Tswana people
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The Batswana are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa. Ethnic Tswana made up approximately 85% of the population of Botswana in 2011.
A depiction of a Young Motswana woman by Emil Holub (1881)
Batlhapings on a journey, Seven Years in South Africa, page 126
Batlhapings sewing, Seven Years in South Africa, page 133
Batlhaping agriculture, Seven Years in South Africa, page 116
Bechuanaland Protectorate
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The Bechuanaland Protectorate 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 year
Tswana people
…finally reached Bulawayo on 15 November, a delay which probably saved the Chartered Company's then newly occupied territory being annexed to the imperial Bechuanaland Protectorate. The involvement of Batswana reflected both strategic alliance-building and the desire of some Tswana rulers to counter Ndebele power, which had…
1960 6d Bechuanaland Protectorate stamp
Stamp Bechuanaland Protectorate 1897 1p
Stamp Bechuanaland Protectorate 1938 6p
Cover Bechuanaland Protectorate 1947 Royal Visit