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Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe (Sotho: [ˈkxɑ.le.mɑ mʊ.ˈtɬʼɑ.n.tʰɛ]; [2] 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.
Aug 17, 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).
Chapter six is a chapter that many people would be familiar with as the factionalism and sediments in the ANC rose to the surface for the nation to see, and most people abruptly came to know of a chap called Kgalema. Motlanthe, a man who has big qualms and reservations about the process of cadre deployments (p. 235), in September 2008, was ...
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.
Dec 5, 2020 · Kgalema Motlanthe (born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa between 25 September 2008 and 9 May 2009, following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki. After the end of his presidency, Motlanthe was appointed as the Deputy President of South Africa by his successor, 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.
From his early role in the underground to his current role in the democratic era, this public intellectual is noted for the contribution he made both to the liberation struggle and to the establishment and entrenchment of democracy in the post-apartheid era.
Presenting a superb account of a man characterized by his reticence, this biography offers rare and thorough insight into the life of one of South Africa’s most powerful men: Kgalema Motlanthe....
Apr 15, 2024 · On April 4, 2025, former President of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, delivered a Special Lecture organized by the Center for Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania, USA entitled, “30 Years of Freedom and Democracy in South Africa.” Motlanthe is the third president of democratic South Africa.
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.
