Template:Did you know nominations/Fatshe leno la rona


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:33, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

Fatshe leno la rona

 * ... that "Fatshe leno la rona", the national anthem of Botswana, was reportedly not the government's preferred hymn because it was composed by the co-founder and leader of an opposition party? Source: "It is alleged that the new government of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had been reluctant to adopt what was obviously a popular choice because it was a composition by an opposition Botswana Peoples Party’s founder and leader – Kgalemang Tumediso Motsete"
 * ALT1:... that according to Motsamai Mpho, "Fatshe leno la rona", the national anthem of Botswana, was first sung aboard an international flight? Source:
 * Reviewed: Nigel Miguel
 * Comment: Can be saved for either July 1 (Sir Seretse Khama Day) or July 17 (Presidents' Day).

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:29, 21 May 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go. Primary hook verified after a Google search for the text string supplied above, since RS paper is behind a paywall. ALT1 is verified directly from source. Article's recent, more than 5x expansion, verified. No copyvio detected. Article is well written and within policy. QpQ done. Dr.   K.  15:06, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, Special Occasion requests can only be saved for up to 6 weeks after nomination. Yoninah (talk) 20:30, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I nominated this the day after May 20 (Saturday), which if I'm not mistaken is 6 weeks before July 1 (Saturday). —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:47, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Oops. I should I have looked at a calendar first. I'll move this to the July 1 holding area. Yoninah (talk) 21:58, 23 May 2017 (UTC)