Modern Botswana

Modern Botswana

Botswana was inhabited by hunter-gatherers, farmers & tribes with herds of livestock. Early in the 19th century missionaries from South Africa entered the region of Botswana. Late in the 19th century the native people fought off Afrikaners migrating from South Africa. In response the British government established a protectorate in 1886. At that time Botswana was known as Bechuanaland. [BM] {UA}