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==Online Resources== | |||
*[https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=isbn:0275979059 Google Books] The Bechuanaland Pioneers and Gunners By Deborah Ann Schmitt. A military and social history of African soldiers who served under British command during WWII. | *[https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=isbn:0275979059 Google Books] The Bechuanaland Pioneers and Gunners By Deborah Ann Schmitt. A military and social history of African soldiers who served under British command during WWII. | ||
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Botswana Encyclopedia Britanica] Botswana History. | *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Botswana Encyclopedia Britanica] Botswana History. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana] | ||
==Timeline== | ===Timeline=== | ||
1824 - The first written records relating to modern-day Botswana appear<br> | 1824 - The first written records relating to modern-day Botswana appear<br> | ||
1823–1843 - A succession of invading peoples from South Africa entered the country and took large numbers of cattle, women, and children from Batswana most of whom were driven into the desert or sanctuary areas such as hilltops and caves<br> | 1823–1843 - A succession of invading peoples from South Africa entered the country and took large numbers of cattle, women, and children from Batswana most of whom were driven into the desert or sanctuary areas such as hilltops and caves<br> | ||
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1999 - A long-running dispute Namibia's Caprivi Strip was the subject of a ruling by the International Court of Justice when it ruled that Kasikili Island belonged to Botswana<br> | 1999 - A long-running dispute Namibia's Caprivi Strip was the subject of a ruling by the International Court of Justice when it ruled that Kasikili Island belonged to Botswana<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Botswana | [[Category:Botswana]] | ||
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