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First posted in April 2002, Last revised on February 1st 2009







Botswana independent, since 1966

Bechuanaland 1939-1965
Bechuanaland 1918-1939
Bechuanaland 1885-1918

Bechuanaland before 1885









WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles from CIA World Factbook; BBC Country Profiles; World Desk Reference; Index Mundi, Nations Encyclopedia; from ISS
Article : Botswana, from Wikipedia
Links, General from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL; Category : Botswana, from Wikipedia
South Africa Page, from African Studies at UPenn; from Africa South of the Sahara at Stanford
Links, on History from Virtual Library History; Category : History of Botswana, from Wikipedia
Botswana History Pages, by Neil Parsons
Timelines from BBC News; from timelines.ws
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Botswana, from Kirken i Norge
Chronology for San Bushmen in Botswana, from UNHCR Refworld; Chronology of Major Events, from Home of the Southern African San
History of Botswana, from IIASA Population Project
Accounts of History Article : History of Botswana, from Wikipedia
A Brief History of Botswana, by Neil Parsons
Encyclopedia Entries Articles Bechuanaland, Bechuana, Bushmen, Tati, from EB 1911
Bechuanaland Protectorate pp.333-334 in J. MacFarlane, Economic geography, c. 1910, GB
Politics Category : Politics of Botswana, from Wikipedia; Political Resources on the Net : Botswana; Governments on the WWW : Botswana
Category : Elections in Botswana, from Wikipedia
Entry Botswana, from EISA Web Encyclopedia
Military Botswana (Bechuanaland Protectorate) and the Two World Wars, from University of otswana
The Difaquane Wars, from Botswana Travel Guide
Orders, Decorations and Medals of Botswana, from ODM
P. Sharp, L. Fiisher, Inside the 'crystal ball': Understanding the evolution of the military in Botswana and the challenges ahead , ch.2, in M. Rupiya (ed.), Evolutions and Revolutions, A Contemporary History of Militaries in Southern Africa, ISS 2005
Economy & Finances Global History of Currencies : Botswana; Tables of Modern Monetary History : Africa, from www.dollarization.org, scroll down for Botswana
Category : Economy of Botswana, from Wikipedia
Economy, from Botswana History Pages, by Neil Parsons
Botswana : an Example of Prudent Economic Growth, from World Bank (2000)
The History of Diamond Mining in Botswana, by Jishi Santos; Chris Cann, The Sparkling History of Botswana (2008)
Ethnography Languages of Botswana (26), from Ethnologue
Art and Life in Africa : Botswana
Category Languages of Botswana, from Wikipedia
Botswana : San Bushmen, from Minorities at Risk
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Botswana
Migration Information Source : Botswana
Religion Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Botswana, from Kirken i Norge
Virtual Jewish History Tour : Botswana, from Jewish Virtual Library
Botswana, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
Category : Religion in Botswana, from Wikipedia
History of Regions Category : Districts of Botswana, from Wikipedia
Districts of Botswana, from www.statoids.com
Article Tati Concession Land, from Wikipedia
History of Cities List of Cities in Botswana, from Wikipedia
Articles : Gaborone : History
Institutions Bechuanaland, Botswana, from Airline History
Article University of Botswana : History, from Wikipedia
Article Botswana Railways, from Wikipedia
Structurae : Botswana
Biographies U.S. Ambassadors to Botswana, from NNDB
Chinese Ambassadors to Botswana, from PRC MOFA
African Women Bibliographic Database
Bibliography Botswana, from The Online Books Page
RHS Bibliography, search for Bechuanaland, Botswana
Bibliography : Botswana, from NNDB
Book Catalogue of Botswana Society Publications
Botswana-Bibliographie, from Afrika-Handbuch, at Univ. of Vienna
Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keywords Botswana, Bechuanaland (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970)
Others International Boundary Studies, search for Botswana
Botswana, from Alcohol and Drugs History Society
Disaster History : South Africa, from Relief Web
Articles Botswana at the Olympics, from Wikipedia
Botswana, from Crime and Society. a Comparative Criminology Tour of the World by R. Winslow
Afrotropic Ecoregion, from WWF

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon), from Rulers (B. Schemmel), from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated)
Population Figures from Population Statistics (J. Lahmeyer)
Historical Abortion Statistics : Botswana, from Johnston's Archive
Document Collections List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Botswana, from ILO, 15 docs. since 1978
Search Hansard for Bechuanaland, Tati, Botswana
Online Newspapers Newspapers and News Media : Botswana, from ABYZ; from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers (links)
Election Results from Botswana (since 1999); from IFES Election Guide
Archives, Musea, Libraries Republic of Botswana, Department of Culture and Youth, scroll down for National Library Service, Botswana National Archives and Record Service
Republic of Botswana, from Showcaves
National Symbols Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry
National Anthem, from David's National Anthem Reference Page
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes of South Africa, from World Currency Museum, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
Botswana Coins, from World Coin Gallery
Search Coin Archives for Bechuanaland, Botswana
Stamps Rare Bechuanaland, Stamps, from Sandafayre Stamps Gallery; Stamps Bechualand Stamps 1886-1897, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer
Tati Concessions Revenue Stamps, from Gibbons Stamps Monthly (2002); Peter Thy, The Revenue Stamps of Bechuanaland (2003)
Others License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates around the World
Airline Timetable Images : Botswana

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Online Libraries Internet Archive
International Boundary Studies, search for Botswana
On Africa
General Histories Zdenek Cervenka et al., Botswana - Lesotho - Swaziland, Bonn : Deutsche Afrika-Gesellschaft, 1974, in German
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.28, pp.880-886 Article Southern Africa : Botswana. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.28
Economic, Social History Jonathan Crush, Cheap Gold : Mine Labour in Southern Africa, pp.172-177 in : Robin Cohen, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration, Cambridge : UP 1995, KMLA Lib.Sign. 304.809 C678c
Historical Dictionaries Richard P. Stevens, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Botswana, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1975 [G]