The British Colonial Secretary, announced on 21 February 1966 that a British protectorate would gain independence later in the year and be renamed Botswana.
What was the name of the British protectorate?
Barotseland
Bechuanaland
Nyasaland
Botswana has a one word motto Pula, what does it mean in English?
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