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Eyes Reokwaeng
Mopalamente go tswa kwa Kweneng Bophirima.
Assumed office
1965
Ka Ga Ena
MokgatlhoBotswana Democratic Party

Matlho "Eyes" Reokwaeng e ne e le lepolotiki wa Motswana. O tshotswe mo morafeng wa Kgalagadi ka 1916, mme a nna tlhogo ya morafe kwa Letlhakeng. Fa a ne a le mo maemong ano ka dingwaga tsa bo1940, o ne a gana maiteko a morafe wa Bakwena a go nna le taolo mo go ene.[1]

Reokwaeng o ne a tlhophiwa ke Quett Masire go tlhoma lekalana la Botswana Democratic Party kwa Kweneng bophirima ka 1964. O ne a tlhophiwa go emela Kweneng Bophirima mo Palamenteng ya Botswana ka nako ya ditlhopho tsa kakaretso tsa 1965. O ne a itsege ka go buelela morafe wa Kgalagadi le tshegetso ya gagwe ya go kaela mafaratlhatlha mo lefelong leo. Reokwaeng o ne a sa kgone go bua Seesemane sentle mo tirong ya gagwe. O ne a tlogela go tswa mo Palamenteng ka 1984. [1] Reokwaeng o ne a le kgatlhanong le go fetolwa ga molaomotheo wa 1997 o o neng o tla fokotsa dingwaga tsa go tlhopha go nna dingwaga di le 18.[2]

  1. 1 2 Morton, Barry; Ramsay, Jeff (2018). "Reokwaeng, Matlho "Eyes" (1916–1989)". Historical Dictionary of Botswana (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-1133-8.
  2. Molomo, Mpho G. (1998). "The political implications of the 4 October 1997 referendum for Botswana". Democratization: 165. doi:10.1080/13510349808403589.