Ka ngwaga wa 1961 ,Seretse Khama o thaile phathi e. Pele ga boipuso bo tsewa ka ngwaga wa 1966, e ne e bidiwa kana e itsege ka leina la Bechuanaland Democratic Party. E rile ka kgwedi ya Phalane e tlohla malatsi a le masome a mararo ka 1966,dikeletso tsa ga khama tsa go ipusa tsa atlega. Mo ditlhophong tsa ntlha tsa botlhe ka ngwaga wa 1965,phathi ya gapa ditilo tse di masome a mabedi le borobabobedi mo go tse masome a mararo le bongwe. Khama a nna tautona wa Botswana.