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The date celebrates Botswana's Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on September 30, 1966. [ 1 ] Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks , parades , fairs , picnics , concerts , family reunions , and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history ...
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.
In 1966, Botswana gained independence and Khama was elected as its first president. [5] During his presidency, the country underwent rapid economic and social progress. [6] Khama served as President until his death in 1980, and was succeeded in office by Quett Masire. His son, Ian Khama, served as Botswana's fourth president from 2008 to 2018. [7]
1966 30 September – The Bechuanaland Protectorate is granted independence as Botswana. Seretse Khama is chosen as the first president of Botswana by the National Assembly. [2]: 20 17 October – Botswana is admitted to the United Nations. [1]: xxxiii The Botswana National Stadium opens. [citation needed] 1967
The British government originally expected to turn over the administration of the protectorate to Rhodesia or South Africa, but Tswana opposition left the protectorate under British rule until its independence in 1966. The Bechuanaland Protectorate was technically a protectorate rather than a colony. Originally the local Tswana rulers were left ...
Botswana has made educational progress since independence in 1966 when there were only 22 graduates in the country [178] and only a very small percentage of the population attended secondary school. Botswana increased its adult literacy rate from 69% in 1991 to 83% in 2008. [179]
The three dikgosi were dubbed "Founders of the Nation" by the government-owned Kutlwano Magazine at the time of Botswana's independence in 1966. Over the following decades they were adopted as "icons of unitary nationalism advocating renewed independence". [1] In 1990, the House of Chiefs proposed that they be commemorated in a public monument ...
Before colonial rule was established in Botswana, a traditional constitution - a body of laws known as molao - was used by tribal chiefs, or diKgosi, of the Botswana people. [2] During the early years of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, some non-Botswana also came to be ruled by these laws. [3] Protectorate administrators kept elements, though ...