The following lists events that happened during the 1980s in Botswana.

Incumbents

Events

1980

1981

  • A drought in Southern Africa begins, destroying approximately 75% of crops in Botswana.[2]:24 It will continue until 1987.[3]:68

1982

1983

1984

1985

  • 1985 – HIV is first identified in Botswana, beginning the nation's HIV epidemic.[5]:xxxvi
  • 14 June – South African soldiers invade Botswana and attack the headquarters of a South African anti-apartheid group in Gabarone.[2]:20 12 people are killed, and the action is condemned in a resolution by the United Nations.[1]

1986

  • 17 April – Botswana's first women's rights group, Emang Basadi, is established.[5]:xxxvi

1987

  • A referendum is held to form a Supervisor of Elections. It passes with 78.1% of the vote.
  • The university is closed for several months in response to student protests against police misconduct.[6]:79
  • May – Morupule Electric Power Station is established.[5]:xxxvi
  • 1 October – Botswana Railways is established.[5]:xxxvi
  • November – The constitution is amended so that only citizens of Botswana can serve as president.[5]:xxxvi

1988

1989

Deaths

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Botswana profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. 1 2 3 Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2009). Botswana Since Independence. New Africa Press. ISBN 978-0-9802587-8-3.
  3. 1 2 Leith, J. Clark (2005). Why Botswana Prospered. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. doi:10.1515/9780773572416. ISBN 978-0-7735-7241-6.
  4. "Culture & Resistance Conference (1982)". Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-1133-8.
  6. 1 2 3 Holm, John D.; Molutsi, Patrick P. (1992). "State-Society Relations in Botswana: Beginning Liberalization". In Hydén, Göran; Bratton, Michael (eds.). Governance and Politics in Africa. L. Rienner. pp. 75–95. doi:10.1515/9781685853297. ISBN 978-1-55587-285-4.
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