Election
Botswana election results show the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of Pres. Festus Mogae winning 30 of 40 seats in the National Assembly
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Festus Mogae Biography and Timeline
Follow Festus Mogae through 11 dated historical records for Botswana.
Festus Mogae, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1999–2008Years on this page
1999
National Assembly
Botswana election results show the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of Pres. Festus Mogae winning 30 of 40 seats in the National Assembly
Election
Botswana election results show the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of Pres. Festus Mogae winning 30 of 40 seats in the National Assembly
National Assembly
Botswana election results show the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of Pres. Festus Mogae winning 30 of 40 seats in the National Assembly
2002
AIDS
The US Peace Corps returns to Botswana to help with the AIDS crises, one-third of the working population is infected
Peace Corps
The US Peace Corps returns to Botswana to help with the AIDS crises, one-third of the working population is infected
2003
AIDS
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 Botswana
President Bush meets with President Festus Mogae in Botswana
Health of Festus Mogae
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
2007
Resignation of Festus Mogae
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 Prize
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
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.