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Ruth Williams Khama, Lady Khama (née Williams; 9 December 1923 – 22 May 2002) was the wife of Botswana's first president Sir Seretse Khama, the Paramount Chief of its Bamangwato tribe. She served as the inaugural First Lady of Botswana from 1966 to 1980.
Ruth Williams Khama, or Lady Khama as she was popularly known, was the wife of Botswana's first president Sir Seretse Khama. She served as the inaugural First Lady of Botswana from 1966 to 1980. Born in a white family to British parents, Ruth Williams had the most ordinary of life until she met Seretse in a social event.
Feb 27, 2023 · A love story that threatened the Commonwealth: Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams. Monday 27 February 2023 | Jordan Farrell | Records and research | 11 comments. A relatively unknown name in...
Sep 14, 2016 · When an African prince and a white middle-class clerk from Lloyd's underwriters got married in 1948, it provoked shock in Britain and Africa. Seretse Khama met Ruth Williams while he was a...
Dec 2, 2018 · The love affair between Ruth Williams and Seretse Khama sparked outrage and powerful forces used the reaction to force them into exile.
Mar 29, 2017 · Ruth Williams Khama: first lady of Botswana. How did an ordinary Englishwoman overcome powerful opposition to help transform an African nation? Susan Williams tells the story of the woman known as Botswana's 'mother', Ruth Williams Khama. Published: March 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM.
While in Britain, he married an Englishwoman named Ruth Williams, a decision opposed by the white-minority government of South Africa and which led to a controversy resulting in the British government making him stay in England in exile so as to not sour U.K.-South African relations.
