Southern Africa · Government
Botswana: offices and people
Botswana: offices and peopleExplore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.
Coverage is partial. “Reported current” reflects source records and may be out of date. Connections show cited institutional relationships; they do not establish a reporting hierarchy.
26 of 26 offices match
Head of state and government
President of Botswana
About this grouping
Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.
Recorded relationships
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Oct 2026.
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Oct 2026.
People and tenure
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Duma Boko
Reported current1 Nov 2024 – End unknown
President of Botswana
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Source marks this term current; not independently verified
- Start: 1 Nov 2024
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · U.S. Department of State
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Status unknown1 Apr 2018 – End unknown
former President of Botswana
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Available dates do not establish current service
- Start: 1 Apr 2018
Portrait: CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · World Intellectual Property Organization
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Seretse Khama Ian Khama
Historical1 Apr 2008 – 31 Mar 2018
Botswana politician
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 1 Apr 2008
- End: 31 Mar 2018
Portrait: OGL v1.0 (opens in a new tab) · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Festus Mogae
Historical1 Apr 1998 – 1 Apr 2008
President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 1 Apr 1998
- End: 1 Apr 2008
Portrait: CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Greenweek
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Quett Masire
Historical13 Jul 1980 – 31 Mar 1998
President of Botswana (1925-2017)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 13 Jul 1980
- End: 31 Mar 1998
Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · European Communities / Jean-Louis Debaize
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Seretse Khama
Historical30 Sept 1966 – 13 Jul 1980
First President of Botswana (1921–1980)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 30 Sept 1966
- End: 13 Jul 1980
Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · European Communities Director: Allan Watson Architect: Jean Polak,Jean Gilson,Lucien De Vestel,André Polak
Sources and coverage
Office and term sources are linked in each record. Portraits link to their Wikimedia Commons file pages with the available licence and attribution.
Coverage notes (3)
- Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster.
- Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain.
- Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.