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Former Botswana president Masire dies at 91
23 Jun 2017 at 08:55hrs | Views
Sir Ketumile Masire, who was Botswana's second President, has died aged 91.
He had been hospitalised in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit at Bokomoso Hospital since June 18.
The Board of Trustees of the Sir Ketumile Masire Foundation (SKMF) issued a statement last night announcing his death.
Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, GCMG (born 23 July 1925 in Kanye, Botswana) is the second President of Botswana for the Botswana Democratic Party from 1980 to 1998.
He had been hospitalised in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit at Bokomoso Hospital since June 18.
The Board of Trustees of the Sir Ketumile Masire Foundation (SKMF) issued a statement last night announcing his death.
Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, GCMG (born 23 July 1925 in Kanye, Botswana) is the second President of Botswana for the Botswana Democratic Party from 1980 to 1998.
Source - online
