Presented stools made from elephant feet to the national leaders of Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, a move that received some criticism from international media outlets
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Mokgweetsi Masisi
Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi is a Motswana politician who served as the fifth president of Botswana from 2018 to 2024. He served as the eighth vice president of Botswana from 12 November 2014 to 1 April 2018. He was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for the Moshupa-Manyana constituency from 2009 to 2018.
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politics · President of Botswana from 2018 to 2024 · politician · minister · also Mokgweetsi Masisi, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, Mokgeetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, Sisiboy, HE Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi, Masisi
Born 21 July 1962 · Q18618891
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2018· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Botswana (2018).
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2002· 1 entry
Masisi married Neo Maswabi, an accountant who later worked for the United Nations in New York and in Addis Ababa
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1999· 1 entry
Obtained a postgraduate degree in Economics and Social Policy from the University of Manchester, where he was a Chevening scholar
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1989· 1 entry
Went to Florida State University to obtain a Bachelor's and master's degrees in Social Studies Education and Instructional Systems
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1984· 2 entries
Won acclaim for his portrayal of the lead role in a Gaborone production of Cry the Beloved Country
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In Moshupa village before moving on to the University of Botswana in 1987 as a curriculum development specialist
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-07-21.
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