1990s in Botswana explained
The following lists events that happened during the 1990s in Botswana.
Incumbents
Events
1990
- Namibia is established as an independent country to the west of Botswana, giving the country another route to the ocean beside South Africa.[1]
1991
- Sowa Soda Ash Works is established.[2]
- 12,000 public sector employees are removed from their positions for engaging in strike action.[3]
- Apartheid in neighbouring South Africa ends.[4]
1992
1993
1994
1995
- 16 February – The parliament building and downtown Gaborone are attacked by students.
1996
- Universal pensions are established.
1997
- The Vision 2016 economic plan is launched.
- Botho University is founded.
- April – Omang national identity cards are introduced.
- October – A referendum is held to create the Independent Electoral Commission, to lower the voting age to 18, to set term limits on the presidency, and to allow automatic succession of the vice president in the event of a presidential vacancy. All three motions pass.
1998
1999
- 17 May – Yarona FM becomes the first private radio station in Botswana.
- September – A state of emergency is declared for six days following issues with voter registration.
- 16 October – The 1999 Botswana general election is held. The Botswana Democratic Party maintains its majority. The Botswana Congress Party had acquired seats from members that left the Botswana National Front, but it loses most of these seats.
- 13 December – The International Court of Justice rules that Botswana, not Namibia, has jurisdiction over Sedudu Island.
Deaths
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1994
- 1996
- 1999
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Leith, J. Clark . Why Botswana Prospered . McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP . 2005 . 10.1515/9780773572416 . 978-0-7735-7241-6 . en . subscription.
- Book: Morton . Barry . Historical Dictionary of Botswana . Ramsay . Jeff . Rowman & Littlefield . 2018 . 978-1-5381-1133-8 . 5th . en.
- News: 2017-09-20 . Botswana profile - Timeline . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-09-17.
- News: Myre . Greg . 18 June 1991 . South Africa ends racial classifications . 1 . The Southeast Missourian . live . 7 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200608230005/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19910618&id=3sQfAAAAIBAJ&pg=5582,6356040 . 8 June 2020.