"The fear of backlash from some in our own party or the fear of further punishment should not cause us to abandon the ideals that attracted us to the BDP. Fairness, integrity, firmness, collective democracy, truth and service are some of the ideals that we have promised to uphold and continue to uphold."
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Baledzi Gaolathe
Baledzi Gaolathe was a Botswana politician and businessman, was born 4 March 1942 and died on May 25, 2010 when he was 68 years. He was Minister of Finance and Development Planning.
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