Former President of Botswana, Ketumile Masire has died. He was 91.
Reports on Friday indicated that Mr Masire died on Thursday night after he was hospitalised last weekend in a critical condition.
In a statement
posted to Facebook, the Botswana government said:
posted to Facebook, the Botswana government said:
“This is to confirm
that our beloved Former President Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire has
passed away. May His Soul Rest in Peace and his family and the nation as
a whole be comforted.”
that our beloved Former President Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire has
passed away. May His Soul Rest in Peace and his family and the nation as
a whole be comforted.”
Mr Masire was the president of Botswana from 1980 to 1998.