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Sebele II
Kelebantse Sebele II (1892 – 2 October 1939) was ''kgosi'' of the Kwena tribe in the Bechuanaland Protectorate (present-day Botswana). He succeeded his father, Sechele II, in 1918. Sebele quickly came into conflict with other members of his family and with the British colonial administration, which deemed him uncooperative and unstable. Sebele was exiled by the colonial administration in 1931, in an effort led by the new resident commissioner Charles Rey. The administration accused Sebele of corruption and oppression of his people. Sebele's removal incited anger among the Bakwena, who continued to recognise him as the legitimate ''kgosi''. He was succeeded by his younger brother Kgari Sechele II, who was chosen by Rey despite not being next in the line of succession. Sebele's son Moruakgomo Sechele became a pretender, triggering a succession crisis in 1962. Early life and family Kelebantse Sebele was born in 1892 as the son of Sechele II, ''kgosi'' of the Kwena tribe. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kgosi
A (; ) is the title for a hereditary leader of a Tswana people, Batswana tribe. Usage The word "kgosi" is a Tswana language, Setswana term for "king" or "chief". Various affixes can be added to the word to change its meaning: adding the prefix ''di-'' creates the plural form ''wikt:dikgosi, dikgosi''; the feminine suffix ''wikt:-gadi#Tswana, -gadi'' makes the word ''wikt:kgosigadi, kgosigadi''; and the adjectival suffix ''wikt:-golo#Tswana, -kgolo'', meaning "large", creates ''wikt:kgosikgolo, kgosikgolo'', the word for "supreme leader". It is a title often given to aristocrats in Botswana and surrounding countries where there are Tswana speaking people. The office of tribal leadership is called the ''bogosi'' while the person who assumes the office is the ''kgosi''. Duties The Bogosi Act of 2008 defines the powers of dikgosi. According to the Bogosi Act, the kgosi of a tribe has several duties: to manage the tribe, to organize wikt:kgotla, kgotla meetings, and to follow the ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
