SERETSE KHAMA ALLOWED TO VISIT HIS WIFE TNR 239

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 595979).

Synopsis

Botswanan politician, Khama, is allowed to return for five days, from exile, because his wife is expecting a baby.

[Son of the Bamangwato chief Sekoma II (died 1925), Khama studied law in the UK and married an Englishwoman, Ruth Williams. This marriage was strongly condemned by his uncle Tshekedi Khama, who had been regent during his minority, as contrary to tribal custom. Despite this opposition, Seretse Khama was publicly appointed the kgosi (king) of the Bangwato in June 1949. The British government refused to recognize his title and forced him to live in exile in England in 1950. Seretse and Ruth Khama were allowed to return to Bechuanaland in 1956 on condition that he renounced his claim to chieftaincy.]

 

Titles

  • SERETSE KHAMA ALLOWED TO VISIT HIS WIFE TNR 239
Series Title:
TELEVISION NEWSREEL
 

Technical Data

Year:
1950
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
84 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
Production Company
BBC
 

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