Sechele

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Sechele

Coordinates-20.76°, 27.36°

Demographic figures from Statistics Botswana. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sechele I a Motswasele "Rra Mokonopi" (1812–1892), also known as Setshele, was the ruler of the Kwêna people of Botswana. He was converted to Christianity by David Livingstone and in his role as ruler served as a missionary among his own and other African peoples. According to Livingstone biographer Stephen Tomkins, Sechele was Livingstone's only African convert to Christianity, even though Livingstone himself came to regard Sechele as a "backslider". Sechele led a coalition of Batswana in the Battle of Dimawe in 1852.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.