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Botswana Defence Force

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The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is the military of Botswana. [1]

51 relations: AIL M325 Command Car, Air transports of heads of state and government, ArmaLite AR-18, BDF, Bell 412, Botswana, Botswana Defence Force Air Wing, Botswana Defence Force XI F.C., Botswana Ground Force, Botswana Police Service, Bristol Aerospace, CASA C-212 Aviocar, Defence Forces, Donald Thobega, Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma, Francistown, Francistown Airport, FV101 Scorpion, Gaborone, History of Gaborone, History of Lesotho, Ian Khama, Khama III, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Kitso Mokaila, Kivu conflict, Lesotho, List of Botswana-related topics, List of militaries by country, Lists of cemeteries, Louis Matshwenyego Fisher, Military ranks of Botswana, Mompati Merafhe, Moremi Air Cessna 208 crash, Mowag Piranha, Murder of Segametsi Mogomotsi, Orders, decorations, and medals of Botswana, OTO Melara Mod 56, Outline of Botswana, Phandu Skelemani, President of Botswana, Raid on Gaborone, Seretse Khama, Serowe, Southern African Development Community intervention in Lesotho, Stanley Tshosane, Tebogo Masire, Women in warfare and the military (2000–present), 1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash, 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods, ..., 7 Medical Battalion Group. Expand index (1 more) »

AIL M325 Command Car

The AIL M325 Command Car is a 4x4 military truck produced by the Automotive Industries Limited (AIL) of Nazareth in Israel from 1970 to 1993 for use by the Israel Defense Forces.

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Air transports of heads of state and government

Air transports for heads of state and government are, in many countries, provided by the air force in specially equipped airliners or business jets.

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ArmaLite AR-18

The ArmaLite AR-18 is a gas-operated, selective-fire rifle chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition.

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BDF

BDF or Bdf may refer to.

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Bell 412

The Bell 412 is a twin-engine utility helicopter of the Huey family manufactured by Bell Helicopter.

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Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa.

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Botswana Defence Force Air Wing

The Botswana Defence Force Air Wing is the air arm of the Botswana Defence Force of Botswana in southern Africa.

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Botswana Defence Force XI F.C.

Botswana Defence Force XI Football Club is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone.

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Botswana Ground Force

The Botswana Ground Force is the army of the country of Botswana, and the land component of the Botswana Defence Force.

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Botswana Police Service

The Botswana Police Service is the police service of Botswana.

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Bristol Aerospace

Bristol Aerospace is a Canadian aerospace firm located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and is an operating division of Magellan Aerospace.

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CASA C-212 Aviocar

The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a turboprop-powered STOL medium cargo aircraft designed and built by CASA in Spain for civil and military use.

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Defence Forces

Defence Force(s) or Defense Force(s) is the title of the armed forces of certain countries.

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Donald Thobega

Donald Thobega (21 October 1974 – 28 March 2009), often known by his nickname Boboza, was a Botswana footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma

The Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma (now Airbus Helicopters H225) is a long-range passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter as the next generation of the civilian Super Puma family.

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Francistown

Francistown is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 100,079 and 150,800 inhabitants for its agglomeration at the 2011 census.

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Francistown Airport

Francistown International Airport is an airport serving Francistown, Botswana.

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FV101 Scorpion

The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle.

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Gaborone

Gaborone (English) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 231,626 based on the 2011 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana.

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History of Gaborone

The history of Gaborone began with archaeological evidence in the area around Gaborone dating back to 400 BCE, and the first written accounts of Gaborone are from the earliest European settlers in the 19th century.

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History of Lesotho

The history of people living in the area now known as Lesotho goes back as many as 40,000 years.

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Ian Khama

Seretse Khama Ian Khama (or Ian a Serêtsê; born 27 February 1953) is a Motswana former military officer and retired politician who was the fourth President of the Republic of Botswana from 2008 to 2018.

