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

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Events

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1980

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1981

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

1982

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1983

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1984

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1985

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  • 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

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

1987

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1988

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1989

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Botswana profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ^ a b c Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2009). Botswana Since Independence. New Africa Press. ISBN 978-0-9802587-8-3.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-1133-8.
  6. ^ a b c 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.