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January 7, 2015
Mompati Merafhe, Botswana general and politician, Vice-President of Botswana (born 1936)
Mompati Merafhe
Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe was a Motswana politician who was Vice-President of Botswana from 2008 to 2012. He was a retired Lieutenant-General and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 2008.
Vice-President of Botswana
The vice-president of Botswana is the second-highest executive official in the Government of Botswana. The vice-president is appointed by the president among elected members of the National Assembly. The vice-president is the constitutional successor of the president in case of a vacancy. The current vice-president is Ndaba Gaolathe.
January 7
January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 358 days remain until the end of the year.