Exile of Seretse Khama
Chief of the Ngwato, Seretse Khama, is deposed and exiled by the British
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Seretse Khama Biography and Timeline
Follow Seretse Khama through 24 dated historical records for Botswana.
Seretse Khama, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1950
1952
Demonstrations
Rioters protest at Seretse Khamas exile
Exile of Seretse Khama
Rioters protest at Seretse Khamas exile
1961
Executive Council
Seretse Khama is appointed to the Executive Council
1962
Bechuanaland Democratic Party
Seretse Khama founds Bechuanaland Democratic Party (BDP), later to become the Botswana Democratic Party
Botswana Democratic Party
Seretse Khama founds Bechuanaland Democratic Party (BDP), later to become the Botswana Democratic Party
1965
Constitution of Botswana
The BDP wins the legislative elections, first to be held under universal adult suffrage, Seretse Khama becomes Prime Minister
Election
The BDP wins the legislative elections, first to be held under universal adult suffrage, Seretse Khama becomes Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Botswana
The BDP wins the legislative elections, first to be held under universal adult suffrage, Seretse Khama becomes Prime Minister
1966
Constitution of Botswana
Bechuanaland is granted independence and becomes Republic of Botswana with Seretse Khama as President
Independence of Botswana
Bechuanaland is granted independence and becomes Republic of Botswana with Seretse Khama as President
President of Botswana
Bechuanaland is granted independence and becomes Republic of Botswana with Seretse Khama as President
1969
Election
The BDP wins the general election, Khama is re-elected for another term
President of Botswana
The BDP wins the general election, Khama is re-elected for another term
1977
Armament
The Botswana Defence Force is established
Botswana Defence Force
The Botswana Defence Force is established
Election
The BDP wins a majority, Khama is re-elected as President
President of Botswana
The BDP wins a majority, Khama is re-elected as President
Border Settlement
UN Security Council resolution demands Rhodesian hostilities on the Botswana border cease
UN Security Council
UN Security Council resolution demands Rhodesian hostilities on the Botswana border cease
1980
Death of Seretse Khama
President Seretse Khama dies, Quett Masire, former vice-president, is made President after National Assembly vote
Economy of Botswana
Botswana is founder member of Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), grouping which aims to reduce regions economic reliance on South Africa
National Assembly
President Seretse Khama dies, Quett Masire, former vice-president, is made President after National Assembly vote
Southern African Development
Botswana is founder member of Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), grouping which aims to reduce regions economic reliance on South Africa
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.