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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.
May 29, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
May 21, 2014 · Kgalema Motlanthe is the current Deputy President of the country - a position he's sexpected to vacate for ANC Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture:SABC
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.
In 1974 at age twenty-five, Motlanthe had begun taking MK recruits out of South Africa to Mozambique and Swaziland, but through information elicited from tortured comrades, his whereabouts were disclosed and he was arrested on April 13, 1976 under the Terrorism Act for MK activities (p. 28).
