Khama Family, Botswana Political Royalty, Faces Election Setback
- New president has won over unions, youth, religious leaders
- Masisi, Khama fell out over elephant hunting, cabinet posts
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For more than half a century, the Khama family has been synonymous with political power in Botswana.
Seretse Khama, who’s life was portrayed in the 2016 film “A United Kingdom,” became the southern African nation’s first president after independence from Britain in 1966, a post he held until his death in 1980. Ian, his eldest son and a former army general, ruled for a decade before stepping down last year in favor of his hand-picked successor and deputy, Mokgweetsi Masisi.