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Ian Khama
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Botswana politician
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Ian Khama is a Botswanan politician, aircraft pilot, minister, and lieutenant general. Born in Chertsey in 1953, he is the son of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams Khama, and the sibling of Tshekedi Khama II. He holds citizenship in Botswana and speaks Tswana. Khama has served as both the Vice-President and President of Botswana. He is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party and was a candidate in the 2009 and 2014 Botswana general elections.
Khama received his education at Waterford Kamhlaba, the University of Botswana, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. His military rank is listed as general. In a statement regarding his political affiliations, he noted that it would not be appropriate to indicate his position with any political party publicly.
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Most cited works
- Okawango aus der luft1989 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,438x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,505x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,560x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,613x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,770x
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Quotes
- “It is totally unacceptable when an African leader, in order to stay in power, will resort to killing his or her own people.”
- “When you have a country with millions of people, for any leader to think they are the only ones who can be president is pathetic.”
- “The Africa we dream of - peaceful, prosperous and respected- will only emerge when our governance is guided by our values and not by our interests.”
- “It would not be appropriate to indicate my position with any political party publicly”
- “Fast forward to 2018 to the character betrayal, and vindictiveness, this time not by the British but our very own raised its ugly head”
- “My father would have been shocked and disgusted at the abandonment of the rule of law, and human rights that we and many other Batswana were subjected to.”
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Encyclopedic overview
Seretse Khama Ian Khama (pronunciation; born 27 February 1953) is a Motswana politician and former military officer who served as the fourth President of Botswana from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2018. After serving as Commander of the Botswana Defence Force, he entered politics and was Vice-President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008, then succeeded Festus Mogae as president on 1 April 2008. He won a full term in the 2009 election and was re-elected in October 2014.
Early life
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