Biography of festus mogae in setswana
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Festus Mogae facts for kids
Quick facts for kids His Excellency Festus Mogae | |
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Mogae in 2009 | |
| 3rd President of Botswana | |
| In office 1 April 1998 – 1 April 2008 | |
| Vice President | Seretse Ian Khama |
| Preceded by | Quett Masire |
| Succeeded by | Seretse Ian Khama |
| 4th Vice-President of Botswana | |
| In office 1991–1998 | |
| President | Sir Ketumile Masire |
| Preceded by | Peter Mmusi |
| Succeeded by | Seretse Ian Khama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1939-08-21) 21 August 1939 (age 85) Serowe, Bechuanaland |
| Nationality | Botswana |
| Political party | Botswana Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Barbara Mogae (m. 1967) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford University of Sussex |
| Profession | Economist |
Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Botswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was re-elected in October 2004. After ten years in office, he stepped down in 2008 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama
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Festus Mogae
President Festus Gontebanye Mogae served as the third President of Botswana between 1998 and 2008. He is the recipient of the 2008 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership and is the current Chair of the Ibrahim Prize Committee.
Before taking office, President Mogae held several roles in the Government of Botswana, including Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Development Planning from 1975 to 1976. He served as Governor of the Bank of Botswana from 1980 to 1981.
President Mogae is recognised globally as a leading personality in the fight against HIV/AIDS and, after leaving office, launched Champions for an HIV-Free Generation. Between 2008 and 2009 he served as one of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoys on Climate Change. He is also Chairperson of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) and a board member of the Mastercard Foundation.
In 2002, the Africa-America Institute awarded President Mogae its National Leadership Award, presented only once before to Nelson Mandela. In 2008, he was awarded the Grand Cross o
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Mogae, Festus Gontebanye
1939–, Botswanan political leader, president of Botswana (1998–2008), b. Serowe. After studying economics at Sussex and Oxford universities, he returned to Botswana, where he began a civil service career; he also held posts in the International Monetary Fund, the African Development Bank, and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Beginning in the 1980s, he was governor of the Bank of Botswana (1980–81), secretary to the cabinet (1982–89), minister of finance and development planning (1989–92), and vice president (1992–98). In 1998 Mogae became president following the resignation of President Quett Masire; he subsequently was elected to the office in 1999 and 2004. In office, he was particularly noted for his leadership in the fight against AIDS, which had ravaged his country. He also worked to diversify Botswana diamond-reliant economy. In 2008 Mogae resigned and was succeeded by Vice President Seretse Khama Ian Khama. Later that year Mogae was awarded the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for excellence in African governance.
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