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Khama III

Khama III (1837?–1923), referred to by missionaries as Khama the Good, was the kgosi (meaning chief or king) of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland (now Botswana), who made his country a protectorate of Great Britain to ensure its survival against Boer and Banpolai encroachments.

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Khama Rhino Sanctuary

Khama Rhino Sanctuary is a community based wildlife project in Botswana.

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Kitso Mokaila

Honourable Onkokame Kitso Mokaila is a politician in Botswana.

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Kivu conflict

The Kivu conflict began in 2004 in the eastern Congo as an armed conflict between the military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the Hutu Power group Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Lesotho

Lesotho officially the Kingdom of Lesotho ('Muso oa Lesotho), is an enclaved country in southern Africa.

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List of Botswana-related topics

This is a list of topics related to Botswana.

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List of militaries by country

This is a list of militaries by country, including the main branches and sub-branches.

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Lists of cemeteries

These lists of cemeteries compile notable cemeteries, mausoleums, and other places people are buried worldwide.

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Louis Matshwenyego Fisher

Louis Matshwenyego Fisher was commander of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) from 1998 to 2006.

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Military ranks of Botswana

The Military ranks of Botswana are the military insignia used by the Botswana Defence Force.

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Mompati Merafhe

Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe (6 June 1936 – 7 January 2015) was a Botswana politician who was Vice-President of Botswana from 2008 to 2012.

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Moremi Air Cessna 208 crash

On 14 October 2011, a Moremi Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed shortly after take-off from Xakanaka Airstrip on a scheduled domestic flight to Pom Pom air-strip, which served a private game reserve 60 miles north of Maun, Botswana.

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Mowag Piranha

The MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss company MOWAG (since April 2010 the name has changed to General Dynamics European Land Systems – Mowag GmbH).

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Murder of Segametsi Mogomotsi

Segametsi Mogomotsi was a 14-year-old schoolgirl who was found murdered on 6 November 1994 in Mochudi, Botswana.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of Botswana

The Republic of Botswana has an honours system comprising orders, decorations, and medals.

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OTO Melara Mod 56

The OTO-Melara Mod 56 is an Italian-made 105 mm pack howitzer built and developed by OTO-Melara.

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Outline of Botswana

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Botswana: Botswana – a landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa.

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Phandu Skelemani

Phandu Tombola Chaka Skelemani (born 5 January 1945.) is a Botswana politician who served in the government of Botswana as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2014.

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President of Botswana

The President of the Republic of Botswana is the head of state and the head of government of Botswana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution of Botswana.

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Raid on Gaborone

The Raid on Gaborone (called Operation Plecksy by the South African Defence Force) occurred on 14 June 1985 when South African Defence Force troops, under the order of General Constand Viljoen, crossed into Botswana and attacked the offices of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, in Gaborone.

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Seretse Khama

Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980) was the first President of Botswana, in office from 1966 to 1980.

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Serowe

Serowe (population approximately 60,000) is a town in Botswana's Central District.

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Southern African Development Community intervention in Lesotho

The Southern African Development Community intervention in Lesotho, codenamed Operation Boleas, was a military invasion launched by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and led by South Africa through its South African National Defence Force into Lesotho to quell a coup d'état.

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Stanley Tshosane

Stanley Tshoshane is a Batswana football manager.

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Tebogo Masire

Tebogo Masire is the former deputy commander and former commander of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF).

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Women in warfare and the military (2000–present)

This article is about women in warfare and the military (2000–present) throughout the world outside the United States.

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1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash

The 1999 Air Botswana incident occurred when Chris Phatswe, a Botswana airline pilot, killed himself by crashing a plane into the tarmac and a group of aircraft at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana.

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2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods

The 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods was a natural disaster which began in early March 2009 and resulted in the deaths of at least 131 people and otherwise affected around 445,000 people.

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7 Medical Battalion Group

7 Medical Battalion Group is the specialist Airborne Medical Unit of the South African Military Health Service.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_Defence_Force

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