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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 as-yet-unnamed diamond was presented to the world at the office of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi. The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats ...
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]
On 1 April 2018, Mokgweetsi Masisi was sworn in as the 5th President of Botswana, succeeding Ian Khama and his full ten years of presidency. After several disagreements with Masisi, in particular accusing Masisi of authoritarian tendencies, [ 73 ] Khama decided to leave the BDP and join the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), a newly formed ...
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg are among the diverse group of political, business and philanthropic leaders Global Citizen will ...
BDP leader and President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat to the UDC and Duma Boko on 1 November 2024. [58] [59] Boko praised the election result as an example of democracy in action, adding that "What has happened today takes our democracy to a higher level". [60] Boko was inaugurated as president on 1 November. [61]
English: Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana at a Global Leaders Investment Summit II during World Investment Forum 2018. 24 octobre 2018. UNCTAD UNCTAD Date
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.