EVENT INFORMATION

30
September
1966

Botswana becomes independent

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📅 30 September 1966 📍 Botswana

Botswana gained independence from Britain, replacing the Bechuanaland Protectorate with a sovereign state under Seretse Khama. The change ended external political administration. Its location beside white-minority regimes made independence part of a wider regional contest over sovereignty and racial power, while economic dependence remained a major challenge.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Seretse Khama

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Bechuanaland Democratic Party