Sechele I
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 (Bakwêna, Bakaa, Balete, Batlokwa) in the Battle of Dimawe in 1852.
Sechele I | |
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Portrait taken by German anthropologist Gustav Fritsch at Ntsweng (nowadays, Old Molepolole) in 1865. | |
| Born | Circa 1812 |
| Died | September 1892 (aged 81–82) |
| Resting place | Tribal Cemetery at Molepolole |
| Title | Kgosi of the Bakwena |
| Term | 1831 – 1892 |
| Predecessor | Motswasele II |
| Successor | Sebele I |
| Children | Three sons: Kgari, Sebele and Tumagole. |
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