Festus Mogae
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| Festus Gontebanye Mogae | |
 Festus Mogae (left) with Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell |
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| Assumed office 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Quett Masire |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | August 21, 1939 Serowe, Botswana |
| Political party | Botswana Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Barbara Mogae |
Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born August 21, 1939) is the President of Botswana. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998, and was reelected in october 2004. He is a native Setswana language speaker, of Bamangwato people.
Mogae studied economics in the United Kingdom, first at the University of Sussex and then at the University of Oxford. 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.
Upon re-election, Mogae promised to tackle poverty and unemployment, as well as the spread of HIV-Aids, which he pledges to stop in Botswana by 2016.
| Preceded by: Peter Mmusi |
Vice-President of Botswana 1992–1998 |
Succeeded by: Ian Khama |
| Preceded by: Quett Masire |
President of Botswana 1998 – present |
Succeeded by: — |
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