Botswana: Other parties in 2004

Parties ordered by date of founding.

Party Leaders Founded
Botswana Progressive Union (BPU) Gideon Kaelo
Tabulani Mokgethi
Daniel K Kwele
1982
Botswana Labour Party (BLP) Lenyeletse Koma 1989
Botswana Workers Front (BWF) M Akanyang 1993
United Socialist Party (PUSO) N Modubule
Nehemiah Modubule
1994
National Democratic Front (NDF) Dick Bayford 2003

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