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Kgalema Motlanthe

South African president who led a caretaker administration after Mbeki's resignation.

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Kgalema Motlanthe

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Kgalema Motlanthe was born on 19 July 1949 in Alexandra Township to a working class family.[1] From August 1977 until April 1987, Motlanthe was incarcerated on Robben Island, a sentence of nearly ten years resulting from his involvement with uMkhonto weSizwe.[2]

Life and work

In April 1976, he was arrested and detained under the Terrorism Act for MK activities, and was sentenced to prison.[3] He was ANC secretary general for ten years, between 1997 and 2007.[4] On 18 December 2007, the ANC's 52nd National Conference elected Motlanthe deputy president of the ANC.[5] Motlanthe's early education took place at Pholosho Primary School, an Anglican missionary school in Alexandra, and later at Orlando High School in Soweto; during his teenage years, he participated in soccer.[6]

During the ANC's 50th National Conference in December 1997, Motlanthe secured the position of ANC secretary general without any opposition.[7] While serving as deputy president, Motlanthe was responsible for leading the inter-ministerial committee that oversaw preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[8] Motlanthe declared his departure from both his government role and his parliamentary seat on 12 March 2014.[9]

What the cited sources add

The O'Malley interview records that Motlanthe's mother was a washer woman and later a machinist in a clothing factory.[1] The Guardian reported that Motlanthe's cabinet retained many former ministers including Trevor Manuel as finance minister.[10] The Guardian also noted that the most important cabinet change was the removal of Manto Tshabalala-Msimang as health minister.[10] The Africa Report stated that Motlanthe's quiet, self-effacing style impressed supporters of the ANC and opposition alike.[11]

The Africa Report also noted that Motlanthe's decision to axe Vusi Pikoli marked him as a party man.[11] In that same interview, Motlanthe indicated that his personal philosophy was formed by the Community of the Resurrection, a sect within the Anglican Church.[1]

References

  1. O'Malley, "Interview: Motlanthe, Kgalema", The O'Malley Archives, 14 July 1992. facts only, no text reused. omalley.nelsonmandela.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Kgalema Motlanthe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: O'Malley, "Interview: Motlanthe, Kgalema", The O'Malley Archives, 14 July 1992; Harvey, "Kgalema Motlanthe: A Political Biography", Jacana Media, 2012; "Emotional Motlanthe bids farewell", Drum, 12 March 2014 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Kgalema Motlanthe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Former President Kgalema Motlanthe", The Presidency; Myburgh, "Who is Kgalema Motlanthe?", Politicsweb, 25 September 2008; O'Malley, "Interview: Motlanthe, Kgalema", The O'Malley Archives, 14 July 1992; Harvey, "Kgalema Motlanthe: A Political Biography", Jacana Media, 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Kgalema Motlanthe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Harvey, "Kgalema Motlanthe: A Political Biography", Jacana Media, 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Kgalema Motlanthe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Results for the election of ANC officials", African National Congress, 19 December 2007; Rossouw, "Provinces: The winners and losers", The Mail & Guardian, 18 December 2007; Msomi, "Where is the ANC?", Sunday Times, 28 March 2012; "Motlanthe slams factionalism", IOL, 16 December 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Kgalema Motlanthe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Harvey, "Kgalema Motlanthe: A Political Biography", Jacana Media, 2012; Harvey, "Kgalema Motlanthe: A Political Biography", Jacana Media, 2012; O'Malley, "Interview: Motlanthe, Kgalema", The O'Malley Archives, 14 July 1992; Harvey, "Kgalema Motlanthe: A Political Biography", Jacana Media, 2012; Myburgh, "Who is Kgalema Motlanthe?", Politicsweb, 25 September 2008 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Kgalema Motlanthe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Msomi, "Deals gave him power", Sunday Times, 5 December 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Kgalema Motlanthe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Deputy President Motlanthe to pay a Working Visit to the Republic of Korea", Department of International Relations and Cooperation, 7 December 2010; Donnelly, "Zuma slips into nuclear driver's seat", The Mail & Guardian, 26 July 2013; "Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe addresses Human Resource Development Council of South Africa's Summit", South African Government, 4 March 2014; "End-of-year meeting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Inter-Ministerial Committee, Pretoria", South African Government, 20 November 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Kgalema Motlanthe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Merten, "Motlanthe and Manuel bow out", IOL, 12 March 2014; Merten, "Motlanthe and Manuel bow out", IOL, 12 March 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. McGreal, "South Africa picks union stalwart as new president", The Guardian, 26 September 2008. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
  11. Gumede, "Kgalema Motlanthe: Man of the moment", The Africa Report, 26 January 2009. facts only, no text reused. theafricareport.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Kgalema Motlanthe (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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