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==Monarch (1960–1966)==
The succession to the throne was the same as the [[succession to the British throne]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;text-align:center"
!rowspan=2|№
!rowspan=2|Monarch<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!rowspan=2|Portrait
! colspan="3" |Reign
!rowspan=2|Royal House
!rowspan=2|[[Prime Minister of Malawi|Prime Minister]]
|-
!Reign start
!Reign end
!Time in office
|-
! 1
| Queen '''[[Elizabeth II]]<br />{{small|(1926–)}}'''
| [[File:Queen Elizabeth II in March 2015.jpg|60px]]
| {{nowrap|30 September }} 1960
| {{nowrap|30 September }} 1966
|2 years 
| [[House of Windsor|Windsor]]
| [[Hastings Banda|Banda]]
|-
|}

==List of colonial governors of Bechuanaland(1960–1966)==


{| class="wikitable"
|- align=left
!No
! width="18%"|Tenure
! width="40%"|Name
! width="20%"|Notes
|-
|
|colspan="3"|'''British Suzerainty'''
|- valign=top
|
|colspan="3"|'''[[Bechuanaland]] Protectorate'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|
|30 September 1960
|''Independence Day  '''[[Republic of Botswana]]'''''
|

|- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec"
|
|{{small|1960 to ''3 October 1963''}}||'''[[Peter Fawcus]]''', {{small|Resident Commissioner }}||&nbsp;
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffec"
|
|{{small|''3 October 1963'' to ''1 August 1964}}||'''[[Peter Fawcus]]''', {{small|Commissioner }}||{{small|knighted during tenure }}
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|- valign=top
|
|colspan="3"|'''Bechuanaland'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|
|{{small|''1 August 1964'' to ''3 March 1965''}}||[[Peter Fawcus|{{small|Sir}} '''Peter Fawcus''']], {{small|{{small|KBE, CMG,}} Commissioner}} ||&nbsp;
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|- valign=top
|
|'''Bechuanaland'''||colspan="2"|''Self-Rule''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|
|{{small|''3 March 1965'' to ''1965''}}||[[Peter Fawcus|{{small|Sir}} '''Peter Fawcus''']], {{small|{{small|KBE, CMG,}} Commissioner}} ||&nbsp;
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|
|{{small|''1965'' to 30 September 1966}}||[[Hugh Selby Norman-Walker|'''Hugh''' Selby '''Norman-Walker''']], {{small|Commissioner }}||{{small|knighted during tenure }}
|- valign=top
|
|30 September 1966||colspan="2"|''Independence Day '''[[Republic of Botswana]]'''''
|}

==Prime Ministers of the Bechuanaland Protectorate==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! №
! style="width:80px;"| Picture
! Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! Elected
! Took office
! Left office
! Political Party
|-
! style="background:{{Botswana Democratic Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 1
| [[File:Estatua de Sir Seretse Khama.jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Seretse Khama]]'''<br />{{small|(1921–1980)}}
| [[1965 Bechuanaland general election|1965]]
| 3 March 1965 || 30 September 1966
| [[Botswana Democratic Party|BDP]]
|-
|}
==Presidents of Botswana (1966–present)==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! №
! style="width:80px;"| Picture
! Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! Elected
! Took office
! Left office
! Political Party
|-
! style="background:{{Botswana Democratic Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 1
| [[File:Estatua de Sir Seretse Khama.jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Seretse Khama]]'''<br />{{small|(1921–1980)}}
| [[1965 Bechuanaland general election|1965]]<br />[[1969 Botswana general election|1969]]<br />[[1974 Botswana general election|1974]]<br />[[1979 Botswana general election|1979]]
| 30 September 1966 || 13 July 1980{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| [[Botswana Democratic Party|BDP]]
|-
! style="background:{{Botswana Democratic Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 2
| [[File:QuettMasire1980 (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Quett Masire]]'''<br />{{small|(1925–2017)}}
| [[1984 Botswana general election|1984]]<br />[[1989 Botswana general election|1989]]<br />[[1994 Botswana general election|1994]]
| 18 July 1980 || 31 March 1998
| [[Botswana Democratic Party|BDP]]
|-
! style="background:{{Botswana Democratic Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 3
| [[File:Festus Mogae 2009-06-23.jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Festus Mogae]]'''<br />{{small|(1939–)}}
| [[1999 Botswana general election|1999]]<br />[[2004 Botswana general election|2004]]
| 1 April 1998 || 1 April 2008
| [[Botswana Democratic Party|BDP]]
|-
! style="background:{{Botswana Democratic Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 4
| [[File:Ian Khama (2014) (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Ian Khama]]'''<br />{{small|(1953–)}}
| [[2009 Botswana general election|2009]]<br />[[2014 Botswana general election|2014]]
| 1 April 2008 || 1 April 2018
| [[Botswana Democratic Party|BDP]]
|-
! style="background:{{Botswana Democratic Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"| 5
| [[File:Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference London 2018 (45245990491) (cropped).jpg|80px]]
| '''[[Mokgweetsi Masisi]]'''<br />{{small|(1961–)}}
| 2018
| 1 April 2018 || Incumbent
| [[Botswana Democratic Party|BDP]]
|-
|}
==See also==
{{Portal|Botswana|Politics}}
*[[Botswana]]
**[[Politics of Botswana]]
**[[First Lady of Botswana]]
**[[List of colonial governors of Bechuanaland]]
**[[List of heads of government of Botswana]]
**[[Vice-President of Botswana]]
*[[Lists of Incumbents]]
[[List of current heads of state and government]]