252 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/252/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:08:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png 252 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/252/ 32 32 Three Dikgosi Monument in Gaborone https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/three-dikgosi-monument-in-gabarone?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-dikgosi-monument-in-gabarone Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// On September 29, 2005, a statue of three dikgosi (kings) who visited England in 1895 to protestagainst the imminent handover of their lands to the British South Africa Company was unveiledin Botswana’s capital city, Gaborone. The three dikgosi are seen as ‘Founders of the Nation’ andthe monument also tells the ‘history’ of Botswana. However, overlooking […]

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]]> On September 29, 2005, a statue of three dikgosi (kings) who visited England in 1895 to protest
against the imminent handover of their lands to the British South Africa Company was unveiled
in Botswana’s capital city, Gaborone. The three dikgosi are seen as ‘Founders of the Nation’ and
the monument also tells the ‘history’ of Botswana. However, overlooking local artists in
contracting the statue sparked controversy. Additionally, activists contest the perceived
expression of Tswana domination.

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