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Quett Masire

1925 - 2017

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Ketumile Quett Joni Masire, GCMG (23 July 1925 – 22 June 2017), was the second and longest-serving president of Botswana, in office from 1980 to 1998. He was given an honorary knighthood of the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George by Queen Elizabeth II (GCMG) in 1991. He was a leading figure in the independence movement and then the new government, and played a crucial role in facilitating and protecting Botswana's steady financial growth and development. He stepped down in 1998 and was succeeded by Vice-President Festus Mogae, who became the third president of Botswana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Quett Masire is the 9,530th most popular politician (up from 10,206th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Botswana and the 3rd most popular Motswana Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Quett Masire ranks 9,530 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas Bérard, José López Portillo y Pacheco, Farabundo Martí, Albert II, Duke of Saxony, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, and Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia. After him are Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, Emperor Mo of Jin, Iuliu Maniu, Vladimir Kokovtsov, Karl von Stürgkh, and Tryphaena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Quett Masire ranks 172. Before him are Francisco Álvarez Martínez, Maurice Pialat, Roger Hanin, Johnny Carson, June Whitfield, and Ilie Verdeț. After him are Doris Hart, Wahiduddin Khan, Jean d'Ormesson, Marco Cé, Emilio Eduardo Massera, and Uzi Narkiss. Among people deceased in 2017, Quett Masire ranks 166. Before him are John Wetton, Stephen Paddock, Michael Parks, Predrag Matvejević, Maryam Mirzakhani, and Henning Jensen. After him are Bayezid Osman, Jean d'Ormesson, Claude Rich, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Aleksey Batalov, and Ivan Dias.

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In Botswana

Among people born in Botswana, Quett Masire ranks 3 out of 12. Before him are Seretse Khama (1921), and Festus Mogae (1939). After him are Mokgweetsi Masisi (1961), Nijel Amos (1994), Mpule Kwelagobe (1979), Amantle Montsho (1983), Isaac Makwala (1985), Letsile Tebogo (2003), Dipsy Selolwane (1978), Jerome Ramatlhakwane (1985), and Baboloki Thebe (1997).

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Among POLITICIANS In Botswana

Among politicians born in Botswana, Quett Masire ranks 3. Before him are Seretse Khama (1921), and Festus Mogae (1939). After him are Mokgweetsi Masisi (1961).

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