King Seretse Khama

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:person
politician
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-07-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Serowe,_Bechuanaland_Protectorate
gptkbp:causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
gptkbp:child gptkb:Ian_Khama
gptkb:Tshekedi_Khama_II
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Botswana_pula_banknotes
gptkbp:deathDate 1980-07-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Gaborone,_Botswana
gptkbp:education gptkb:Balliol_College,_Oxford
gptkb:Inner_Temple
gptkb:University_of_Fort_Hare
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Bamangwato
gptkbp:father gptkb:Sekgoma_II
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:A_United_Kingdom_(film)
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Botswana_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:KBE
Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Seretse Khama
gptkbp:legacy regarded as founding father of Botswana
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Bamangwato
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Tebogo_Kebailele
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Botswana
gptkbp:notableFor interracial marriage controversy
leading Botswana to independence
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_Botswana
gptkbp:predecessor office established
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Royal_Cemetery,_Serowe,_Botswana
gptkbp:signature Seretse Khama signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruth_Williams_Khama
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Quett_Masire
gptkbp:termEnd 1980-07-13
gptkbp:termStart 1966-09-30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Father_of_His_Country
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5