Quett Masire

President of Botswana

July 23, 1925 Kanye, Bechuanaland

June 22, 2017 (aged 91) Gaborone, Botswana

13 July 1980 – 31 March 1998 Acting to 18 July 1980

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Quett Masire" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2017 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire, GCMG (23 July 1925 – 22 June 2017) was the second President of Botswana, in office from 1980 to 1998. He was honored with the Knighthood of the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George by her majesty the Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He was a leading figure in the independence movement and then the new government, and played a crucial role in facilitating and protecting Botswana's steady financial growth and development. He stepped down in 1998 and was succeeded by Vice-President Festus Mogae, who became the third President of Botswana.