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Seretse Khama Ian Khama
Seretse Khama Ian Khama is a Botswana politician and former military officer who served as the fourth President of Botswana from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2018. After serving as Commander of the Botswana Defence Force, he entered politics and was Vice-President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008, then succeeded Festus Mogae as president on 1 April 2008. He won a full term in the 2009 election and was re-…
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politics · Fourth president of Botswana from 2008 to 2018 · politician · aircraft pilot · minister · lieutenant general · also Seretse Khama Ian Khama, Ian Khama, Lieutenant General Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama, Khama
Born 27 February 1953 · Q57449
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Khama went on a self-imposed exile, during which he claimed that there had been a plot to poison him
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2018· 2 entries
Criticized President Donald Trump for encouraging elephant poaching
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After resigning from the presidency, Khama became a member of the Board of Directors of the US-based organization Conservation International, which is also active in Botswana
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded honorary fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (2016).
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2015· 2 entries
Khama was awarded an honorary doctorate in political science from Konkuk University in South Korea
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Criticizing the North's leaders for 'living in the Stone Age' and called their aggressive actions unacceptable
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2014· 2 entries
Over its egregious human rights violations, he described the human rights atrocities in the hermit kingdom 'worse than the African refugee issues', particularly during the mass famine in the 1990s
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Campaign: 2014 general election.
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2009· 3 entries
Election lost: 2009 general election.
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Khama appeared on CNN's African Voices which painted a positive picture of Khama, and named Botswana an African "success story"
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Campaign: 2009 general election.
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2008· 2 entries
The Media Practitioners Act passed into Botswana law, and has been criticized as inhibiting free speech by several outlets
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Career landmark: President of Botswana (2008–2018).
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2007· 1 entry
Khama appeared on British television in the BBC's Top Gear motoring programme, meeting the presenters as they prepared to cross the Makgadikgadi Pan in northern Botswana by car for the Top Gear: Botswana Special
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1998· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the National Assembly of Botswana (1998).
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1977· 1 entry
The Duty Code Order for devotion to duty, and the Distinguished Service Medal in 1997 after 20 years of service
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1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-02-27.
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