Former Botswana President Sir Ketumile Masire has died at the age of 91.
According to reports, Masire died on Thursday night after he was hospitalized last weekend in a critical condition.
The country has declared three days of national mourning.
Masire was the president of Botswana from 1980 to 1998.
He led various diplomatic initiatives in Africa, including chairing a panel that investigated the 1994 Rwanda genocide, and coordinating the Inter-Congolese National Dialogue.
Masire became president after the death of Botswana’s first post-independence leader Sir Seretse Khama in 1980.
According to Botswana government, He had served as the country’s first minister of finance and vice-president before becoming president.