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A member of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), he led the party throughout his presidency.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"21 August 1939","date":"1939-08-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Serowe","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q855634"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"8 May 2026","date":"2026-05-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Gaborone","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3919"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Botswana","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q963"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Botswana Democratic Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q859825"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University College, Oxford","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81087"},{"text":"University of Sussex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1161297"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Barbara Gemma Mogae","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30538925","start":"1967","end":"2026"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Botswana (1 April 1998 – 1 April 2008)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q866725","start":"1998-04-01","end":"2008-04-01"},{"text":"Vice-President of Botswana (1992–1998)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q859757","start":"1992","end":"1998"},{"text":"Minister of Finance (1980–1989)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97356746","start":"1980","end":"1989"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077746","date":"2008"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855226","date":"2008-03-20"},{"text":"Knight of the National Order of Mali","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2930416"},{"text":"Officer of the National Order of the Ivory Coast","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61950412","date":"1979"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festus_Mogae","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193238"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Festus Mogae born?","a":"Festus Mogae was born on 21 August 1939 in Serowe."},{"q":"What positions has Festus Mogae held?","a":"Positions held by Festus Mogae include: President of Botswana (1998–2008); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Festus Mogae 2009-06-23.jpg — Greenweek, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Festus Mogae\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/festus-mogae. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/festus-mogae","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/festus-mogae","ne":null}}