Sebele II

Sebele II
Sebele II in 1918
Born	1892 (1892)
Died	October 2, 1939(1939-10-02) (aged 46–47)
Title	Kgosi of the Bakwena
Term	1918–1931
Predecessor	Sechele II
Successor	Kgari Sechele II
Children	Moruakgomo Sechele
Parent	Sechele II (father)

Kelebantse Sebele II (1892 – 2 October 1939) was kgosi of the Kwena tribe in the Bechuanaland Protectorate (present-day Botswana). He succeeded his father, Sechele II, in 1918. Sebele quickly came into conflict with other members of his family and with the British colonial administration, which deemed him uncooperative and unstable.

Sebele was exiled by the colonial administration in 1931, in an effort led by the new resident commissioner Charles Rey. The administration accused Sebele of corruption and oppression of his people. Sebele's removal incited anger among the Bakwena, who continued to recognise him as the legitimate kgosi. He was succeeded by his younger brother Kgari Sechele II, who was chosen by Rey despite not being next in the line of succession. Sebele's son Moruakgomo Sechele became a pretender, triggering a succession crisis in 1962.