Kgalema Motlanthe - Interim President of South Africa
Kgalema Motlanthe at a Glance
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe ()Recording of him taking the oath of office http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7636151.stm (born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa between 25 September 2008 and 9 May 2009, completing the second elected term of Thabo Mbeki.
Motlanthe is currently serving as Deputy President of South Africa under current South African president Jacob Zuma. He is also concurrently serving as Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC), again under Zuma.
Motlanthe, who had thus far mained a low public profile, was elected to...
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- Jacob Zuma From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
President of the African National Congress[1]Incumbent
Assumed office
18 December 2007[1]
Preceded by
Thabo Mbeki
Member of ParliamentIn office
1999 - 2005
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