Khama

American  

[kah-muh] / ˈkɑ mə /

noun

1. Sir Seretse 1921–80, Botswanan political leader: president 1966–80.

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Khama British  

/ ˈkɑːmə /

noun

1. Sir Seretse (səˈrɛtsɪ). 1921–80, Botswana statesman; the first president of Botswana (1966–80)

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Khama

Seretse Khama, the hereditary chief of Botswana’s largest tribe, became the country’s first president in 1966.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Ian Khama, the couple’s second child, likened his own recent time in South Africa to that of his father’s period away from Botswana.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

Dr. Khama Ennis, who teaches an implicit-bias class for Massachusetts doctors, sees only the best intentions in her fellow physicians.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

Khama, 70, has been charged with the unlawful possession of firearms, offenses that state prosecutors say occurred during his decade-long presidency that ended in 2018.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

The Khama near Perm is over a mile wide, and this method of Nature to herald spring to these snow- and ice-bound regions lacks nothing so far as grandeur is concerned.

From With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia by John Ward

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