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Bechuanaland Protectorate

1885 – 1966
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British protectorate over the Tswana states that became Botswana.

The Bechuanaland Protectorate became the independent Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966 under Seretse Khama as first President.

Borders in 1934 · drawn from 3 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 3 border frames for Bechuanaland Protectorate — the shape you scrub through changes in 1885 · 1922 · 1934.

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