History of Botswana

GASEITSIWE
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Gaseitsiwe, (circa 1820-1889) was chief of the Ngwaketse, or Bangwaketse, of what is now Botswana, ruling from 1857 to 1889, and unifying his people after...

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Botswana
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AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION The Republic of Botswana is situated on the southern slope of the great southern African plateau. Landlocked, about 220,000 square miles (569,000...

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