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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.
The Republic of Botswana was granted full independence in 1966. With a strong mandate, Seretse and his party implemented liberal democracy and began developing infrastructure in what was one of the world's poorest nations. Extensive diamond deposits were discovered in 1969, causing a massive reorganisation of Botswana's economy.
Kgari Kealeboga Sechele II (1904–19 September 1962) was a kgosi of the Kwena tribe in the Bechuanaland Protectorate (modern day Botswana) from 1931 until his death in 1962. He was appointed to the position by the British colonial administration after it deposed his elder brother Sebele II .
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.
The official opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) won 36 seats in the election, an increase of 8 seats and the first time in history that a party other than the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won an election. The Botswana Congress Party, got 15 seats, an increase of 8. The Botswana Patriotic Front won 5 seats, an increase of 2 seats ...
Botswana Ignite will produce one of the new adaptations, marking the first time the IP will be seen in Africa and the first time that one of All3Media International’s scripted …
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