Louis Matshwenyego Fisher was commander of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) from 1998 to 2006. He is a recipient of the Légion d'honneur and a Presidential Order of Honour. Born in the village of Tsau in

Ngamiland District The North-West District or Ngamiland is one of the first-level administrative subdivisions of Botswana. For census and administrative purposes Ngamiland is subdivided into Ngamiland East, Ngamiland West and Ngamiland Delta (Okavango). It is gove ...

, now part of North-West District, Fisher received his

primary education Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...

Maun Maun may refer to: Places * Maun, Botswana, a town * River Maun, a river in England * Maun (island), an island in the Adriatic Sea People * Caroline Maun (born 1968), American professor, author, poet, lyricist and musician * Danny Maun (born 1981) ...

, at the Moremi III Primary School, and his secondary education at Materi Spei College in Francistown. He attended the University of Botswana and graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He joined the BDF the same year. Over the next twenty years, Fisher attended and graduated from the Command and General Staff College (CGSC), the U.S. Army War College (USAWC), and the

Naval Postgraduate School The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. It offers master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study to the U.S. Armed Forces, DOD ci ...

, and acquired master's degrees in

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

and Public Administration. In 1998, he was inducted into the

International Officer Hall of Fame International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

of the CGSC and the International Fellows Hall of Fame of the USAWC. He assumed command of the BDF in 1998, succeeding

Seretse Ian Khama Seretse Khama Ian Khama (born 27 February 1953) is a Botswana 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 Defence ...

, son of ex- President Sir Seretse Khama, paramount chief of the

Bangwato The Bamangwato (more correctly BagammaNgwato, and also referred to as the BaNgwato or Ngwato) is one of the eight "principal" Tswana chieftaincies of Botswana. They ruled over a majority Bakalanga population (the largest ethnic group in Central Dist ...

tribe, and current President of Botswana. He retired on November 1, 2006, succeeded by Tebogo Masire. Fisher is now the ambassador for the embassy of Botswana in Nigeria.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Louis Matshwenyego Botswana generals Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Non-U.S. alumni of the Command and General Staff College University of Botswana alumni People from North-West District (Botswana) United States Army War College alumni Naval Postgraduate School alumni Ambassadors of Botswana to Zimbabwe