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Festus Mogae

PEP · Politician

Festus Mogae is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Festus Gontebanye Mogae · Festus Mogae · Festuss Mogae · Φέστους Μοχάε · Фестус Магае · 11 more...				[sources]
Alias	Festus G. Mogae · Festus Gontobanye Mogae · Festuss Mongae · Могае Фестус · Могае, Фестус · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Mogae · Могае · 費斯圖斯·莫蓋 · 费斯图斯·莫哈埃				[sources]
Birth date	1939-08-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Serowe				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Botswana				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Festus				[sources]
Last name	Mogae				[sources]
Political association	Botswana Democratic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q193238				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Finance (1980-1989) · President of Botswana (1998-2008) · Vice-President of Botswana (1992-1998)				[sources]
Education	University College, Oxford · University of Sussex				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-07-17

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,755

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