Overview of the events of the 1960s in Botswana
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The following lists events that happened during the 1960s in Botswana, beginning with its independence on 30 September 1966.
Incumbents
- President: Seretse Khama (1966–1980)
- Vice President: Quett Masire (1966–1980)
Events
1966
- The Botswana National Stadium opens.
- 30 September – The Bechuanaland Protectorate is granted independence as Botswana. Seretse Khama is chosen as the first president of Botswana by the National Assembly.
- 17 October – Botswana is admitted to the United Nations.
- November – The Zambia high commission opens in Gaborone.
1967
- 1 April – The United Kingdom offers Botswana 13 million pounds in foreign aid.
- July – Diamonds are discovered in Orapa.
- July – The Bushmen Protection Bill is passed.
- August – President Khama visits Zambia.
- 29 September – The Mineral Rights in Tribal Territories Act and the Mines and Minerals Act grant the government control over mining.
- 19 October – Botswana's High Commission for East Africa in Nairobi is opened by Richard N. Mannathoko.
1968
- 21 May – Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda visits Botswana.
- 27 June – The Botswana–South Africa border is defined by the border established in 1884.
- July – The Tribal Land Act is passed, moving power over land allocation from the kgosis to land boards.
1969
- 13 June – Bathoen II leaves the Botswana Democratic Party and resigns his status as kgosi of the Ngwaketse to join the Botswana National Front.
- 23 June – The Debswana mining company is established.
- 18 October – The first national election of Botswana is held. The Botswana Democratic Party is challenged by the Botswana National Front but maintains its majority.
- December – Selebi-Phikwe is founded.
Deaths
- 1969 – Tsheko Tsheko
See also
References
- Dani Rodrik (2003). In search of prosperity: analytic narratives on economic growth. Princeton University Press. pp. 97–98. ISBN 978-0-691-09269-0. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2009). Botswana Since Independence. New Africa Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-9802587-8-3.
- ^ Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. xxxiii–xxxiv. ISBN 978-1-5381-1133-8.
- Leith, J. Clark (2005). Why Botswana Prospered. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 32–33. doi:10.1515/9780773572416. ISBN 978-0-7735-7241-6.
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