Kgalema Motlanthe
| Kgalema Motlanthe | |
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Motlanthe at the World Economic Forum in June 2009
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| 3rd President of South Africa | |
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In office 25 September 2008 – 9 May 2009 |
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| Deputy | Baleka Mbete |
| Preceded by |
Thabo Mbeki (as President) Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (as Acting President) |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Zuma |
| Deputy President of South Africa | |
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In office 9 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 |
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| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Baleka Mbete |
| Succeeded by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy President of the African National Congress | |
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In office 18 December 2007 – 18 December 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Jacob Zuma |
| Succeeded by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Secretary-General of the African National Congress | |
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In office 1997–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Succeeded by | Gwede Mantashe |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe 19 July 1949 Boksburg, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse(s) |
Mapula Motlanthe (1976–2010) Gugu Mtshali (2014-) |
| Children | Kagiso Kgomotso Nthabiseng |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe (Northern Sotho pronunciation: [ˈkxɑ.lɪ.mɑ mʊ.ˈtɬʼɑ.n.tʰɛ]; 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, current South African President Jacob Zuma. Motlanthe served as Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 2007 until 2012, when he declined to run for a second term. At the 53rd National Conference of the African National Congress, Motlanthe ran for the position of President of the ANC but was soundly defeated by Zuma, who won re-election. He was succeeded as Deputy President of the ANC by Cyril Ramaphosa in 2014.
Motlanthe, who had maintained a low public profile, was elected in 2008 to the presidency of South Africa by the South African National Assembly following the resignation of Mbeki, and he was widely considered to be acting as a "caretaker president" on behalf of Zuma. Zuma succeeded Motlanthe on 9 May 2009 in a presidential election held by the South African National Assembly, following the 2009 general election which had been won by the ANC.
Motlanthe had been a student activist, trade unionist and member of the ANC's military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, during the struggle against apartheid. Today, Motlanthe, a left-leaning intellectual, is seen as a highly skilled political operator within the politics of South Africa, and a key figure behind the success of Zuma. Motlanthe was South Africa's first Northern Sotho-speaking president.
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