The founders statues in Gaborone are known as the Three Dikgosi Monument and feature bronze statues of three chiefs: Khama III, Sebele I, and Bathoen I.
These chiefs were instrumental in ensuring Botswana remained a British Protectorate and didn't become part of Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company, ultimately leading to the nation's independence in 1966. The monument, inaugurated in 2005, is a significant historical landmark and a popular tourist attraction in Gaborone's Central Business District (CBD).
The monument commemorates the 1895 trip to England by the three chiefs to protect their territories from annexation by the British South Africa Company.
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