Gaositwe Chiepe
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Gaositwe Keagakwa Tibe Chiepe, MBE (20 October 1922 – 26 January 2025) was a Botswana politician. She was a member of the Botswana Democratic Party.[1] She was high commissioner to the United Kingdom and Nigeria and ambassador to West Germany, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the European Economic Community.
Chiepe was Botswana's Minister for Trade and Industry in 1977, and in 1984, she became the Foreign Minister.[2] She then was the Minister for Education from 1994 to 1999.[3] She was born in Bechuanaland, present-day Botswana.
In October 2022, Chiepe turned 100.[4] She died on 26 January 2025, at the age of 102.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Gaositwe Keagakwa Tibe Chiepe". biography.yourdictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ↑ "Dr. Gaositwe Chiepe". KnowBotswana. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ "Dr Gaositwe Chiepe KNO, PH, PMS - Ducere Global Business School". ducere.education. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ Lebanna, Pako (26 October 2022). "Chiepe national recognition mooted". Daily News Botswana. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ↑ Chiepe passes on
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