1960s in Botswana

The following lists events that happened during the 1960s in Botswana, beginning with its independence on 30 September 1966.

Incumbents

The Botswana National Stadium opens.
30 September – The Bechuanaland Protectorate is granted independence as Botswana. Seretse Khama is chosen as the first president of Botswana by the National Assembly.[2]
17 October – Botswana is admitted to the United Nations.[3]
November – The Zambia high commission opens in Gaborone.[3]

1 April – The United Kingdom offers Botswana 13 million pounds in foreign aid.[3]
July – Diamonds are discovered in Orapa.[3]
July – The Bushmen Protection Bill is passed.[3]
August – President Khama visits Zambia.[3]
29 September – The Mineral Rights in Tribal Territories Act and the Mines and Minerals Act grant the government control over mining.[3]
19 October – Botswana's High Commission for East Africa in Nairobi is opened by Richard N. Mannathoko.[3]

21 May – Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda visits Botswana.[3]
27 June – The Botswana–South Africa border is defined by the border established in 1884.[3]
July – The Tribal Land Act is passed, moving power over land allocation from the kgosis to land boards.[3]

13 June – Bathoen II leaves the Botswana Democratic Party and resigns his status as kgosi of the Ngwaketse to join the Botswana National Front.[3]
23 June – The Debswana mining company is established.[3]
18 October – The first national election of Botswana is held. The Botswana Democratic Party is challenged by the Botswana National Front but maintains its majority.[3][4]
December – Selebi-Phikwe is founded.[3]

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.
Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2009). Botswana Since Independence. New Africa Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-9802587-8-3.
Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. xxxiii–xxxiv. ISBN 978-1-5381-1133-8.
Leith, J. Clark (2005). Why Botswana Prospered. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 32–33. ISBN 978-0-7735-7241-6.

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