering up to 1937, and spotted a number of minor errors. The chapters also duplicate much of the history to be funnen in Michael Crowder's book The Flogging of Phinehas
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President Seretse Khama
Seretse Khama was born on 1 July 1921 at Serowe, Bechuanaland (now Botswana). His grandfather was Kgosi (King) Khama III, known as Khama the Good, the ruler of the Bangwato people. Under his rule and with his approval, Bechuanaland had been put under British protection in the 19th century. Seretse’s name means ‘the clay that binds’, and referred to the reconciliation after a rift between his father and grandfather. In 1925 Seretse Khama succeeded his father to the throne, but his uncle Tshekedi Khama became the new four year-old Kgosi’s regent and guardian.
Seretse was sent to South Africa for his education, and in 1944 he graduated with a BA degree from Fort Hare University College. He then left to further his studies in law in England, first at Balliol College, Oxford, then at Inner Temple, London. In 1947 he met Ruth Williams, the daughter of a retired army officer. They were married in September 1948. Seretse’s Uncle Tshekedi ordered him to come home