When was botswana colonised

Sir Seretse Khama was elected the first president and served until his death in Since independence, Botswana has maintained a thriving democracy, clean government, an up-right judiciary, peace and stability, and a well-managed economy. The Botswana Democratic Party BDP has been in power since the first democratic elections in , and continues to draw support from a wide range of Botswana's population.

Ketumile Masire served as Botswana's second president, taking over from the late Sir Seretse Khama in July and continuing a tradition of good governance. He voluntarily retired from office in , and was succeeded by Mr.

Festus Mogae. Mogae finished his second term in handing over power to the incumbent President Ian Khama. In the meanwhile, the ramshackle British administration of the territory limped on with all initiative for development in the hands of the chiefdom heads. British handling of the Ngwato chiefdom accession crisis outraged the people of the chiefdom and the supporters of Khama formed political organisations to lobby on his behalf, while members of the traditional aristocracy across the country, offended by the high handedness of the British in dealing with one of their own, adopted the new nationalist feeling that was emerging Parsons Khama renounced the chiefship in and was permitted to return to Bechuanaland where he threw himself into politics, taking a seat in the Joint Advisory Council as leader of the burgeoning movement Acemoglu et al , 14; Land , By a consensus had emerged between the members of the three Councils that a Legislative Council should be created for the Protectorate as had occurred in other British colonies in Africa Polhemus , LEGCO consisted of 10 colonial officials, 10 African representatives, 10 members directly elected by Whites, one member directly elected by Asians and a few coopted members Proctor , The ten African representatives were chosen by the African Council which was comprised of heads of the eight Tswana chiefdoms and some elected members Proctor , 60; Parsons The African Council was the forum for discussion on issues specifically pertinent to Africans and no legislation affecting them could be considered by LEGCO without its prior scrutiny Proctor , Party formation was stimulated by the politicising presence of South African refugees streaming into the Protectorate from March onwards Dale , 10; Polhemus , The BPP, which was particularly influenced by the African nationalism of the South African expatriates, advocated independence for the Protectorate and appealed to the small urban population and to workers Acemoglu et al , The leaders of the BPP quarrelled: The secretary general was expelled from the party in , his wing developed into the Bechuanaland Independence Party BIP , and then in the party split again into factions supporting the President and Vice President, but only that of the Vice President proved enduring and captured the BPP name Polhemus , The BNF was formed after the elections in an effort to rally the fractured opposition behind a single banner opposed to neo-colonialism, but instead added yet another party to the fray Polhemus , The party support base included not only the chiefs, but through the tributary client-patron relations that existed also their commoner subjects while the high western education of Khama appealed to the salaried classes, primarily teachers and civil servants Acemoglu et al , 15; Curry , In the British government formally abandoned the incorporation of Bechuanaland into South Africa and began to move towards full self-government for the territory instead Acemoglu et al , 14; Proctor , During and constitutional discussions were held that included three representatives of the chiefs, three of the Whites, one of the Asians, two officials and three representatives each from the BDP and the two factions of the BPP after the second split in each of the three BPP factions were represented.