Table of Contents
- 1 How did Kgalema Motlanthe become President?
- 2 How old is Kgalema?
- 3 Is Kgalema Motlanthe married?
- 4 Who was Thabo Mbeki’s vice President?
- 5 Who was Thabo Mbeki’s vice president?
- 6 Who was Thabo Mbeki’s deputy president?
- 7 Who was president of South Africa after Mandela?
- 8 When did Zuma became president?
- 9 What did Kgalema Motlanthe do for the ANC?
- 10 How many brothers and sisters does Kgalema Motlanthe have?
How did Kgalema Motlanthe become President?
Presidency (2008–2009) On 25 September 2008, Motlanthe was elected by Parliament as the third post-apartheid President of South Africa. Chief Justice Pius Langa announced Motlanthe’s election after a secret parliamentary ballot contested between Motlanthe and Joe Seremane from the opposition Democratic Alliance.
How old is Kgalema?
72 years (July 19, 1949)
Kgalema Motlanthe/Age
When was Motlanthe president of South Africa?
September 25, 2008 – May 9, 2009
Kgalema Motlanthe/Presidential terms
Is Kgalema Motlanthe married?
Gugu Mtshalim. 2014
Mapula Motlanthem. 1976–2014
Kgalema Motlanthe/Spouse
Who was Thabo Mbeki’s vice President?
| Thabo Mbeki | |
|---|---|
| Deputy | Jacob Zuma Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka |
| Preceded by | Nelson Mandela |
| Succeeded by | Kgalema Motlanthe |
| 12th President of the African National Congress |
Where does Kgalema Motlanthe come from?
Boksburg, South Africa
Kgalema Motlanthe/Place of birth
Who was Thabo Mbeki’s vice president?
Who was Thabo Mbeki’s deputy president?
How did Thabo Mbeki’s actions make a difference?
Mbeki played a major role in turning the international media against apartheid. Raising the diplomatic profile of the ANC, Mbeki acted as a point of contact for foreign governments and international organisations and he was extremely successful in this position.
Who was president of South Africa after Mandela?
President of South Africa (1994–present)
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Took office | ||
| 17 | Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) | 10 May 1994 |
| 18 | Thabo Mbeki (born 1942) | 16 June 1999 |
| – | Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937–2009) | 25 September 2008 |
When did Zuma became president?
The ANC won the national election on 6 May 2009 and Zuma was sworn in as President of South Africa on 9 May 2009.
When did Kgalema Motlanthe become Deputy President of South Africa?
In December 2007 Motlanthe was elected deputy president of the ANC, and Pres. Thabo Mbeki appointed him minister without portfolio in July 2008. In the heated party leadership contest between Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, Motlanthe emerged as a figure whose loyalty to the ANC was respected by both factions.
What did Kgalema Motlanthe do for the ANC?
Motlanthe seems to have had a fairly peripheral involvement in the ANC’s promotion of the putative AIDS cure Virodene. However, in early March 1998 he did lead the ANC’s charge against the Medicines Control Council for refusing to allow the testing of the drug on human subjects.
How many brothers and sisters does Kgalema Motlanthe have?
His parents, Louis Mathakoe Motlanthe, a cleaner, and Masefako Sophia Madingoane (d. 2014), a domestic worker, married in 1946. Motlanthe (also known as Mkhuluwa, the elder one) has two younger brothers, Tlatlane Ernest and Lekota Sydney.
How are Zuma and Motlanthe similar in leadership?
Decision making and ‘decisive in process’: Both Zuma and Motlanthe are ‘decisive in process’ leaders, usually a spin-off of a clear ‘power with’ attitude. As mentioned previously, this means the leader “trusts the process that leads to a more comprehensive solution and always attempts to see the bigger picture.