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Mompati Merafhe
1936Jun, 6

Mompati Merafhe

Mompati Merafhe, Botswana general and politician, Vice-President of Botswana (d. 2015)
Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe (6 June 1936 – 7 January 2015) was a Botswana 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.

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