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Biography of Gaositwe Keagakwa Tibe ChiepeName: Gaositwe Keagakwa Tibe ChiepeBirth Date: 1926 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Serowe, Botswana Nationality: Botswanan Gender: Female Occupations: educator, diplomat, politician Gaositwe Keagakwa Tibe Chiepe Intellectual, educator, diplomat, politician, and cabinet minister of external affairs of Botswana, Gaositwe Keagakwa Tibe Chiepe (born 1926) was instrumental in the formulation of the Botswana educational system and represented Botswana as high commissioner and ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to many European countries. Chiepe began serving as a cabinet minister of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party in 1974.Gaositwe K. T. Chiepe was born in Serowe, daughter of T. and S. T. Chiepe (nee Sebina). She went to primary school in Serowe and then proceeded to Tigerkloof, South Africa, for secondary education, after which she went to the University of Fort Hare, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree and postgraduate Diploma in Education. She later went to the University of Bristol, England, for a Master's degree (1958). Her thesis for that degree was entitled "An Investigation of the Problems of Popular Education in the Bechuanaland Protectorate in the Light of Comparative …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Belgium and to the European Economic Community (EEC). She actively participated in negotiations with EEC for Lome I, Lome II, and Lome IV and was chairman of the OAU (Organization of African Unity) council of ministers.Chiepe traveled widely in southern Africa, Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, China, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the Pacific Islands. She was a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (1973), honorary president of the Kalahari Conservation Society (1982), and patron, Forestry Association of Botswana (1984). Further Reading For additional information on G. K. T. Chiepe, see F. Morton, A. Murray, and J. Ramsay, Who Is Who in Botswana (1989); E. Kay, Who Is Who in Southern Africa (Gaborone, Botswana: 1987); The International Who Is Who 1987-1988, 51st edition (London); T. Tlou and A. Campbell, History of Botswana (Gaborone: 1984); and F. Morton and J. Ramsay, The Birth of Botswana (Botswana: 1987). |