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Mompati Merafhe
6th vice-president of Botswana from 2008 to 2012
Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe (6 June 1936 – 7 January 2015) was a Botswana politician who was Vice-President of Botswana from 2008 to 2012.[citation needed] He was a retired Lieutenant-General and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994[1] to 2008.
Biography
Merafhe was born on 6 June in Serowe in 1936.[2][3] After receiving his secondary education at Moeng College, Merafhe joined the then Bechuanaland Protectorate Police Force in 1960 and gradually rose through the ranks.[3] In 1971 he became the commander of the Police Mobile Unit, becoming the first citizen to occupy such a position.[3] When Botswana formed the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) in 1977, Merafhe was selected by President Sir Seretse Khama as its first commander at the rank of Major-General.
He was elevated to Lieutenant-General in 1986.[3]
Merafhe was a widely-respecte