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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Gaborone, Botswana This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Gaborone gained the title of city in 1986 after being classified as a town. [28] In 1992, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was founded in Gaborone, uniting the economies of the member nations. [10] After the 1994 General Elections, riots started in Gaborone because of high unemployment and other issues. [29]
June – Botswana is connected to Fiber-optic Internet. [1]: xliii 9 August – Botswana wins its first Olympic medal when Nijel Amos wins a silver in the men's 800 metres. [1]: xliii 9 August – The Diamond Trading Center is established. [1]: xliii 16 October – The Botswana High Court affirms that women have the right to inherit property.
Timeline of Gaborone; D. Battle of Dimawe; G. Raid on Gaborone This page was last edited on 2 April 2018, at 00:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
July – Botswana co-founds the Southern African Development Coordination Conference. [3] July – Queen Elizabeth II visits Gaborone and gives President Khama his second knighthood. [3] 20 October – The 1979 Botswana general election is held. The Botswana Democratic Party maintains its majority. [3]
There are more people who have earned a degree or postgraduate qualifications in Gaborone than anywhere else in Botswana. 70.9% of the population of Gaborone have earned at least a secondary-level education [11] 2.6% of the population of Gaborone has never attended school. [54] Gaborone has many primary and secondary schools, both public and ...
The history of Botswana encompasses the region's ancient and tribal history, its colonisation as the Bechuanaland Protectorate, and the present-day Republic of Botswana. The first modern humans to inhabit Botswana were the San people , and agriculture first developed approximately 2,300 years ago.
Timeline of Botswana; T. Timeline of Gaborone This page was last edited on 6 September 2024, at 16:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...