Botswana's+Historical+Events

Early Hunting, Farming people 17000 B.C – 1650 A.Dc

Most of the period Khoesan people subsisted as hunters and gathers tools. Stone, bone, hunting and gathering lifestyle adapted to season mobility. In family groups in and around river line lakes, wetlands once covered north of the country Khoesan people converted lifestyle to pastoralist – herding cattle.

Rise of Twana domination 1208 – 1400 Powerful dynasties began to emerge, spreading their power. Fokeng chiefdoms spread southwards. Roloing chiefdoms spread westward and Khalagari chiefdoms accepted Roling rule or moved westward in search of better hunting ground. Main Tswana dynasties of Hurutshe, Kwena and Kgatla derived form Phofu dynasty.

British Protectorate 1880 German Colony threatened to join across the Kalahari with Boer republic of Transvaal, British colony responded by using missionary and trade with Tswana states to keep missionaries road to Zimbabwe and Zambezi for British expansion 1885 British proclaimed a protectorate over Tswana allies protectorate extended to Tawana and Chobe river.

Advance to Independence 1950 Bechuanaland could no longer over to South Africa most be developed- political economic self sufficiency, Serest limited national election BPP Bechuanaland Democratic party (BDP) led Serest Khama.

Botswana Gain International Stature 1969 Botswana played a more significant role in international politic, putting itself forward as non-racial, liberal democratic alternative to south African apartheid. Botswana built road to Zambia.

Masire succeed Serest Khama. 1980 Serest Khama died in July, succeeded as president his deputy since 1965 vice-president Quet Masire. suffered from up levels in South Africa-troops raided front line states Economy continued to expand.