Mbiganyi Charles Tibone is a politician in

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. He was elected to the

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in the October 2004 general election from the Tati West constituency"New cabinet full of new faces"
, BOPA, November 11, 2004. and represents the governing

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. Following the election, Tibone was appointed as Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources on November 9, 2004, serving in that position until January 2007, when he was instead appointed as Minister of Labour and Home Affairs. When

Ian Khama Seretse Khama Ian Khama() (born 27 February 1953) is a Motswana politician and former military officer who was the fourth President of the Republic of Botswana from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2018. After serving as Commander of the Botswana Defenc ...

took office as president on April 1, 2008, he dismissed Tibone from the Cabinet."Khama fires five ministers"
, ''Mmegi Online'', April 2, 2008. Tibone studied at the

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and later received a post-graduate degree on international relations, international economics and international law from

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. He worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs and at a number of foreign missions before entering the private sector and becoming managing director of

Gaborone Delta Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Botswana, largest city of Botswana, with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its metropolitan area is home to 534, ...

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