• 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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    The Botswana National Front (BNF) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. It was the main opposition party in Botswana from the 1969 elections...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    Mokgweetsi Masisi (category Botswana Democratic Party politicians)
    former President of Botswana, who served between 1 April 2018 to 1 November 2024. He served as the 8th Vice President of Botswana from 12 November 2014...
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  • is a large part of Botswana culture, and includes popular and folk forms. Botswana church choirs are common nationwide. Beginning in the 19th century,...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    Gladys Olebile Masire (category First ladies of Botswana)
    Botswana teacher and political figure who served as the longest ruling First Lady of Botswana from 1980 until 1998. Gladys Molefi Olebile was born in...
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  • This is a list of years in Botswana. 1960s 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985...
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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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  • 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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