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Jacob Zuma

Former Robben Island prisoner who became South Africa's fourth president, and whose rule ended in scandal.

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Jacob Zuma

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Jacob Zuma was born in Nkandla, Natal Province, and did not receive formal schooling.[1] From 2009 until 2018, Jacob Zuma held the office of the fourth president of South Africa.[2] In 1959, Zuma started his involvement with the ANC, and by 1962 he was a committed participant in uMkhonto we Sizwe.[3]

Life and work

While imprisoned, he was a referee for prisoners association football games organized by Makana F.A.[3] Zuma was elected ANC president on 18 December 2007 at the party's 52nd National Conference.[4][5] Zuma announced the death of Nelson Mandela in a press conference on 5 December 2013.[6] A conviction for plotting to bring down the apartheid government resulted in a decade-long prison term for Zuma, served on Robben Island.[3][5]

Following his prison term, Zuma departed South Africa in 1975, with his first exile location being Swaziland.[7] While located in Mozambique, Zuma managed the influx of thousands of exiles who arrived after the 1976 Soweto uprising seeking military instruction.[8][5] Zuma attained full membership in the ANC National Executive Committee during 1977.[8][5] The position of deputy president of South Africa was won by Zuma in the June 1999 election.[9][5]

Zuma took the oath of office as South Africa's president on 9 May 2009.[10]

What the cited sources add

The SA History Online account states Zuma entered Robben Island on 30 December 1963, sharing a cell with 30 to 50 other prisoners.[5] It also notes that in 1991 Zuma set up the Peace and Reconstruction Foundation with Frank Mdlalose to rebuild after ANC-IFP battles.[5] The same source reported that Zuma's supporters viewed him as a pawn in an ethnic struggle for power in the ANC.[11] A News24 article reported that the government's lawyer told the High Court that Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir had left the country.[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Jacob Zuma" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gordin, "Zuma, A Biography", Jonathan Ball, 2008; "Biography of Jacob ZUMA", African Success; "The Trials of Jacob Zuma", BBC, 15 December 2017; Gordin, "Zuma, A Biography", Jonathan Ball, 2008; Tromp, "A comrade rises – before the fall", Mail & Guardian, 16 February 2018; "The disastrous legacy of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma", The Economist, 14 February 2018; "The Jacob Zuma Page", ANC (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wills, "The back story to the most controversial cartoon in SA history", Daily Maverick, 14 August 2018. facts only, no text reused. dailymaverick.co.za
  3. Wikipedia, "Jacob Zuma" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Beresford, "Zuma's missing years come to light", The Times, 22 February 2009; "Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma", SA History Online; "Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma", SA History Online; "Fifa gives Zuma his ref's certificate", SouthAfrica.info, 30 June 2009 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Jacob Zuma" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Williams, "Fireworks greet new ANC president", Independent Online, 18 December 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. "Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma", SA History Online. facts only, no text reused. sahistory.org.za
  6. Wikipedia, "Jacob Zuma" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "President Jacob Zuma on death of former President Nelson Mandela", The Presidency, 5 December 2013; "President Jacob Zuma announces the passing of Madiba", SABC, 5 December 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Jacob Zuma" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma", The Presidency (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Jacob Zuma" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma", SA History Online; Trewhela, "Jacob Zuma in exile: three unexplored issues", 15 February 2009 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Jacob Zuma" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma", SA History Online; "Tutsis boycott Burundi talks", BBC, 27 July 2004; "Burundi peace process back in the spotlight", IOL, 11 October 2004 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Jacob Zuma" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Landsberg, "Continuity and Change in the Foreign Policies of the Mbeki and Zuma Governments", Africa Insight, 2012, p. 1–16; Booysen, "The African National Congress and the Regeneration of Political Power", Wits University Press, 2011, p. 86–125; "A timeline of Jacob Zuma's presidency", Independent Online, 15 February 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Robinson, "23 days that shook our world", Mail & Guardian, 28 April 2006. facts only, no text reused. mg.co.za
  12. "Laughter as court told al-Bashir has left", News24, 15 June 2015. facts only, no text reused. news24.com

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