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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Basic timeline of Botswana

This post is a basic timeline of Botswana. There are 7 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• First humans (200,000 years ago)
• Bantu culture arrives (1st millennium AD)
• Tswana and Bangwaketse cultures (Pre-European era)
• Mfecane period (1823-1843)
• Bechuanaland Expedition (1884-1885)
• British Bechuanaland Protectorate (1885-1966)
• Botswana gains independence (1966)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Botswana at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Botswana.)