History of Southern Africa 1885-1918






Bechuanaland prior to 1884



In 1836 the first Boer settlers arrived in the area; in 1840 followed by British missionaries, among them Robert Moffat, who translated the bible into Setswana. In 1840, Selegama, chief of the Bamangwato, repeatedly repelled Matabele incursions. His successor KHAMA III.. (since 1872; he was baptized in 1860) applied for British protection in 1882 (he was concerned about Matabele raids as well as about the unrest caused by the discovery of gold at Tati). Khama III. outlawed alcohol consumption, wizardry, polygamy, the practise of paying for brides.
The first christian missions were established in Bechuanaland in 1872.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		History of Botswana, from Africanet; from Infoplease; and from africana.com (scroll down)
Timetable of Bechuanaland/Botswana history, from The Botswana Pages
History of Botswana and History of Democracy, from Gem of Africa - Botswana at a Glance
Article : Khama III., in : Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon, in German
DOCUMENTS
REFERENCE Richard P. Stevens, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Botswana, Metuchen : Scarecrow 1975, 189 pp.
Zdenek Cervenka et al., Botswana - Lesotho - Swaziland, Bonn : Deutsche Afrika-Gesellschaft, 1974, in German



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