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Summary:The state opening of Bechuanaland's new Parliament on March 3 1965. The new Prime Minister Sir Seretse Khama watched as the British Commissioner presented medals to some of those who had worked for the emergence of the country from colonial status to self government.
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Location:BECHUANALAND
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