Botswana to held elections

The politics of Botswana take place in a framework of a representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Botswana is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

Botswana

Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Botswana.

Since independence was declared, the party system has been dominated by the Botswana Democratic Party. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.

The Republic of Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Formerly a British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966.

On this day September 30, 1966

The Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP) established on March 31, 1885, by the United Kingdom in southern Africa  became the Republic of Botswana.

The 1965 constitution led to the first general elections and to independence on 30 September 1966. Seretse Khama, a leader in the independence movement and the legitimate claimant to the Ngwato chiefship, was elected as the first president, re-elected twice, and died in office in 1980.