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Bechuanaland Protectorate
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British protectorate in southern Africa, became Botswana in 1966
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Key facts
- 1924
- 712,000 km (275,000 sq mi)
- 1936
- Edward VIII
- Status
- Protectorate of the United Kingdom
- Capital
- Mafikeng (1885–1965) Gaborone (1965–1966)
- Official languages
- English
- Common languages
- Setswana , IKalanga , widely spoken
- Religion
- Congregationalism (Christian mission churches of the London Missionary Society/LMS); Anglicanism , Methodism , Badimo
- 1885 1901
- Victoria
- 1901 1910
- Edward VII
- 1910 1936
- George V
- 1936 1952
- George VI
- 1952 1966
- Elizabeth II
- 1884 1885
- John Mackenzie
- 1965 1966
- Hugh Norman-Walker
- Legislature
- Legislative Council
- Historical era
- New Imperialism
- Protectorate established
- 31 March 1885
- General election
- 1 March 1965
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofBotswana South Africa
An 1887 map showing the Crown colony of Bechuanaland (shaded pink) and the Bechuanaland Protectorate (pink border). This was prior to the extension northward to include Ngamiland in 1890.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bechuanaland Protectorate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.