President of Botswana

List of Heads of State of Botswana

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Botswana
30 September 1966 to 13 July 1980	Sir Seretse Khama, KBE, President	BDP	Died in office
13 July 1980 to 18 July 1980	Dr Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, acting President	BDP
18 July 1980 to 1991	Dr Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, President		Inaugurated 10 October 1989
1991 to 31 March 1998	Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, GCMG, President		Re-elected 17 October 1994
1 April 1998 to present	Festus Gontebanye Mogae, President	BDP

Sources

• http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#botswana
• African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
• Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
• Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000
• Whitaker's Almanack 1979 to 2004, J. Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London

See also

• Botswana
  • Heads of government of Botswana
  • Vice-President of Botswana
  • Colonial heads of Botswana (Bechuanaland)
• Lists of office-holders