Vice-President of Botswana
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The Vice-President of Botswana is the second-highest executive official in the Government of Botswana.
List of Vice-Presidents of Botswana
| Incumbent | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | |
| Quett 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... |
1966 | 1980 |
| Lenyeletse Seretse Lenyeletse Seretse Lenyeletse Seretse was Vice-President of Botswana from 1980 until his death on 3 January 1983. From Northern Botswana, Seretse was appointed Vice-President to placate his fellow Northerners following the assumption of Southerner Quett Masire to the Presidency.-References:... |
1980 | 1983 |
| Peter Mmusi Peter Mmusi Peter Mmusi was the Vice-President of Botswana from 3 January 1983 until 1992. He resigned following a Presidential Commission which identified him as taking part in illegal land dealings outside of Gaborone.-References:... |
1983 | 1992 |
| Festus 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... |
1992 | 1998 |
| 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... |
1998 | 2008 |
| Mompati Merafhe Mompati Merafhe Lt. Gen. Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe is a Botswana politician, currently serving as Vice-President. He is a retired Lieutenant-General and was Botswana's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 2008.-Biography:... |
2008 | Present |
See also
- BotswanaBotswanaBotswana, 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...
- Heads of state of Botswana
- 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...
- 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,...
- List of current Vice Presidents
- Lists of incumbents