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Festus Mogae

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Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Botswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was re-elected in October 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Festus Mogae has received more than 343,508 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Festus Mogae is the 9,494th most popular politician (down from 8,865th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Botswana (up from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Motswana Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Festus Mogae ranks 9,494 out of 19,576. Before him are Eudoxia Streshneva, Matsudaira Katamori, José Bonifácio de Andrada, William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Kurt Schmitt, and Tryphaena. After him are Huhanye, Jeanine Áñez, Josef Krips, George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Ilu-shuma, and Ulpia Severina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Festus Mogae ranks 187. Before him are Pilar Bardem, Susannah York, Peppino di Capri, Marlena Shaw, Lili Ivanova, and Paul Winfield. After him are Dezső Novák, Mulayam Singh Yadav, José Antonio Abreu, Fred Willard, Jack Lang, and Rosanna Schiaffino.

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In Botswana

Among people born in Botswana, Festus Mogae ranks 2 out of 12. Before him are Seretse Khama (1921). After him are Quett Masire (1925), Mokgweetsi Masisi (1961), Amantle Montsho (1983), Mpule Kwelagobe (1979), Letsile Tebogo (2003), Isaac Makwala (1985), Dipsy Selolwane (1978), Jerome Ramatlhakwane (1985), Nijel Amos (1994), and Baboloki Thebe (1997).

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Among POLITICIANS In Botswana

Among politicians born in Botswana, Festus Mogae ranks 2. Before him are Seretse Khama (1921). After him are Quett Masire (1925), and Mokgweetsi Masisi (1961).

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