At an African prince and a maiden European clerk of the average life insurance from the owners of Lloyd, decided to marry in 1948 triggered a range of emotions in the UK and Africa.
Seretse Khama met Ruth Williams was a student at Oxford University and began dating.
After his studies, he was expected to go home to in his country was a British colony then known as Bechuanaland which is now Botswana, and marry one of the tribe, but his passion for Williams's changed everything.
His family opposed the marriage and Khama was forced to walk away from an opportunity to be king.
The British government stepped in and tried to resist this marriage haua why Khama expelled from his country.
Bishop of London, William Wand, would only allow a church wedding takes place only if the rule in England would allow the marriage take place. That did not happen.
The couple were forced to marry later in the attorney general's office located in Kensington in London in September 1948.
The prime minister of South Africa at the time Daniel Malan, pointed to their marriage as "full of nausea" while a student named Julius Nyerere, who later became the first president of Tanzania, said "it is among very good story on earth"
One of the eyewitnesses spoke with her sister Ruth Williams, who said the wedding was "a victorious love hate".
The couple got enlist greater as protests littering in Bechuanaland, push identified for the marriage after which they were allowed to return in the country in 1956 after the tribe of Bamangwato, lake Mr Khama, they decided to send the letter by telegram to Queen Elizabeth II .
Achieving freedom
Seretse Khama decided to walk away from the rule of his tribe and he decided to become a farmer and rancher in Serowe. Later he geared the party Bechuanaland Democratic Party and won the general election held in 1965.
As Prime Minister of Bechuanaland (Botswana) achieved the country's independence in 1966 and became the first President of Botswana.
Ruth Williams Khama, was known as Lady Khama after independence and served as the wife of the President of Botswana from 1966 to 1980.
Walijaliwa four children: The first-born Jacqueline Bechuanaland in 1950; Ian who was born in England in 1953, and twins Anthony and Tshekedi born Bechuanaland born 1958.
Ian Khama is the current President of Botswana and began to lead in 2008.
Ian and Tshekedi is the country's politicians.
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