Timeline of Gaborone

Botswana's Capital city

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Gaborone, Botswana.

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## Prior to 20th century

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Part of a series on the

History of Botswana

* Bantu expansion
* Bechuanaland Protectorate
* Republic of Botswana

See also

* History of Gaborone

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* 1890 - Gaberones founded by British South Africa Company.[1]
* 1897 - Railway station built.[2]

## 20th century

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* 1960-1966 - Gaberones becomes capital of independent Botswana
* 1963 - Town construction begins.[2]
* 1964
* Bechuanaland Daily News begins publication.[3]
* Population: 3,855.
* 1965
* British colonial Bechuanaland Protectorate capital relocated to Gaberones from Mafeking.[1]
* Gaborone Secondary School built.[2]
* 1966
* Gaberones becomes capital of independent Botswana.[1]
* Botswana National Stadium opens.
* Derek Jones becomes mayor.
* 1968 - Botswana National Museum built.[2]
* 1969
* Gaberones renamed "Gaborone."[1]
* Debswana Diamond Company Ltd headquartered in Gaborone.
* 1971 - Population: 17,718.[4]
* 1975 - Sister city relationship established with Burbank, California.[5][6]
* 1979 - Serara Ketlogetswe becomes mayor.
* 1980
* Mosque built.[2]
* Southern African Development Community headquartered in Gaborone.
* 1982
* University of Botswana established.
* University of Botswana Stadium opens.
* 1984
* 14 June: Raid on Gaborone.[7]
* Seretse Khama International Airport opens.[2]
* Paul Mmlotsi Rantao becomes mayor.
* Mmegi newspaper begins publication.[8]
* 1985 - Botswana Gazette newspaper begins publication.[8]
* 1988 - Gaborone Broadcasting Company established.[2]
* 1991
* Population: 133,468.[9]
* Botswana College of Agriculture established near city.
* 1993 - "The Voice Newspaper" begins publication
* 1995 - Botswana Stock Exchange and Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis[10] headquartered in city.
* 1998 - Fictional The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency book series begins publication.
* 1999 - Nelson Ramaotwana becomes mayor.

## 21st century

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Aerial view of Gaborone, 2011

* 2001 - Population: 186,007.[2]
* 2002 - Reteng founded.[2]
* 2003 - Uniao Flamengo Santos Football Club formed.
* 2004 - Harry Mothei becomes mayor.
* 2005 - The Voice Newspaper becomes Botswana's best selling newspaper and goes digital.
* 2005 - Population: 208,000.[1]
* 2007 - National Botanical Garden opens.
* 2009
* Steinmetz Gaborone Marathon begins.
* Veronica Lesole becomes mayor.
* 2011
* May: 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships held.
* Haskins Nkaigwa becomes mayor.[11]
* 2013 - De Beers rough diamond sales headquarters relocated to Gaborone from London.[7]
* 2014 - May: 2014 African Youth Games held in Gaborone.
* 2017 - Population: 264,311 (estimate).[12]
* 2019 - Thata Father Maphongo becomes mayor.

## See also

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* History of Gaborone
* List of mayors of Gaborone

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Hermann 2010.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Morton 2008.
3. ^ "Gaborone (Botswana) -- Newspapers". Global Resources Network. Chicago, US: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
4. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
5. ^ Burbank Public Library. "Burbank Sister City". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
6. ^ "As a sister city of Gaborone, Burbank was a logical stop", Los Angeles Times, 15 July 1987
7. ^ a b "Botswana Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
8. ^ a b Karen Fung, African Studies Association (ed.). "Botswana: News". Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources. US. Retrieved 30 September 2014 - via Stanford University.
9. ^ United Nations Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division (1997). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1995 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 262–321. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
10. ^ "Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
11. ^ "New Gaborone Mayor seeks power to hire and fire", Mmegi, October 2011, archived from the original on 4 November 2011
12. ^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations

## Bibliography

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* Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh, eds. (2003). "Gaborone, Botswana". Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN 0415234794.
* Luc J. A. Mougeot, ed. (2005). "(Gaborone)". Agropolis: The Social, Political, and Environmental Dimensions of Urban Agriculture. International Development Research Centre. ISBN 978-1-55250-186-3.
* Fred Morton; et al. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Botswana (4th ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6404-7. (+ 3rd ed. fulltext via Internet Archive)
* Andrew Hermann (2010). "Gaborone, Botswana". In Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates (ed.). Encyclopedia of Africa. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533770-9.

## External links

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* "(Gaborone)". Directory of Open Access Journals. UK. (Bibliography of open access articles)
* "(Gaborone)" - via Europeana. (Images, etc.)
* "(Gaborone)" - via Digital Public Library of America. (Images, etc.)
* "(Gaborone)". Internet Library Sub-Saharan Africa. Germany: Frankfurt University Library. (Bibliography)
* "(Gaborone)". Connecting-Africa. Leiden, Netherlands: African Studies Centre. (Bibliography)
* "(Gaborone)". AfricaBib.org. (Bibliography)
* "Gaborone, Botswana". BlackPast.org. US.

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