Gaborone

City · 1965 CE · in Sub-Saharan Africa

Capital of Republic of Botswana (1967–today).

Singapore (1965 CE): Capital of Republic of Singapore (1967–today).
Putrajaya (c. 1963 CE): Capital of Malaysia (1963–today).
Zanzibar City (c. 1963 CE): Capital of Sultanate of Zanzibar (1963–1964).
Kampala (c. 1963 CE): Capital of Republic of Uganda (1963–today).
Zomba (c. 1967 CE): Capital of Malawi (1967–1975).
Niamey (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Republic of the Niger (1961–today).
Nouakchott (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Mauritania (1961–today).
Porto-Novo (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Republic of Benin (1961–today).
Cotonou (c. 1961 CE): Capital of Republic of Benin (1961–today).
Lobamba (c. 1969 CE): Capital of Eswatini (1969–today).

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Soweto uprising (1976 CE): Protests by Black schoolchildren against Afrikaans-medium instruction, beginning on 16 June 1976, were met with police gunfire that killed at least 176 people.
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Desmond Tutu (1931 CE – 2021 CE): Anglican archbishop and anti-apartheid campaigner awarded the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize; chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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First human heart transplant (1967 CE): Surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town on 3 December 1967.