Ruth Williams Khama

Ruth Williams Khama

Ruth Williams, Lady Khama (1923 - 22 May 2002) was the wife of Botswana's first president, Sir Seretse Khama. Lady Khama was a former WAAF ambulance driver from Blackheath, London. She met Seretse Khama while he was attending law school in England and she was working as a clerk at Lloyd's of London. Their marriage in 1948 provoked discomfort in both South Africa and, initially, Botswana, and they lived as exiles in England until 1956. They then moved to Botswana.

Lady Khama was an influential, politically active first lady during her husband's tenure as president, 1966 - 1980.

She died of throat cancer at the age of 79.

A film was made about the Khamas' story in 1990: "A Marriage of Inconvenience". [http://imdb.com/title/tt0102408/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxxPW1hcnJpYWdlIG9mIGluY29udmVuaWVuY2V8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGh0bWw9MQ__;fc=1;ft=10] and a book, "Colour Bar", has been published about the Khamas' relationship and struggles.

References

* Williams, Susan. 2006. "Colour Bar". Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9811-3
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0102408/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxxPW1hcnJpYWdlIG9mIGluY29udmVuaWVuY2V8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGh0bWw9MQ__;fc=1;ft=10 IMDb "A Marriage of Inconvenience"]

External links

* [http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000054429,00.html?sym=QUE Penguin Books - A piece by Susan Williams, author of Colour Bar: The Triumph of Seretse Khama and His Nation]


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