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#REDIRECT [[White Africans of European ancestry]] |
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{{short description|Minority ethnic group in Botswana}} |
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| group = White people in Botswana |
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| population = 64,000~{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} |
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| popplace = [[Gaborone]], [[Francistown]], [[Ghanzi]], [[Serowe]], [[Lobatse]] |
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| langs = [[Afrikaans]], [[English language|English]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Serbian language|Serbian]] |
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| rels = Predominantly [[Christianity]], [[Judaism]] |
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| related = [[White people in Zambia]], [[White people in Zimbabwe]], [[White South Africans]], [[White Namibians]] |
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'''White people in Botswana''' are [[Demographics of Botswana|Batswana]] whose [[White Africans of European ancestry|ancestry lies historically within the continent of]] [[Europe]], most notably the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Netherlands]], and, more recently, directly from [[Serbia]] and other southern African nations. |
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White Africans account for around 3% of the country's population.<ref name=cia>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/botswana/ |title=CIA - The World Factbook -- Botswana |access-date=2013-09-26 |publisher=CIA }}</ref> |
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The White population usually speak [[Afrikaans]], with a small Serbian community in the country's capital. The Afrikaner population is centred around farming communities in the Ghanzi Region (descendants of the [[Dorsland Trek]]kers). After the Zimbabwean Land Reforms, a number of Anglo-Zimbabwean farmers moved to Botswana (as well as South Africa and Zambia) to start new lives.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} |
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==History== |
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[[Ethnic groups in Europe|European]] conquerors began to invade what is today the nation of Botswana in the 19th century. The [[Dorsland Trek]] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries saw thousands of Boers invade from [[South Africa]] to present-day [[Namibia]] by way of Botswana. Many of these people stayed, especially in [[Ghanzi]], which is in the [[Kalahari Desert]]. White people in Botswana are primarily of [[Boers|Boer]]/[[Afrikaners|Afrikaner]] descent, but smaller numbers are also of British/Rhodesian ancestry as well. |
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These people entered territories already richly inhabited by indigenous Africans without the assent of the native people, and their aggressive, acquisitive behavior caused warfare between themselves and the indigenous peoples, and intertribal clashes that led to millions of deaths of the original inhabitants.<ref>''The Evolution of Modern Botswana'', p. 250 by Louis A. Picard (1985)</ref> |
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Additionally, there is a fairly significant [[Serbian people|Serbian]] community in the country, mainly families of immigrants from [[Yugoslavia]] who came beginning in the 1950s. There is a Serbian Society in Gaborone, which regularly hosts a variety of cultural events. In 2016 construction began on the first [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Orthodox]] church in Botswana, the St. Nicholas Church.<ref>“Corner-Stone for a new Orthodox Church in Botswana.” Regular Session of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church Begins | Serbian Orthodox Church [Official Web Site], Serbian Orthodox Church, 25 Nov. 2016, www.spc.rs/eng/cornerstone_first_orthodox_church_botswana.In-text Citation</ref> |
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St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church operates in [[Gaborone]].<ref>[http://www.saintsavabotswana.org/history-of-serbs-in-botswana "History of Serbs in Botswana"] Saint Sava Botswana, Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Gaborone, Botswana.</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
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{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2022}} |
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*[[Lynette Armstrong]], Accountant |
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*[[Roy Blackbeard]], MP, High Commissioner from Botswana to the [[United Kingdom]] |
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*[[Ross Branch (motorcyclist)|Ross Branch]], Motorcycle racer |
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*[[Christian de Graaff]], MP, Minister of Agriculture |
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*[[James G. Haskins]], MP, [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana]] |
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*[[Derek Jones (mayor)|Derek Jones]], Mayor of [[Gaborone]] |
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*[[Ruth Williams Khama]], [[First Lady of Botswana]] |
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*[[Alfred Merriweather]], MP, [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana]] |
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*[[Samantha Paxinos]], Olympic swimmer for Botswana |
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*[[James Freeman (swimmer)|James Freeman]], Olympic swimmer for Botswana |
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*[[Benjamin Steinberg (politician)|Benjamin Steinberg]], MP, first Treasurer of the [[Botswana Democratic Party]] |
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*[[Hendrik van Zyl]], famed trader and politician in [[Ghanzi]] |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|Europe|Africa}} |
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*[[Afrikaners]] |
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*[[History of the Jews in Botswana]] |
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*[[Serbs in Botswana]] |
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*[[White Angolans]] |
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*[[White Namibians]] |
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*[[White people]] |
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*[[White people in Zambia]] |
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*[[White people in Zimbabwe]] |
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*[[White South Africans]] |
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== References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Sources== |
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*[http://www.serbiansocietybotswana.org/who-we-are Serbian Society of Botswana] |
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{{Ethnic groups in Botswana}} |
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{{White people}} |
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{{Botswana topics}} |
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[[Category:European diaspora in Africa|Botswana]] |
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[[Category:Botswana people of European descent| ]] |
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in Botswana]] |
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[[Category:White culture in Africa]] |
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