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Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe (Sotho: [ˈkxɑ.le.mɑ mʊ.ˈtɬʼɑ.n.tʰɛ]; born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who served as the 3rd president of South Africa from 25 September 2008 to 9 May 2009, following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki.
Jul 15, 2024 · Kgalema Motlanthe is a South African politician who served as deputy president of South Africa (2009–14). He previously served as president of the country (2008–09) and also served as deputy president of the country’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC; 2007–12).
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe. Picture source: www.liliesleaf.co.za. Synopsis: Member of the ANC, MK, SACP and Cosatu, Deputy President of the ANC, third President of democratic South Africa. First Name: Kgalema. Last Name: Motlanthe. Date of Birth: 19 July 1949. Boksburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) Prison Release Date: 87.04.12. Male.
Dec 3, 2012 · A profile of South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, who has been touted by his allies as the only suitable replacement for President Jacob Zuma
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe. Kgalema Motlanthe was born on 19 July 1949 in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, to a working class family. Most of his childhood was spent in Alexandra and much of his adult life was spent in Meadowlands, Soweto.
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe was post-apartheid South Africa's third president and served in this position after Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki.
Sep 12, 2017 · It will be good for South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) to lose the 2019 election, ex-President Kgalema Motlanthe has said.
While working for the Johannesburg City Council in the 1970s, Kgalema Motlanthe was recruited into Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the then armed wing of the ANC. After 11 months’ detention in John Vorster Square Police Station in central Johannesburg, he was sentenced to an effective 10 years’ imprisonment in 1977, which he served on Robben Island.
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe is a South African politician who served as the 3rd president of South Africa from 25 September 2008 to 9 May 2009, following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki. Thereafter, he was deputy president under Jacob Zuma from 9 May 2009 to 26 May 2014.
Oct 24, 2022 · Former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe issued a stinging indictment of the way the country is being run and warned the governing African National Congress may lose its majority in...
