The impact of Zimbabwean liberation struggle on Botswana: the case of Lesoma ambush, 1978

Polelo e e lebegane le kganyaolo e e diragetseng ka kgwedi ya Tlhakole a le 27 ka ngwaga wa 1978 ele tlhaselo e e maatla thata go diragalela sesole sa Botswana Defence Force (BDF) se e neng ele gone se tlhamiwang. Tlhaselo e ne e dirwa ke sesole sa bo ntwa dumela se se kgethegileng sa difofane sa le...

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Main Authors: C.J. Makgala, M.L. Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2009-05-01
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Online Access:https://newcontree.org.za/index.php/nc/article/view/393
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description Polelo e e lebegane le kganyaolo e e diragetseng ka kgwedi ya Tlhakole a le 27 ka ngwaga wa 1978 ele tlhaselo e e maatla thata go diragalela sesole sa Botswana Defence Force (BDF) se e neng ele gone se tlhamiwang. Tlhaselo e ne e dirwa ke sesole sa bo ntwa dumela se se kgethegileng sa difofane sa lefatshe la Rhodesia ka nako ya ntwa ya kgololesego ko Zimbabwe. Polelo e simolola ka go kanoka mekwalo e e se tseng e dirilwe le go lebelela merero ya tsa mafatse a sele mo lefatsheng la Botswana, ga mmogo le bokgoni ba sesole mo Botswana ka dingwaga tsa bo 1970. Polelo gape e itebaganya le seemo sa itshireletso ko molelwaneng wa Botswana le Rhodesia. Go tshabela mo Botswana ga batshabi ba Rhodesia le gone go a sekwa sekwa. Gape go buiwa ka go tlhamiwa le tiriso ya BDF ka tshoganetso ele go fokotsa manokonko a ditlheselo ko molelwaneng. Tlhaselo le kganyaolo ya masole a Botswana kwa motseng wa Lesoma le kgalo ya tirigalo e mo Botswana le mafatshe a bodichabachaba go a lebalejwa. Gape re bontsha gore tlhaselo e ene ya supa kemonokeng e ko godimo ya Batswana le bagwebi ka go ntsha dithuso go thusa ba ba neng ba amilwe ke tlhaselo ko Lesoma.
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spelling doaj.art-9715d181301a49fda69d6d16d32f401a2024-04-04T09:38:08ZengAOSISContree0379-98672959-510X2009-05-0157010.4102/nc.v57i0.393374The impact of Zimbabwean liberation struggle on Botswana: the case of Lesoma ambush, 1978C.J. Makgala0M.L. Fisher1Stellenbosch Universityformerly with Botswana Defence ForcePolelo e e lebegane le kganyaolo e e diragetseng ka kgwedi ya Tlhakole a le 27 ka ngwaga wa 1978 ele tlhaselo e e maatla thata go diragalela sesole sa Botswana Defence Force (BDF) se e neng ele gone se tlhamiwang. Tlhaselo e ne e dirwa ke sesole sa bo ntwa dumela se se kgethegileng sa difofane sa lefatshe la Rhodesia ka nako ya ntwa ya kgololesego ko Zimbabwe. Polelo e simolola ka go kanoka mekwalo e e se tseng e dirilwe le go lebelela merero ya tsa mafatse a sele mo lefatsheng la Botswana, ga mmogo le bokgoni ba sesole mo Botswana ka dingwaga tsa bo 1970. Polelo gape e itebaganya le seemo sa itshireletso ko molelwaneng wa Botswana le Rhodesia. Go tshabela mo Botswana ga batshabi ba Rhodesia le gone go a sekwa sekwa. Gape go buiwa ka go tlhamiwa le tiriso ya BDF ka tshoganetso ele go fokotsa manokonko a ditlheselo ko molelwaneng. Tlhaselo le kganyaolo ya masole a Botswana kwa motseng wa Lesoma le kgalo ya tirigalo e mo Botswana le mafatshe a bodichabachaba go a lebalejwa. Gape re bontsha gore tlhaselo e ene ya supa kemonokeng e ko godimo ya Batswana le bagwebi ka go ntsha dithuso go thusa ba ba neng ba amilwe ke tlhaselo ko Lesoma.https://newcontree.org.za/index.php/nc/article/view/393liberationforeign policymilitary ambushinstabilitypatriotismzimbabwe liberation strugglebotswanalesoma ambush
spellingShingle C.J. Makgala
M.L. Fisher
The impact of Zimbabwean liberation struggle on Botswana: the case of Lesoma ambush, 1978
Contree
liberation
foreign policy
military ambush
instability
patriotism
zimbabwe liberation struggle
botswana
lesoma ambush
title The impact of Zimbabwean liberation struggle on Botswana: the case of Lesoma ambush, 1978
title_full The impact of Zimbabwean liberation struggle on Botswana: the case of Lesoma ambush, 1978
title_fullStr The impact of Zimbabwean liberation struggle on Botswana: the case of Lesoma ambush, 1978
title_full_unstemmed The impact of Zimbabwean liberation struggle on Botswana: the case of Lesoma ambush, 1978
title_short The impact of Zimbabwean liberation struggle on Botswana: the case of Lesoma ambush, 1978
title_sort impact of zimbabwean liberation struggle on botswana the case of lesoma ambush 1978
topic liberation
foreign policy
military ambush
instability
patriotism
zimbabwe liberation struggle
botswana
lesoma ambush
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