Ruler · 1939 – present

Festus Mogae

Lived 1939 – present; politician. President of Botswana (Botswana), 1998 – 2008.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1939 – 2026; 87 years
In office: 10 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Botswana
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Botswana

Botswana · the 3rd of 6 dated reigns · 1966 – 2024

Seretse Khama1966 – 1980

Quett Masire1980 – 1998

Festus Mogae1998 – 2008

Ian Khama2008 – 2018

Mokgweetsi Masisi2018 – …

Duma Boko2024 – …

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1998 – 2008 · 10 years · came to it aged 59

Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

After ten years in office, he stepped down in 2008 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama.

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