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List of Presidents of Botswana

List of Heads of State of Botswana

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Botswana
30 September 1966 to 13 July 1980	Sir Seretse Khama, President	BDP	Died in office
13 July 1980 to 18 July 1980	Quett Masire, acting President	BDP
18 July 1980 to 1991	Quett Masire, President		Changed name to Ketumile Masire
1991 to 31 March 1998	Sir Ketumile Masire, President		Previously named Quett Masire
1 April 1998 to present	Festus Gontebanye Mogae, President	BDP

Affiliations:-

BDP	Botswana Democratic Party conservative, ethnic Bamangwato
BNF	Botswana National Front social-democratic
BPP	Botswana Heads of Government of Botswana Colonial Heads of Botswana (Bechuanaland) Lists of Incumbents