Election18 October 1999
Botswana election results show the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of Pres. Festus Mogae winning 30 of 40 seats in the National Assembly
Historical person
Festus Mogae Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Festus Mogae, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Botswana.
11 records1999–20088 events0 places
Chronological biography
1999
Election18 October 1999
Botswana election results show the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of Pres. Festus Mogae winning 30 of 40 seats in the National Assembly
National Assembly18 October 1999
Botswana election results show the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of Pres. Festus Mogae winning 30 of 40 seats in the National Assembly
National Assembly18 October 1999
Botswana election results show the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of Pres. Festus Mogae winning 30 of 40 seats in the National Assembly
2002
AIDSAugust 2002
The US Peace Corps returns to Botswana to help with the AIDS crises, one-third of the working population is infected
Peace CorpsAugust 2002
The US Peace Corps returns to Botswana to help with the AIDS crises, one-third of the working population is infected
2003
AIDS10 July 2003
Bush says that AIDS is "the deadliest enemy Africa has ever faced" and pledged to the nation with the worlds highest AIDS infection rate that it would have a strong partner in his administration in fighting the disease
Health of Festus Mogae10 July 2003
Bush says that AIDS is "the deadliest enemy Africa has ever faced" and pledged to the nation with the worlds highest AIDS infection rate that it would have a strong partner in his administration in fighting the disease
Meeting with With President Festus Mogae in Botswana10 July 2003
President Bush meets with President Festus Mogae in Botswana
2007
Resignation of Festus Mogae15 July 2007
Botswanas President Festus Mogae announces that he is to stand down next year after a decade at the helm of the diamond-rich southern African nation
2008
Ibrahim Prize1 October 2008
Festus Gontebanye Mogae, who led Botswana from 1998 to 2008, is chosen as the winner of the 2008 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.