Overview

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Background

Botswana achieved its independence from the U.K. in 1966, becoming a parliamentary republic.

Political and Security Environment

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Executive. The president is both the head of state and head of government. He also is the commander-in-chief of the country's military.

Botswana's presidents are not directly elected, but are instead nominated and elected by the legislature. He is thus in practice usually the head of the majority party in the National Assembly. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had governed the...

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