Please answer the following question: Facts: - profession: teacher - successor: festus mogae - party: botswana democratic party - spouse: gladys molefi olebile - predecessor: seretse khama - office: president of botswana - term end: 31 18 july 1980 march 1998 acting : 13 july 1980 -- - children: 6 - term start: 18 july 1980 - birth date: 23 july 1925 - name: quett masire - nationality: batswana - image: quett masire detail df-sc-85-12044 . jpeg - birth place: kanye , bechuanaland - religion: christian - alma mater: bangwaketse reserve Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of quett masire .
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quett ketumile joni masire , gcmg -lrb- born 23 july 1925 in kanye , botswana -rrb- was the second president of botswana for the botswana democratic party from 1980 to 1998 .he stepped down and was succeeded by the then vice-president of botswana , festus mogae , who became the third president of botswana .prior to this , he was a leading figure in the independence movement and then the new government , and played a crucial role in facilitating and protecting botswana 's steady financial growth and development .