Ruler · 1921 – 1980

Seretse Khama

Lived 1921 – 1980; politician. President of Botswana (Botswana), 1966 – 1980.

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

Lived: 1921 – 1980; 59 years
In office: 14 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Botswana
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

President of Botswana

Botswana · the 1st of 6 dated reigns · 1966 – 2024

Seretse Khama1966 – 1980

Quett Masire1980 – 1998

Festus Mogae1998 – 2008

Ian Khama2008 – 2018

2 after

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 1966 – 1980 · 14 years · came to it aged 45

Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; pancreatic cancer

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