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Boipuso

A Setswana word meaning "independence" in English, Boipuso is the annual Independence Day of Botswana observed on 30 September. Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its current name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966.

Earlier Event: September 27
Comet Flyby
Later Event: October 1
Independence Day in Nigeria