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Duma Boko was born in Botswana's Central District, in the village of Mahalapye. [6] Boko's father worked as a lecturer at Madiba Brigades. He died in 2004. Duma has a sister, Emma Boko. [7] In 1987, Boko studied law at the University of Botswana. He was elected to the Student Representative Council (SRC).
Duma Boko is elected the country's first president not from the ruling party, in power for 58 years. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
The MELS Movement of Botswana was an anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist communist party in Botswana without parliamentary representation. Themba Joina, a practicing lawyer, was the president of the organization. [2] [3] The name MELS is derived from (Karl) Marx, (Friedrich) Engels, (Vladimir) Lenin and (Joseph) Stalin. [4]
The Boko cabinet is the sixteenth and current cabinet of Botswana.It was formed on 1 November 2024 following the general election held on 30 October 2024, which resulted in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) losing power after 58 years of uninterrupted rule since independence in 1966.
The Botswana National Front (BNF) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. It was the main opposition party in Botswana from the 1969 elections until the 2024 elections. It is the largest component of the governing Umbrella for Democratic Change coalition; party leader Duma Boko has been president of Botswana since 2024.
Botswana was a dominant-party state with the Botswana Democratic Party in power for most of its history. [1] Opposition parties were widely considered to have little chance of gaining a parliamentary majority until the 2024 Botswana general election which saw the Umbrella for Democratic Change win a parliamentary majority.
Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe (born 5 September 1971) [1] [2] is a Motswana economist and politician, currently serving as Vice-President of Botswana and Minister of Finance since 7 November 2024, under President Duma Boko.
Botswana is a parliamentary republic governed by the Constitution of Botswana. [23] The constitution has been in effect since Botswana became independent from the United Kingdom on 30 September 1966. [24] This makes it the longest uninterrupted democracy in Africa. [25] Botswana operates under a blend of Roman-Dutch law, customary law, and ...