The following lists events that happened during the 1980s in Botswana. President: Seretse Khama (1966–1980) Quett Masire (1980–1998) Vice President Quett...
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Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 per...
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economy of Botswana is currently one of the world's fastest growing economies, averaging about 5% per annum over the past decade. Growth in private sector...
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Gaborone (redirect from Gaborone, Botswana)
Village". In the mid-1980s, South Africa attacked Botswana and conducted raids on Gaborone and other border towns. The Raid on Gaborone resulted in twelve...
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The following lists events that happened during the 1990s in Botswana. President: Quett Masire (1980–1998) Festus Mogae (1998–2008) Vice President Peter...
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happened during the 1970s in Botswana. President: Seretse Khama (1966–1980) Vice President: Quett Masire (1966–1980) The Botswana Development Corporation...
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needed] For several years a joint University of Botswana and Swaziland existed until in the early 1980s the university was amicably divided into two separate...
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was created in 1978, and Botswana became the world's fastest growing economy. The HIV/AIDS pandemic became a crisis in Botswana in the 1980s, and the 1990s...
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Indians in Botswana do not form a very large population. As of 2016, an estimated 7,000-8,000 residents of Botswana are of Indian origin, of which 3,000-4...
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The Botswana Premier League is the highest level football league in Botswana. Organised by the Botswana Football Association, the league was formed in 1978...
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the Botswana dollar) is the currency of Botswana. It has the ISO 4217 code BWP and is subdivided into 100 thebe. Pula literally means "rain" in Setswana...
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Botswana is a parliamentary republic in which the President of Botswana is both head of state and head of government. The nation's politics are based...
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Bank of Botswana (BoB; Tswana: Polokelo ya Madi ya Botswana) is the central bank of Botswana. When Botswana gained independence from Britain in 1966, the...
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The following lists events that happened during the 1960s in Botswana, beginning with its independence on 30 September 1966. President: Seretse Khama...
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The Botswana Society is a learned society in Botswana. Founded in 1969, the Botswana Society aims to advance "knowledge of Botswana in all disciplines...
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Mokgweetsi Masisi (category Botswana Democratic Party politicians)
is a Botswana politician who is the fifth and current President of Botswana, serving since 2018. He served as the 8th Vice President of Botswana from...
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of Botswana refers to the flora and fauna of this country. Botswana is around 90% covered in savanna, varying from shrub savanna in the southwest in the...
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Sports in Botswana is diverse and reasonably well-developed. Though football, netball and athletics remain the most popular sports, numerous other sporting...
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introduced to Botswana from South Africa by European explorers and colonists in the 19th century. The number of horses increased sharply in the second half...
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The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is a non-profit body which was established by the government of the newly independent Botswana in 1965. Its main functions...
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Francistown (redirect from Francistown, Botswana)
in Botswana, with a population of about 103,417 and 147,122 inhabitants for its agglomeration at the 2022 census. It is located in eastern Botswana,...
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The early 1980s recession was a severe economic recession that affected much of the world between approximately the start of 1980 and 1982. It is widely...
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Following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China, the Botswana government donated one million pula. Beginning in the 1980s, economic and commercial relations...
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rights in Botswana are protected under the constitution. The 2022 Human Rights Report by the United States Department of State noted that in general...
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Selebi-Phikwe (redirect from Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana)
Selibe Phikwe) is a mining town located in the Central District of Botswana. It had a population of 42,488 in 2022. The town is an administrative district...
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table in a rather awkward position. In the early 1980s, several North Korean martial arts instructors were commissioned to train the Botswana Police...
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Botswana Television (also known as BTV and Botswana TV) is the national broadcaster in Botswana. Botswana's first national television service started...
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Township Rollers F.C. (category Association football clubs established in 1965)
Township Rollers Football Club is a football club based in Gaborone, Botswana. Rollers are also known as Popa, The Blues or Tse Tala, the official nicknames...
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The Botswana National Front (BNF) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. It has been the main opposition party in Botswana since the 1969...
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Most literature in Botswana is written in English, though many works are published in Setswana and a small minority are published in other native languages...
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