Bechuanaland Protectorate
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 | ||||||||
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• 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 | 712,000 km2 (275,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1924 | 152,980 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Botswana South Africa | ||||||||
| History of Botswana |
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The Bechuanaland Protectorate (/ˌbɛtʃuˈɑːnəlænd/) was a protectorate established on 31 March 1885 in Southern Africa by the United Kingdom. It became independent as the Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966, six years after the Bechuanaland Democratic Party was established, under the leadership of Seretse Khama.