The following year Masire became the new nation's vice-president, serving under Seretse.
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.
Bitterness continued until 1956 when Seretse Khama renounced his right to power and returned with his wife to Botswana to serve as a minor official.
Seretse Khama | Ian Khama | Tshekedi Khama | Ruth Williams Khama |
Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana, sent his son Ian, who is now the fourth president; the Tutu and Sisulu families also sent their children.
After the war Seretse Khama went to study in England where he met and married an Englishwoman, Ruth Williams.