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Overview of the events of the 1970s in Botswana
The following lists events that happened during the
1970s in
Botswana.
- March – Botswana becomes financially independent from the United Kingdom.
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- 15 January – Botswana sends its first citizen to train in the diamond industry in the United Kingdom.
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- 15 January – The Agricultural Resources (Conservation) Act is passed.
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- Botswana increases its governmental stake in Debswana to 50%.
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- January – The United Nations passes
a resolution demanding that Rhodesian forces end their hostilities along the Botswana–Rhodesia border.
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- April – The pula is valued at 5% above the rand.
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- 15 April – The
Botswana Defence Force is established.
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- 19 April –
Mompati Merafhe and
Ian Khama are appointed commander and deputy commander of the Botswana Defence Force, respectively.
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- October – Four people are arrested as they travel through Botswana to serve in the military in Rhodesia.
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- 4 October - A
referendum on electoral reform was held.
- 1970
- 1971
- 1973
- 1975
- 1977
- 1979