. . . . . . . "Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, KBE (July 1, 1921 \u2013 July 13, 1980) was the first president of Botswana. Born into one of the more powerful of the royal families of what was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, and educated abroad in neighbouring South Africa and in the United Kingdom, he returned home\u2014with a popular but controversial bride\u2014to lead his country's independence movement. He founded the Botswana Democratic Party in 1962 and became Prime Minister in 1965."@en . . "President of Botswana" . "1902Z"^^ . "1902-07-01Z"^^ . "1980-07-13Z"^^ . "Khama, Seretse"@en . "First President of Botswana" . "1st" . "Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphire Khama"@en . "1980Z"^^ . . . "1921-07-01Z"^^ . . . .