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History of Botswana - English
URL: http://www.africanet.com/africanet/country/botswana/history.htm

Bush people were the original inhabitants of Botswana. They originated in the north and have gradually migrated southwards. Approximately 2,000 years ago the Hottentots followed the Bush people who were then followed by Bantu speakers. The three groups coexisted happily and there was a flourishing trade between them.

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History of Botswana - English
URL: http://www.botswana.com/dest/bots/hist.htm

Southern African Safari Adventures. Affordable adventure safaris in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Until the early 17th century, Botswana was inhabited by Bushmen, until they were largely overwhelmed by immigrant tribes during the 1600s. Botswana was initially brought under British colonial control in the 19th century by the British South Africa Company, who supervised the territory, which became known as the Bechuanaland Protectorate.

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Brief History of Botswana - English
URL: http://www.botswana-online.com/botswana/explore/history.htm

Timeline.

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History of Botswana - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/botswana_history.html

The Batswana, a term inclusively used to denote all citizens of Botswana, also refers to the country's major ethnic group (the "Tswana" in South Africa), which came into the area from South Africa during the Zulu wars of the early 1880s.

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Brief History of Botswana - English
URL: http://ubh.tripod.com/bw/bhp1.htm

Eastern Botswana chiefdoms - Mogae Succeeds Masire.

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