Festus Mogae
| Festus Mogae | |
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| 3rd President of Botswana | |
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In office 1 April 1998 – 1 April 2008 |
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| Vice President | Ian Khama |
| Preceded by | Quett Masire |
| Succeeded by | Ian Khama |
| Vice President of Botswana | |
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In office 1992–1998 |
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| President | Quett Masire |
| Preceded by | Peter Mmusi |
| Succeeded by | Ian Khama |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 August 1939 Serowe, Bechuanaland |
| Nationality | Motswana |
| Political party | Botswana Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Mogae |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
University College, Oxford University of Sussex |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Christian |
Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Motswana politician who served as 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.
Mogae studied economics in the United Kingdom, first at University College, Oxford, and then at the University of Sussex. He returned to Botswana to work as a civil servant before taking up posts with the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of Botswana. He was Vice-President of Botswana from 1992 to 1998.
Mogae's party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), retained power in the October 1999 general election, and Mogae was sworn in for a five-year term on 20 October 1999 by Chief Justice Julian Nganunu at the National Stadium in Gaborone. On this occasion, he vowed to focus on the fight against poverty and unemployment.
Following the BDP's victory in the October 2004 general election, Mogae was sworn in for another term on 2 November 2004. Mogae promised to tackle poverty and unemployment, as well as the spread of HIV-AIDS, which he pledged to stop in Botswana by 2016.
On 14 July 2007, Mogae affirmed his intention to resign nine months later. He stepped down as President on 1 April 2008 and was succeeded by Vice-President Ian Khama.
Mogae currently serves as Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Climate Change. In 2010, he joined the advisory board of U.S. nonprofit TeachAIDS. He also currently serves as chairman of the Choppies supermarket group where he earned Pula 529,000 in 2011.
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