Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born August 21, 1939) is the president of Botswana. He succeeded Quett Masire as president in 1998. Image File history File links Festus Mogae File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire (born July 23, 1925) was President of Botswana for the Botswana Democratic Party from 1980 to 1998. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Serowe(population approx. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire (born July 23, 1925) was President of Botswana for the Botswana Democratic Party from 1980 to 1998. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
He studied economics at Oxford University and then worked as a civil servant. He has worked for the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of Botswana. He was vice-president of Botswana from 1992. Economics (deriving from the Greek words οίκω [okos], house, and νÎμω [nemo], rules hence household management) is the social science that studies the allocation of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring foreign exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Mogae has made clear he intends to step down in 2008 in line with the constitution that limits the time in office to 10 years.
Born in the village of Serowe in eastern Botswana, Festus Gontebanye Mogae was raised in a poor family of cattle farmers who would sell off prize members of their herd to pay for his education.
Mogae has said he plans to hand the baton to his vice president Ian Khama when he retires in 2008.
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