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Bechuanaland Protectorate | |||||||||
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| 1885–1966 | |||||||||
| Anthem: God Save the King/Queen | |||||||||
 1885 map showing the Bechuanaland Protectorate prior to the creation of the crown colony of British Bechuanaland and the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty | |||||||||
| Status | Protectorate of the United Kingdom | ||||||||
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| Official languages | English | ||||||||
| Common languages | Setswana, IKalanga, widely spoken | ||||||||
| Religion | Congregationalism (Christian mission churches of the London Missionary Society/LMS); Anglicanism, Methodism, Badimo | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1885–1901 | Victoria | ||||||||
• 1901–1910 | Edward VII | ||||||||
• 1910–1936 | George V | ||||||||
• 1936 | Edward VIII | ||||||||
• 1936–1952 | George VI | ||||||||
• 1952–1966 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Resident Commissioner | |||||||||
• 1884–1885 | John Mackenzie | ||||||||
• 1965–1966 | Hugh Norman-Walker | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1965–1966 | Seretse Khama | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||
| 31 March 1885 | |||||||||
• Expanded | 1890 | ||||||||
| 1 March 1965 | |||||||||
| 30 September 1966 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1924[1] | 712,000 km2 (275,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1924[1] | 152,980 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Botswana South Africa | ||||||||
| History of Botswana |
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| See also |
The Bechuanaland Protectorate (/ˌbɛtʃuˈɑːnəlænd/) was a protectorate established on 31 March 1885 in Southern Africa by the United Kingdom. It became the Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966.[2]
- ^ a b "The British Empire in 1924". The British Empire. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Botswana profile". BBC News. 9 August 2012.