The following lists events that happened during the 1970s in Botswana.

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Events

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1970

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1971

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1972

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  • March – Botswana becomes financially independent from the United Kingdom.[3]

1973

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  • 15 January – Botswana sends its first citizen to train in the diamond industry in the United Kingdom.[3]
  • 15 January – The Agricultural Resources (Conservation) Act is passed.[3]

1974

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1975

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  • Botswana increases its governmental stake in Debswana to 50%.[3]

1976

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1977

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  • January – The United Nations passes a resolution demanding that Rhodesian forces end their hostilities along the Botswana–Rhodesia border.[5]
  • April – The pula is valued at 5% above the rand.[3]
  • 15 April – The Botswana Defence Force is established.[3]
  • 19 April – Mompati Merafhe and Ian Khama are appointed commander and deputy commander of the Botswana Defence Force, respectively.[3]
  • October – Four people are arrested as they travel through Botswana to serve in the military in Rhodesia.[3]
  • 4 October - A referendum on electoral reform was held.

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1979

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dani Rodrik (2003). In search of prosperity: analytic narratives on economic growth. Princeton University Press. pp. 97–98. ISBN 978-0-691-09269-0. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b Leith, J. Clark (2005). Why Botswana Prospered. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-7241-6.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. xxxiv–xxxv. ISBN 978-1-5381-1133-8.
  4. ^ Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2009). Botswana Since Independence. New Africa Press. ISBN 978-0-9802587-8-3.
  5. ^ "Botswana profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. ^ Admin, BFA. "Who we are - BFA". Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  7. ^ "Medu Art Ensemble | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2020-06-08.