| LC control no. | n 97900118 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Masire, Ketumile, Sir, 1925-2017 |
| Variant(s) | Masire, Marquette Ketumile Johnny, 1925-2017 Masire, Q. K. J. (Quett Ketumile Johnny), 1925-2017 Masire, Quett, 1925-2017 Masire, Quett Ketumile Johnny, 1925-2017 Masire, Quett Ketumile Joni, 1925-2017 |
| See also | Botswana. President (1980-1998 : Masire) |
| Associated country | Botswana |
| Birth date | 1925-07-23 |
| Death date | 2017-06-22 |
| Place of birth | Kanye (Botswana) |
| Place of death | Gaborone (Botswana) |
| Affiliation | Botswana Democratic Party Global Leadership Foundation |
| Profession or occupation | Presidents Vice-Presidents Politicians |
| Found in | The making of a president, c1994: t.p. (Sir Ketumile Masire) p. 11 (b. in Kanye, 07/23/25; Quett; Q.K.J. Masire) p. 20 (Ketumile Johnny Masire) p. 26 (Quett Masire) p. 47 (in early 1960s Ketumile rose to a position of national leadership; nation's first vice-president) p. 80 (became president following the death of President Seretse Khama which was announced on 07/13/80) Wikipedia WWW site, Dec. 27, 2005 (Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, GCMG; b. July 23, 1925, Kanye; president of Botswana, July 13, 1980-Mar. 31, 1998) Wikipedia, Feb. 25, 2017 (Quett Masire; Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, GCMG; in 1961 he helped found the Botswana Democratic Party, and served as its first secretary-general) AllAfrica.com, Botswana: Sir Ketumile Masire turns 90, 22 July 2015, viewed Feb. 26, 2017 (Sir Ketumile) Global Leadership Foundation website, viewed Feb. 26, 2017 (Ketumile Masire; Sir Ketumile Masire; GLF member; since retirement [from the presidency] in 1998 he has been involved in diplomatic initiatives in a number of African countries; in 2007 he set up the Sir Ketumile Masire Foundation; numerous honorary doctorates; knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991) New York times WWW site, viewed June 29, 2017 (Ketumile Masire; Quett Ketumile Joni Masire; b. July 23, 1925, Kanye; d. June 22, Gaborone, aged 91; as president of Botswana for nearly two decades, helped transform his arid and destitute country into the envy of other African nations) |
| Associated language | eng |
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