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Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (Xhosa: [tʰaɓɔ mbɛːkʼi]; born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served as the 2nd democratic president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC).
Jun 14, 2024 · Thabo Mbeki is a politician who served as the president of South Africa (1999–2008). Mbeki was early exposed to politics by his father, a longtime leader in the Eastern Cape African National Congress (ANC), an organization dedicated to the elimination of apartheid in South Africa, who was later.
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki. President of South Africa, first deputy president in the new Government of National Unity. Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born on June 18 1942, in Mbewuleni (meaning ‘place of seed’), a tiny village in Idutywa in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His middle name ’Mvuyelwa’ is Xhosa and means ‘he for whom the people sing’.
Thabo Mbeki participated in all subsequent negotiations leading to the adoption of the interim Constitution for the new South Africa. In 1993, he was elected Chairperson of the ANC, succeeding the late former President and Chairperson of the ANC, Oliver R Tambo, with whom he had had a close working relationship over the years.
Jun 10, 2013 · Timeline. 1961-1962 - Youth organizer in Johannesburg for the African National Congress. 1962-1990 - Lives in exile in various countries. 1967-1970 - Official in London for...
Jul 21, 2022 · Thabo Mbeki, who succeeded Nelson Mandela as South Africa’s second post-apartheid president, celebrated his 80th birthday on 18 June 2022.
SABC News Correspondent Sherwin Bryce-Pease is in conversation with former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who participated in a high-level dialogue at the 78th United Nations General ...
