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Bechuanaland Protectorate
1885–1966
Flag of Bechuanaland
Flag
of Bechuanaland
Coat of arms
Anthem: God Save the Queen (1885-1901; 1952-1966) God Save the King (1901-1952)
1885 map showing the Bechuanaland Protectorate prior to the creation of the crown colony of British Bechuanaland and the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty
1885 map showing the Bechuanaland Protectorate prior to the creation of the crown colony of British Bechuanaland and the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty
StatusProtectorate of the United Kingdom
Capital
  • Mafikeng (1885–1965)
  • Gaborone (1965–1966)
Official languagesEnglish
Common languagesSetswana, IKalanga, widely spoken
Religion
Congregationalism (Christian mission churches of the London Missionary Society/LMS); Anglicanism, Methodism, Badimo
GovernmentProtectorate
Monarch 
• 1885–1901
Victoria
• 1901–1910
Edward VII
• 1910–1936
George V
• 1936
Edward VIII
• 1936–1952
George VI
• 1952–1966
Elizabeth II
Resident Commissioner 
• 1884–1885
John Mackenzie
• 1965–1966
Hugh Norman-Walker
Prime Minister 
• 1965–1966
Seretse Khama
LegislatureLegislative Council
Historical eraNew Imperialism
• Protectorate established
31 March 1885
• Expanded
1890
• General election
1 March 1965
• Independence
30 September 1966
Area
1924[1]712,000 km2 (275,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1924[1]
152,980
Currency
  • Pound sterling (1885–1961)
  • South African rand (1961–1966)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Bechuanaland Protectorate Tswana people
Botswana Bechuanaland Protectorate
Today part ofBotswana
South Africa
An 1887 map showing the Crown colony of Bechuanaland (shaded pink) and the Bechuanaland Protectorate (pink border). This was prior to the extension northward to include Ngamiland in 1890.

The Bechuanaland Protectorate (/ˌbɛuˈɑːnəlænd/) was a protectorate established on 31 March 1885 in Southern Africa by the United Kingdom. It became the Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966.[2]

  1. ^ a b "The British Empire in 1924". The British Empire. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Botswana profile". BBC News. 9 August 2012.

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British protectorate

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Mafikeng

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division of Bechuanaland which placed Mafeking outside of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, Mafeking remained the capital of Bechuanaland Protectorate (present...

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Postage stamps and postal history of Bechuanaland Protectorate

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of Bechuanaland Protectorate. The first Bechuanaland Protectorate postage stamps were produced in 1888 by overprinting stamps of British Bechuanaland (some...

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Seretse Khama

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into an influential royal family of what was then the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, he was educated abroad in the neighbouring country of South...

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Demographics of Botswana

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happened irregularly. Due to the Anglo-Boer War, the first census of Bechuanaland Protectorate, originally set to occur in 1901, took place on 17 April 1904...

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High Commissioner for Southern Africa

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possessions in Southern Africa, latterly the protectorates of Basutoland (now Lesotho), the Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana) and Swaziland (now Eswatini)...

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Gaborone

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city was planned to be the capital in the mid-1960s when the Bechuanaland Protectorate became an independent nation. The centre of the city is a long...

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1965 Bechuanaland general election

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General elections were held in the Bechuanaland Protectorate on 1 March 1965, the country's first election under universal suffrage. The result was a...

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A United Kingdom

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Horses in Botswana

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Bechuanaland Expedition

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proclaimed a British protectorate. In September he halved the size of the protectorate by proclaiming the Crown colony of British Bechuanaland, its northern...

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Kgosi Gaborone

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Tlokwa's status as the "smallest independent tribal unit" in the Bechuanaland Protectorate. He gave his name to the city of Gaborone, Botswana's current...

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Sebele I

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his death in 1911. During his lifetime, he resisted the 1885 Bechuanaland Protectorate as well as the control of his domains by Cecil Rhodes' British...

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Khama III

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became the colony of British Bechuanaland, while the territory north of the river became the Bechuanaland Protectorate. The colony was eventually incorporated...

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Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories

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flags that were used across the various Dominions, Crown colonies, protectorates, and territories which made up the British Empire and overseas territories...

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Rinderpest

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stock-mingling. The spread of the disease was relentless in the Bechuanaland Protectorate. The connection between rinderpest and starvation was recognised...

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Kanye South

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Vehicle registration plates of Botswana

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allocated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. These codes dating back to the Protectorate continued in use after independence: BPA – Francistown BPB – Serowe BPC...

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