Former Botswana president Sir Ketumile Masire has died. He was 91.
Reports on Friday indicated that Masire died on Thursday night after he was hospitalised last weekend in a critical condition.
In a statement posted to Facebook, the Botswana government said: "This is to confirm that our beloved Former President Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire has passed away. May His Soul Rest in Peace and his family and the nation as a whole be comforted."
Masire was the president of Botswana from 1980 to 1998.
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