AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Obasanjo Mourns Former President of Botswana, Quett Masire
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Quett Masire
Ketumile Quett Joni Masire GCMG was a Motswana politician and statesman who was the second and longest-serving president of Botswana, in office from 1980 to 1998. He was given an honorary knighthood of the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George by Queen Elizabeth II (GCMG) in 1991.
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politics · President of Botswana from 1980 to 1998 · politician · secondary school teacher · also Quett Masire, Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire, Ketumile Quett Joni Masire, Masire
Born 23 July 1925 · Died 22 June 2017 · Q310574
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2017· 2 entries
Died 2017-06-22.
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2010· 1 entry
And the bitter 2011 BOFEPUSU strike made him question leadership decisions
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2007· 1 entry
Sir Ketumile Masire set up the Sir Ketumile Masire Foundation to promote the social and economic well-being of the society of Botswana
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st class (1999).
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1998· 3 entries
Awarded German Africa Prize (1998).
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Sir Ketumile Masire was involved in numerous diplomatic initiatives in a number of African countries, including Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana and Swaziland
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And was succeeded by Vice-President Festus Mogae, who became the third president of Botswana
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Agostinho Neto (1992).
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (1991).
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1980· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Botswana (1980–1998).
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1971· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1971–1980).
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1969· 1 entry
Bathoen II a Seêpapitsô abdicated, only to reemerge as the leader of the opposition National Front
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1967· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1967–1968).
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1966· 1 entry
Career landmark: Vice-President of Botswana (1966–1980).
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1961· 1 entry
Masire helped found the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)
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1958· 1 entry
Masire was appointed the protectorate reporter for the African Echo/Naledi ya Botswana newspaper
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1957· 1 entry
Masire earned a Master Farmers Certificate and established himself as one of the territory's leading agriculturalists
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1950· 1 entry
After graduating from Tiger Kloof, Masire helped found the Seepapitso II Secondary School, the first institution of higher learning in the Bangwaketse Reserve
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1925· 1 entry
Born 1925-07-23.
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