Duma Boko
Duma Gideon Boko (born 31 December 1969) is a Botswana politician and lawyer currently serving as President of Botswana since 1 November 2024 and as leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change since 2012.[1] He served as the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019.
Duma Boko attained the presidency of the BNF in 2010. He led the creation of the Umbrella for Democratic Change, an alliance of the main opposition parties in Botswana. He ran as the alliance's president in Botswana's general elections in 2014 and 2019.[2] At the 2024 election, he led his party to win and was sworn in as President of Botswana on 1 November 2024.[3]
Quotes
[edit]- I can only pledge to [the people] that I will do my very best. Where I fail and fault, I will look to them for guidance,
- Botswana's politician who did the unthinkable, BBC news by Danai Nesta Kupemba,(1 November 2024) retrieved 2 November 2024
- It shocked me in terms of the numbers and the intensity with which people attended to the vote
- I am truly humbled and I can only pledge to them that I will do the very best. Thank you very much to the nation, thank you very much to the immediate former president
- Duma Boko, Botswana rights lawyer elected president,eNCA, by Bronwen Roberts & Louise Dewast,(1 November 2024) retrieved 2 November 2024
References
[edit]- ↑ "Duma Boko sworn in as Botswana's new president". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ↑ Botswana 2019 General Elections Report - IEC
- ↑ BBC News - Botswana's politician who did the unthinkable