It was planned to be the capital of Botswana in the mid-1960s when the Bechuanaland Protectorate became an independent country.
Gaborone o ne a agiwa go nna motsemogolo ka ngwaga wa 1960 fa lefatshe la Bechuanaland Protectorate le tsaya puso, fa e nna lefatshe le le ikemetseng ka nosi.