Sir Ketumile was at the heart of Botswanan politics over the last half-century as it transformed itself into an independent vibrant multi-party and non-racial democracy. His memoir may be the best handbook available on how one builds a democratic nation and an economy that benefits the vast majority of its citizens.
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'Rich in detail, but always to the point, the captivating narration - where dry facts and figures are interspersed with very personal comments, humorous anecdotes and, not least in the chapters devoted to international relations, frank character portraits of other political leaders - takes the reader on an educational journey through the stages of Botswana's graduation from a poor, marginalised British protectorate to a modern multiparty democracy, classified by the World Bank as an upper middle-income country.' Tor Sellström - Conflict Trends
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QUETT KETUMILE JONI MASIRE was President of Botswana for the Botswana Democratic Party from 1980 to 1998, when he stepped down and was replaced by Festus Mogae. Before this, he worked as teacher and headmaster of the Seepapitso Secondary School and co-founded the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). In 1965, party leader Seretse Khama was elected prime minister of Botswana. After the independence of Botswana in 1966, he became Vice President. Following Kharma's death, Masire was elected President of Botswana. Under Masire, Botswana remained a democratic and non-racist society. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. In 1998 he stepped down. After his retirement as president he has been active in diplomacy, acting as a mediator in the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Masire now chairs Global Afrika Resource& Energy Corporation (Garek), a South African-registered public company.
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By Totter
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Nice to read about the birth of a nation with all the details that was not public and about the people that made it comeback true
By G. Dart
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A terrific book that is particularly good at describing his early upbringing when he would on occasion not be scared to challenge 'traditional' views about how an individual should earn and deserve respect and then at capturing the excitement and anticipation that surrounded the birth of Botswana as an independent state. In itself that is a heartening tale of cooperation and respect between the colonial administrators at the time and the newly emerging national political leaders amongst whom Quett Masire was of course very prominent. The author also shares very valuable insights into his leadership style, which was of course extremely successful both prior to, during and after his long stint as president - the book should be on the reading lists of any African degree programmes in politics and / or leadership. Anyone involved in the birth and early nurture of South Sudan would do well to have it on their shelves!
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