Festus mogae bio
Festus Mogae.
Mogae, Festus Gontebanye 1939–
President of Botswana
A Prosperous Post-Colonial Legacy
Sworn In After Presidential Visit
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Festus Gontebanye Mogae became president of the Republic of Botswana on April 1, 1998, in a peaceful transfer of power that political analysts term exceptional for southern Africa.
Mogae was only the third president in Botswana’s history since the country gained its independence from the British Empire in 1966.
Festus mogae bio
His resume included decades of service in various governmental posts, most of them connected with finance and development. “Unlike his two predecessors who styled themselves as farmers on loan to politics, Mogae is steeped in the world of economics and high finance,” noted Darren Schuettlet in The Namibian.
Mogae was born on August 21, 1939 and traveled abroad for his higher education.
He attended North West London Polytechnic in England, and went on to earn an honours degree at Oxford; he later received a graduate de