Quett Ketumile Masire (born 1925) was a leading nationalist politician during Botswana's transition to independence. As the nation's first vice president he played a key role in making his country a model of economic development in Africa. From 1980 to...
Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, GCMG (born 23 July, 1925, Kanye, Botswana) was the second President of Botswana for the Botswana Democratic Party from 1980 to 1998. He stepped down and was replaced by the then Vice-President of Botswana, Festus Mogae,...
Profile: Botswana Fancois Misser went to Botswana to meet Ketumile Masire, the former president, who turned Botswana into a debt-less country with $6 billion of its own reserves (thanks largely to diamonds), and who now has the onerous task of facilitating DRCongo's peace...
Sir Ketumile Masire, former president of Botswana, can look back to his presidency with satisfaction, having had a fruitful stint as the leader of Africa's most successful economy. As finance minister and deputy of then-president Sir Seretse Khama, they recognized that the country is...
