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Title:Botswana: Funeral Of President Sir Seretse Khama
Date:24th July 1980
Summary:Sir Seretse Khama, President of Botswana, returned home from London in June after doctors found they could do no more for him. Two weeks later, he died. He was 59. Sir Seretse's 3 sons followed his coffin to the national stadium for a memorial service. 32 years ago, Seretse Khama had been exiled after his marriage to an English woman, but he returned to become Prime Minister in 1965 and then, after independencein 1966, President.
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Location:BOTSWANA
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