Botswana Colonial Records

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Colonial Records

British Empire Colonization (1885-1966)[edit | edit source]

Botswana, also known as British Bechuanaland, was annexed as a Crown Colony from 1885-1895. It then became the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1895-1966. Botswana gained independence on 30 September 1966. ^[1]

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bechuanaland Protectorate," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechuanaland_Protectorate, accessed 10 July 2019.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Bechuanaland Protectorate," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechuanaland_Protectorate, accessed 10 July 2019.

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