Thari Motlhagodi

Thari Wilson Motlhagodi was a Motswana politician. He represented Mochudi in the National Assembly of Botswana beginning in 1965 as a member of the oppositional Botswana People's Party.

Biography

Thari Wilson Motlhagodi[1] was one of the early members of the Botswana People's Party, and he was elected in 1965 to serve as the Member of Parliament for Mochudi in the National Assembly of Botswana.[2] During the 1st Parliament of Botswana, Motlhagodi was one of only three members of the Botswana People's Party, along with Kenneth Nkhwa and Philip Matante.[3][4] Upon his election, Motlhagodi joined Nkhwa in calling for a slower independence process, citing fears of internal unrest and foreign threats from neighboring governments.[5] Motlhagodi has been described as one of the "Botswana People's Party firebrand[s]" of his era.[6]

References
  1. Official Report of the Debates of the Meeting of the Session. Bechuanaland Legislative Assembly. 1965. p. 1.
  2. Modikwe, Kwapeng (23 May 2020). "Just a few at former ANC, PAC, BPP, BNF politician's funeral" (PDF). Sunday Standard. p. 8.
  3. Kedidimetse, Puso (10 October 2019). "Spaghetti to be named after Nkhwa". dailynews.gov.bw. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  4. "First Parliament of Botswana". Parliament of Botswana. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  5. Kirby, James (2017-11-02). "'What has Ghana Got That We Haven't?' Party Politics and Anti-Colonialism in Botswana, 1960–66". The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 45 (6): 1049–1074. doi:10.1080/03086534.2017.1379673. ISSN 0308-6534. S2CID 158369719.
  6. Moloi, Ernest (16 November 2022). "BDP Nemesis Dies". The Midweek Sun.
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