Botswana People's Party

The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) is a progressive political party in Botswana, led by Bernard Balikani. BPP is the first political movement in Botswana having been formed in 1960. At the last general election, the party won no seats.

History

The party was formed in 1960 as the 'Bechuanaland People's Party under the leadership of K.T. Motsete and Philip Matante. The party's formation was indirectly stimulated by the flow of South African exiles following the Sharpeville massacre in March 1960. The Party's structure was based on the African National Congress but it soon fell witness to in-fighting. The party soon became an opposition party to the traditionalist Botswana Democratic Party, led by Seretse Ian Khama.^[1]

References

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