Word: bechuanas
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...year away, tribesmen already revere Ruth as their first white First Lady. Modestly she smiles: "I am only the second lady. What about the Queen of England?" Quite right. For the moment Britain remains in effective control of Bechuanaland. When independence finally comes, Seretse expects to rename his country Bechuana and set about the enormous tasks ahead. His work is cut out for him. Texas-size, with a population of only 542,000, the country is mostly salt pan and desert, barely suitable for cattle grazing. In the east, near Francistown, Serowe and the tiny, torrid new capital of Gaberones...
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