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2007 – Uranium deposits are discovered in Botswana. [2]: 22 2008 The Public Service Act of 2008 allows the creation of the labour union BOFEPUSU. [1]: 3 March – The Diamond Trading Company Botswana is established. [3] April – Ian Khama becomes President of Botswana. [2]: 20 2009 16 October – The 2009 Botswana general election is held ...
Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-00856-2. Alexander, Karin; Kaboyakgosi, Gape (2012). A Fine Balance: Assessing the Quality of Governance in Botswana. African Books Collective. ISBN 978-1-920409-85-2. Maundeni, Zibani (2004). Civil Society, Politics and the State in Botswana.
Botswana is a parliamentary republic with an executive presidency operating under a multi-party system. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first president to govern Botswana was Sir Seretse Khama . [ 4 ] The country has had 13 formal general elections since 1961, with one happening every five years.
By 1973, diamonds made up 10% of Botswana's GDP, [222] and by the end of the 1970s, mining was the largest industry in the country. [235] The government of Botswana renegotiated its mining agreement with De Beers between 1971 and 1975, shifting the majority of earnings to the nation. [236]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. British historian Ashley Jackson Born 24 June 1971 Occupation Professor Academic background Education B. A., Greenwich, 1992 M. St., Oxford, 1993 Ph. D., Oxford, 1996 Academic work Discipline Imperial and Military History Sub-discipline British Empire History Institutions King's College ...
Evidence shows that there have been inhabitants along the Notwane River for centuries, all the way back to the Middle Stone Age. [9] The area that is now modern-day Botswana was inhabited exclusively by the Khoikhoi pastoralists, who valued cattle because of nutritional benefits, [10] until around the 8th century CE when the Toutswe people arrived in Botswana.
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Other events of 2023; Timeline of Botswana history; Events in the year 2023 in Botswana.