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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 ...
The Botswana National archives was established in 1967 as portfolio responsibility of the Ministry of Home Affairs. From that time the Archives operated on Administrative instructions issued by the Ministry until 1978 when Parliament enacted the Archives legislation which formally established the national archives of Botswana for the preservation of public Archives.
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.
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 .
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 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 ...
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.
The Oxford Historical Monographs Committee is the series' editorial board and is composed of postholders in the History Faculty at the University of Oxford. It meets four times each year to consider examiners' reports and conduct other business. The committee is intended to represent as wide a range of period and thematic interests as possible. [2]