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Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi (/ m ɔː k ˈ w eɪ t s i /; born 21 July 1961) is a Motswana politician who served as the fifth president of Botswana from 2018 to 2024. [4] [1] [5] He served as the eighth vice president of Botswana from 12 November 2014 to 1 April 2018.
The president of the Republic of Botswana is the head of state and the head of government of Botswana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution. [2] Sir Seretse Khama was the prime minister from 1965 to 1966, [ 3 ] however he later became president of Botswana, and as of 2024 there have been no prime ...
Masisi's BDP dominated politics in Botswana for nearly six decades, since independence from Britain in 1966. The nation of just 2.5 million people will now be governed by another party for the first time in its democratic history. Botswana has been held up as one of Africa's most stable democracies, with its economy largely relying on diamonds.
On April 1, 2018, Khama completed his term and Masisi succeeded him as both the President of Botswana and the leader of the BDP. Seen as closely associated with Khama, Masisi inherited a government and a party suffering a sharp decline in popularity and a weakened economy.
The first lady of the Republic of Botswana [1] [2] is the wife of the president of Botswana. The current first lady is Kaone Boko, the wife of President Duma Boko. The role is largely ceremonial and has no salary. President Masisi has said that his wife does not have the remit to influence government policies. [3]
President Mokgweetsi Masisi announces that the general election will be held on 30 October. 5 September 2024 (Thursday) Last sitting day of business in the 2019–2024 Parliament. Parliament prorogued. The 12th Parliament is dissolved. Writ day – President issues formal direction to the Independent Electoral Commission to hold the election.
Tshelang Walter Masisi (c. 1960- August 28, 2013) was a Motswana politician. He was an elder brother to president Mokgweetsi Masisi and served as a member of the Pan-African Parliament, as well as the Parliament of Botswana, representing Francistown West for the Botswana Democratic Party from 1999 until his death in 2013.
In 2016, the then president of Botswana, Ian Khama, nominated Kenewendo to the Parliament of Botswana, where she was elected as a presidential nominee to parliament. On 4 April 2018, the new incoming president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, appointed Kenewendo as the new Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry. She was sworn-in the same day.