Gaerolwe M. Kwerepe (1928–2018) was a Motswana politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the Ngami constituency from 1965 to 1994 with the Botswana Democratic Party.
Biography
editGaerolwe M. Kwerepe was born in Maun, Botswana, in 1928. Kwerepe was elected to represent the Ngami constituency in the 1st Parliament of Botswana for the Botswana Democratic Party in 1965.[1][2] Kwerepe lost reelection in 1994 to Jacob Nkate. Kwerepe's son Thato Kwerepe went into politics, and he went on to challenge Nkate for the Ngami constituency in 2009.[3] Kwerepe died on 16 February 2018 at Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Veteran Politician Gaerolwe Kwerepe is Late". Facebook. Government of Botswana. 18 February 2018.
- ^ "First Parliament of Botswana". Parliament of Botswana. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ Keakabetse, Boniface (2018-07-02). "Ngami constituency: It's another Nkate, Kwerepe scuffle". Weekend Post. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
Further reading
edit- Serite, Sonny (2015). "Gaerolwe Kwerepe: The First Generation MP Who Paid Teachers from His Pocket". Botswana Notes and Records. 47: 143–145. ISSN 0525-5090. JSTOR 90024313.
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