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Tshekedi Khama

Tshekedi Khama, regent of the Bamangwato tribe (died 1959)

Born
September 17, 1905
Died
June 10, 1959
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1905

About Tshekedi Khama

Tshekedi Khama was the regent-king of the Bamangwato tribe in 1926 after the death of Sekgoma II. Tshekedi Khama (17 September 1905 – 10 June 1959) was the regent-king of the Bamangwato tribe in 1926 after the death of Sekgoma II. Khama III named his son Tshekedi as heir to the throne, passing over another son, Sekgoma II, with whom he had quarreled. Sekgoma's heir, Seretse Khama, was still a minor, and Tshekedi was named regent for the duration of Seretse's minority. Khama set aside the decision in 1916 when he reconciled with Sekgoma.

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Tshekedi Khama timeline

  1. Tshekedi Khama (17 September 1905 – 10 June 1959) was the regent-king of the Bamangwato tribe in 1926 after the death of Sekgoma II.
  2. Khama set aside the decision in 1916 when he reconciled with Sekgoma.

The world when Tshekedi Khama was born

Tshekedi Khama was born in 1905. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1905

  • Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
  • Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
  • Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
  • World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tshekedi Khama's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19052026
Population83.2M341 million

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