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*[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. | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
In 1885, this area was declared to be within British jurisdiction. In 1890, a resident commissioner was appointed and Botswana remained a British protectorate until 1966 when it became an independent and sovereign member of the Commonwealth under the name of the Republic of Botswana.[1]
Timeline[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- 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.
- Encyclopedia Britanica Botswana History.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.