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Quett Masire

1925 - 2017

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Ketumile Quett Joni Masire, GCMG (23 July 1925 – 22 June 2017), was the second and longest-serving president of Botswana, in office from 1980 to 1998. He was given an honorary knighthood of the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George by Queen Elizabeth II (GCMG) in 1991. He was a leading figure in the independence movement and then the new government, and played a crucial role in facilitating and protecting Botswana's steady financial growth and development. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Quett Masire has received more than 327,390 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Quett Masire is the 10,207th most popular politician (down from 8,637th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Botswana (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Motswana Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Quett Masire ranks 10,207 out of 19,576. Before him are Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Hiawatha, Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Dirk Stikker, and Aemilia gens. After him are Roman Rudenko, Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Bernhard Kellermann, Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre, Lien Chan, and Arik-den-ili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Quett Masire ranks 184. Before him are Don Alden Adams, Vera Vasilyeva, Rosario Castellanos, Maria Tallchief, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, and Mai Zetterling. After him are Tajuddin Ahmad, Nonna Mordyukova, Sergei Salnikov, Serge Dassault, Jørgen Ingmann, and Leo Ryan. Among people deceased in 2017, Quett Masire ranks 189. Before him are Gustavo Rojo, Marjorie Boulton, Sonny Landham, Mary Tyler Moore, Arthur Janov, and Peter Berling. After him are Federico Luppi, Michael Bond, Bengt Gustavsson, Richard Anderson, Naim Süleymanoğlu, and David Cassidy.

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In Botswana

Among people born in Botswana, Quett Masire ranks 3 out of 12. Before him are Seretse Khama (1921), and Festus Mogae (1939). After him are 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, Quett Masire ranks 3. Before him are Seretse Khama (1921), and Festus Mogae (1939). After him are Mokgweetsi Masisi (1961).

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