Dr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng

Dr Seetsele Silas Modiri Molema, medical doctor, politician and historian, died in Mafeking at the age of 74. He was the eldest son of Silas Thelesho Molema, maternal uncle of Chief Montshioa of the Barolong boo Ratshidi. He was elected treasurer-general of the African National Congress and was served with banning orders by the government in 1953. He also served on the African Advisory Council, Joint Advisory Council, and the Constitutional Committee that set the Bechuanaland Protectorate on its road to independence as a Republic of Botswana. Source: Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC Publishers . Molema, S. M. 1966. Montshioa: Chief and Patriot, Struik: Cape Town.|South African History Onile, Seetsele Modiri (Silas Moliri) Molema,medical doctor,politician and author dies in Mafeking(Mafikeng),[online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za,[Accessed: 20 August 2013]|South African History Online, Dr.Silas Modiri Molema, [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za, [Accessed: 20 August 2013]