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- Festus_Mogae abstract "Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Motswana politician who served as President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was reelected in October 2004; after ten years in office, he stepped down in 2008 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Ian Khama. He is married to Barbara Mogae, and they have three children: Chedza, Nametso and Boikaego.Mogae is of Kalanga (Western Shona) descent, from Serowe. This Kalanga group is called Badhalaunda, named after their king, Dhalaunda, and his native language is Kalanga/western Shona.Mogae studied economics in the United Kingdom, first at University College, Oxford, and then at the University of Sussex. 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.Mogae's party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), retained power in the October 1999 general election, and Mogae was sworn in for a five-year term on 20 October 1999 by Chief Justice Julian Nganunu at the National Stadium in Gaborone. On this occasion, he vowed to focus on the fight against poverty and unemployment.Following the BDP's victory in the October 2004 general election, Mogae was sworn in for another term on 2 November 2004. Mogae promised to tackle poverty and unemployment, as well as the spread of HIV-AIDS, which he pledged to stop in Botswana by 2016.On 14 July 2007, Mogae affirmed his intention to resign nine months later.Mogae was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 20 March 2008 for his "exemplary leadership" in making Botswana a "model" of democracy and good governance. He stepped down as President on 1 April 2008 and was succeeded by Vice-President Ian Khama.Mogae won the 2008 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, and will receive US$ 5 million over 10 years and US$ 200,000 annually for life thereafter. At London's City Hall on 20 October 2008, former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stated: "President Mogae's outstanding leadership has ensured Botswana's continued stability and prosperity in the face of an HIV/AIDS pandemic which threatened the future of his country and people."Mogae currently serves as Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Climate Change. In 2010, he joined the advisory board of U.S. nonprofit TeachAIDS. He also currently serves as chairman of the Choppies supermarket group where he earned Pula 529,000 in 2011.Along with former President Benjamin Mkapa, Mogae co-chaired a sustainable development symposium, hosted by the UONGOZI Institute in collaboration with Club de Madrid.".
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- Festus_Mogae activeYearsStartDate "1998-04-01".
- Festus_Mogae almaMater University_College,_Oxford.
- Festus_Mogae almaMater University_of_Sussex.
- Festus_Mogae birthDate "1939-08-21".
- Festus_Mogae birthPlace Bechuanaland_Protectorate.
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- Festus_Mogae birthPlace Serowe.
- Festus_Mogae birthYear "1939".
- Festus_Mogae office "President of Botswana".
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- Festus_Mogae party Botswana_Democratic_Party.
- Festus_Mogae president Quett_Masire.
- Festus_Mogae profession Economist.
- Festus_Mogae religion Christian.
- Festus_Mogae successor Ian_Khama.
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- Festus_Mogae birthDate "1939-08-21".
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- Festus_Mogae children "3".
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- Festus_Mogae nationality "Batswana".
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- Festus_Mogae subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Presidential_Order_of_Honour_(Botswana).
- Festus_Mogae subject Category:Vice_Presidents_of_Botswana.
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