Sekgoma II

Infobox Monarch
name =Sekgoma II
title =King (Kgosi) of Bechuanaland


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reign =1923-1925
coronation =
othertitles =Ruler of the Bangwato people of central Botswana; 13th Paramount Chief of the bamaNgwato 1923-1925
full name =SEKGOMA II Khala
predecessor =Khama III
successor =Seretse II
suc-type =
heir =Seretse Khama Seretse II (1925-1951)
queen =
consort =
spouse 1 =Tebogo Kebailele
spouse 2 =
spouse 3 =
spouse 4 =
spouse 5 =
spouse 6 =
issue =3 sons and 1 daughters by 3 wives
royal house =House of Khala
dynasty =
royal anthem =
father =Khama III (1872, 1875-1923)
mother =Elizabeth MmaBessie
date of birth =1869
place of birth =Bechuanaland
date of death =Nov 17. 1925
place of death =Mafikeng
date of burial =
place of burial =|

Sekgoma II (1869-November 17, 1925 was the king of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland in modern-day Botswana.

He was the son of King Khama III by his first wife, Elizabeth MmaBessie. In 1923, Sekgoma II ascended the throne at the age of 54 upon the death of his father. However, his reign was short and only lasted two years. Sekgoma's son, Seretse II, was too young at the time to ascend the throne, and Tshekedi Khama, Sekgoma's younger brother, acted as regent.

References

* http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/states/botswana/bamangwato.html
* Mrs. Wyndham Knight-Bruce, The Story of an African Chief (London, 1894)
* Edwin Lloyd, Three Great African Chiefs - Khame, Sebele, and Bathoeng (London, 1895)