Festus Mogae

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President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008

PoliticiansLived 1939 to 2026 · aged 86

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Festus Gontebanye Mogae was a Motswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He 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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2008Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership

2008Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

1979Officer of the National Order of the Ivory Coast

Knight of the National Order of Mali

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SpouseBarbara Gemma Mogae

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Nelson MandelaAlso won Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership