Heads of state of Botswana
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Presidents of Botswana
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Republic of Botswana Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966... (Lefatshe la Botswana Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966... ) |
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| 30 September 1966 to 13 July 1980 |  |
Seretse Khama Seretse Khama Sir Seretse Khama, KBE was a statesman from Botswana. Born into one of the more powerful of the royal families of what was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, and educated abroad in neighbouring South Africa and in the United Kingdom, he returned home—with a popular but controversial... , President |
BDP | Died in office |
| 13 July 1980 to 18 July 1980 | Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Quett Masire Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, GCMG was the second President of Botswana for the Botswana Democratic Party from 1980 to 1998. He stepped down and was succeeded by the then Vice-President of Botswana, Festus Mogae, who became the third President of Botswana... , acting President |
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| 18 July 1980 to 31 March 1998 | Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Quett Masire Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, GCMG was the second President of Botswana for the Botswana Democratic Party from 1980 to 1998. He stepped down and was succeeded by the then Vice-President of Botswana, Festus Mogae, who became the third President of Botswana... , President |
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| 1 April 1998 to 1 April 2008 | Festus Gontebanye Mogae Festus Mogae Festus Gontebanye Mogae is a Botswana politician who was President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was reelected in October 2004; after ten years in office, he stepped down in 2008 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Ian Khama... , President |
BDP | Retired | |
| 1 April 2008 to Present | Seretse Khama Ian Khama Ian Khama Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama is a Botswana politician who has been the President of Botswana since 2008; he is also the Paramount Chief of the Bamangwato tribe... , President |
BDP | Son of Seretse Khama Seretse Khama Sir Seretse Khama, KBE was a statesman from Botswana. Born into one of the more powerful of the royal families of what was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, and educated abroad in neighbouring South Africa and in the United Kingdom, he returned home—with a popular but controversial... |
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Affiliations
| BDP | Botswana Democratic Party Botswana Democratic Party The Botswana Democratic Party is the governing conservative party in Botswana. Its chairman is Daniel Kwelagobe.BDP was shaped by Sir Seretse Khama, who is celebrated for nurturing the economic and political success of Botswana. The party's base is in the traditional Setswana communities, and it... conservative, |
| BNF | Botswana National Front Botswana National Front The Botswana National Front has been the main opposition party in Botswana since the 1969 elections.It achieved its greatest electoral success in the 1994 elections, when it won 37.1% of the vote and 13 of 40 parliamentary seats. A factional conflict in 1998 led to the departure of 11 of these... social-democratic |
| BPP | Botswana People’s Party socialist |
| BCP | Botswana Congress Party Botswana Congress Party The Botswana Congress Party is a social-democratic political party in Botswana, considered the third largest party in Botswana.The BCP was founded in 1998 in a split from the Botswana National Front, with most of the BNF's sitting Members of Parliament joining the new party after a leadership... social-democratic |
See also
- Heads of government of BotswanaHeads of government of Botswana-Affiliations:Botswana Congress Party-Sources:* http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#botswana* African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland...
- Vice-President of BotswanaVice-President of BotswanaThe Vice-President of Botswana is the second-highest executive official in the Government of Botswana.-List of Vice-Presidents of Botswana:-See also:*Botswana**Heads of state of Botswana**Heads of government of Botswana...
- Colonial heads of Botswana (Bechuanaland)Colonial heads of Botswana (Bechuanaland)This is a list of the colonial heads of Bechuanaland Protectorate, which gained independence as Botswana in 1966. From 1885 to 1891 the post was known as Deputy Commissioner; from 1891 to 1964 as Resident Commissioner; and from 1964 to independence as The Queen's Commissioner.In the table below,...
- Lists of office-holders
Sources
- http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#botswana
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
- Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000
- Whitaker's Almanack 1979 to 2004, J. Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London