BOTSWANA AND DIAMONDS BOTSWANA AND DIAMONDS . A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

At the time the first Coca Cola was HISTORY WORLD 1961 – JOHN REYNOLDS Sets age of solar sold in the USA, system at 1974 – WORLD’S TALLEST BUILDINGS 1886 – JACOB’S PHARMACY 2001 – WORLD TRADE CENTRE 1914 – 1918 4,950,000,000 The World Trade Centre opens In Atlanta, USA sells first collapses after being Botswana had only World War I, Europe years old in New York Coca-Cola hit by two jet planes just been proclaimed is left devastated 1969 – FRENCH MAIDEN 1984 – LAST SIXPENCE a protectorate by the 1939 – 1945 FLIGHT of Concorde minted in Great World War II British and was called supersonic jet, from Britain (in use since Bechuanaland. Toulouse 1551)

1840 1860 1880 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 By 2012, the independent Botswana 1972 – In Jwaneng diamond bearing Kimberlite rocks is a global landmark are discovered 30 to 50 in the diamond metres down in the Kalahari 1869 – THE STAR OF AFRICA sand A 47.69 Carat old style industry setting up DIAMONDS AND MINING pear-shaped diamond, 1974 – Botswana Diamond Valuing its own Diamond was found in South Africa Company established Trading Company while Jwaneng Mine 1967 – Diamonds are 1984 – JWANENG produces 50 th discovered at Orapa per cent more diamonds celebrated its 30 by De Beers geologists than expected anniversary. 1866 – FIRST DISCOVERY OF GOLD was made in Francistown and 1977 – Decision mining commenced in 1869 taken to implement Jwaneng Mine

1954 – DE BEERS began 1982 – JWANENG MINE prospecting for opened on Diamonds in Botswana 14 August

1840 1860 1880 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1935 – 1945 During World War II; more than 1966 – BECHUANALAND 1984 – GENERAL ELECTIONS: 2012 – 14 AUGUST BOTSWANA HISTORY 10,000 Batswana serve in Europe, Becomes Republic BDP wins majority, JWANENG 30TH the middle east, and north Africa of Botswana Ketumile Masire is ANNIVERSARY re-elected as president

1870 – 1900 1950S – BECHUANALAND 1974 – THE GOVERNMENT of 2004 – HIV INFECTION rate falls Botswana’s GDP Developed towards Botswana’s budget was to 37.5%; Botswana no is based on cattle political and economic free of donor assistance longer has the world’s farming self-sufficiency highest rate of infection

1961 – A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 2008 – DIAMOND TRADING was set up in 1961 after Company of Botswana limited national elections launched