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Biography of Quett Ketumile Masire
Name: Quett Ketumile Masire
Birth Date: July 23, 1925
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Kanye, Botswana
Nationality: Botswana
Gender: Male
Occupations: politician
Quett Ketumile Masire
Quett Ketumile Masire (born 1925) was a leading nationalist politician during Botswana's transition to independence. As the nation's first vice president he played a key role in making his country a model of economic development in Africa. From 1980 to 1997 he served as Botswana's president.Quett Masire was born on July 23, 1925, at Kanye, the capital of the Bangwaketse Reserve, Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana). Son of a minor headman, he grew up in a community where male commoners, such as himself, were expected to become low-paid migrant laborers in the mines of South Africa. From an early age Masire set himself apart through academic achievement. After graduating at the top of his class at the Kanye school, he received a scholarship to further his education at the Tiger Kloof Institute in South Africa. During school breaks he supported himself by selling refreshments at local football matches. Despite continued good grades, his ambition to …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…to poor female entrepreneurs. For an example, a seamstress turned to it when she received an order for 101 outfits for a large wedding. The fabric alone cost three times what she made in most months. With a 0 loan, however, she completed the order.Masire was the 1989 Laureate of the Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger, and was cited for his sustaining efforts to develop nutrition, health, education and housing. Associated Organizations Further Reading There are no biographies of Quett Masire. Fred Morton, Andrew Murray, and Jeff Ramsay, Historical Dictionary of Botswana (1989) is a useful reference and provides an up-to-date bibliography. Fred Morton and Jeff Ramsay, editors, Birth of Botswana, A History of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1910-1930 (Botswana: 1987) traces modern political history but is not found in many American libraries. Somewhat dated but useful is Christopher Colclough and Stephen McCarthy, The Political Economy of Botswana (Oxford University Press: 1980).
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