Witness History: Archive 2014 - Botswana Diamond Discovery

Manfred Marx was the man who discovered the diamonds which transformed Botswana's economy. As a young geologist in the 1960s his find in the Kalahari desert completely changed the country's fortunes after independence.

Photo: Diamonds, Credit: Getty Images

Published on Thursday, 13th November 2014.

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