Festus Mogae

Festus Mogae
Mogae in 2009
3rd President of Botswana
In office
1 April 1998 – 1 April 2008
Vice PresidentSeretse Ian Khama
Preceded byQuett Masire
Succeeded bySeretse Ian Khama
4th Vice-President of Botswana
In office
1991–1998
PresidentSir Ketumile Masire
Preceded byPeter Mmusi
Succeeded bySeretse Ian Khama
Personal details
Born (1939-08-21) 21 August 1939 (age 85)
Serowe, Bechuanaland
NationalityBotswana
Political partyBotswana Democratic Party
Spouse
(m. 1967)
Children3
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
University of Sussex
ProfessionEconomist

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.[1] He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Festus Mogae". African Leadership Academy. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Festus Mogae | president of Botswana". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).