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649:, an organization which works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law. It does so by making available, discreetly and in confidence, the experience of former leaders to today's national leaders. It is a not-for-profit organization composed of former heads of government, senior governmental and international organization officials who work closely with Heads of Government on governance-related issues of concern to them. 553: 135: 1622: 1542: 25: 1437: 618:. Between 1998 and 2000 he served as Chairman of the International Panel of Eminent Personalities Investigating the Circumstances Surrounding the 1994 Rwanda Genocide, and between 2000 and 2003 was the facilitator for the Inter-Congolese National Dialogue, which had the objective of bringing about a new political dispensation for the Democratic Republic of Congo, in terms of the 503:
newspaper. He was also elected to the newly reformed Bangwaketse Tribal Council and after 1960, the protectorate-wide African and Legislative Councils. Although he attended the first Kanye meeting of the People's Party, the earliest nationalist grouping to enjoy a mass following in the territory, he
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in 2010, and the bitter 2011 BOFEPUSU strike made him question leadership decisions. He came to conclude that the BDP had lost its original ideas, and had instead been taken over by opportunists looking to benefit from senior government positions. As a result, he became estranged from the party for
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In 1965, the Democratic Party won 28 of the 31 contested seats in the new Legislative Assembly, giving it a clear mandate to lead Botswana to independence. He was elected to the National Assembly in March 1965 and became Deputy Prime Minister in 1966. Masire became the new nation's vice-president,
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In 2007, Sir Ketumile Masire set up the Sir Ketumile Masire Foundation to promote the social and economic well-being of the society of Botswana. The foundation strives to facilitate and drive efforts to promote peace, good governance and political stability internationally; assist children with
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abdicated, only to reemerge as the leader of the opposition National Front. This set the stage for Bathoen's local electoral victory over Masire during the same year. However, the ruling party won decisively at the national level, thus allowing Masire to maintain his position as one of the four
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As a principal architect of Botswana's steady economic and infrastructural growth between 1966 and 1980, Masire earned a reputation as a highly competent technocrat. However, his local Bangwaketse political base was eroded by his old nemesis Bathoen. During the initial years of independence the
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In 1950, after graduating from Tiger Kloof, Masire helped found the Seepapitso II Secondary School, the first institution of higher learning in the Bangwaketse Reserve. He served as the school's headmaster for about six years. During this period he clashed with Bathoen II, the autocratic
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Five days after Khama's death, Masire was elected as president by secret ballot at the National Assembly on 18 July 1980. Masire's three full terms were characterised by an emphasis on developments through regional and international organisations. Masire was chairman of the
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In 1957, Masire earned a Master Farmers Certificate and established himself as one of the territory's leading agriculturalists. His success led to renewed conflict with the jealous Bathoen, who seized his farms as a penalty for the supposed infraction of fencing
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In May 2010 Sir Ketumile Masire led an African Union Election Observer Mission to the May 2010 Ethiopia Legislative Elections, and in October 2010 he co-led (with fellow GLF Member Joe Clark) a National Democratic Institute pre-election assessment mission in
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He was a leading figure in the independence movement and then the new government, and played a crucial role in facilitating and protecting Botswana's steady financial growth and development. He stepped down in 1998 and was succeeded by
1356: 461:, into a cattle-herding family to Gaipone (née Kgopo) and Joni Masire. He grew up at a time when there was not much economic activity in the country other than being a lowly-paid migrant labourers in the mines of 488:'s many petty interferences in school affairs, Masire, working through the revived Bechuanaland African Teachers Association, became an advocate for the autonomy of protectorate schools from chiefly authority. 1711: 468:. From an early age Masire set himself apart through academic achievement. After graduating at the top of his class at the Kanye school, he won himself a scholarship to further his education at the 1027: 1610: 1206: 762: 1530: 594:
Following his retirement in 1998, Sir Ketumile Masire was involved in numerous diplomatic initiatives in a number of African countries, including
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Democratic Party government moved decisively to undercut many of the residual powers of the chiefs. As a result, in 1969
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Khama died on 13 July 1980, and Masire automatically became acting president per the Constitution.
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During the last decade of his life, Masire became increasingly unhappy with the direction of the
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Honorary Knighthood of the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG), UK (1990)
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Three Honorary Doctorates of Law (L.L.D.) from St. John University, New York, and
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disabilities from birth; and promote innovation and alternatives in agriculture.
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Quett Masire departing after a state visit to the United States in 1984.
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Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger (1988)
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In 1958, Masire was appointed as the protectorate reporter for the
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In search of prosperity: analytic narratives on economic growth
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On 7 August 1988, while flying with his staff to a summit in
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Masire, Quett Ketumile Joni and Stephen R. Lewis Jr. (ed.),
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Very Brave or Very Foolish: Memoirs of an African Democrat
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The dictionary of contemporary politics of Southern Africa
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Morton, Fred; Ramsay, Jeff; Themba Mgadla, Part (2008).
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in 1958. Sir Quett and Lady Masire had six children.
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President of Botswana
Lenyeletse Seretse
Peter Mmusi
Festus Mogae
Seretse Khama
Festus Mogae
Vice-President of Botswana
Lenyeletse Seretse
Kanye
Bechuanaland
Gaborone
Botswana
Botswana Democratic Party
Gladys Olebile Masire
Alma mater
GCMG
president of Botswana
Elizabeth II

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