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President Zuma
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The President
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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, Mr
Personal
Date of Birth: 12 April
1942
Current Positions
President of the Republic of
South Africa since 9 May 2009.
President of the African National Congress (ANC) since 20
December 2007.
Positions last Held
Executive Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa (
17 June 1999 - 22 June 2005).
Leader of Government Business in the National Assembly (June
1997).
Deputy President of the ANC (December 1997).
Chairperson of the South African National Aids Council.
Chancellor at the University of Zululand.
Patron of the Jacob Zuma Bursary Fund ( 1998).
Patron of the Peace and Reconstruction Foundation.
Patron of Albert Luthuli Education and Development Foundation.
Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities
Heavily influenced by a family member who was a trade
unionist, he became involved in Politics at an early age.
Joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1958.
Became an active member of Umkhonto we Sizwe (1962).
Whilst on his way out of the country, he was arrested with a
group of 45 recruits near Zeerust in North West Province (1963).
Convicted of conspiring to overthrow the government , he was
sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Robben Island (1963).
After his release in December 1973, he worked to mobilise
internal resistance and was instrumental in the re-establishment
of ANC underground structures in the then Natal, now KwaZulu-Natal
(1974 - 1975).
Left South Africa in 1975 and for the next 12 years was based
first in Swaziland and then Mozambique. During this period he was
involved in underground work with President Mbeki and the others
giving leadership to the ANC structures operating inside South
Africa. He also dealt with the thousands of young exiles that
poured out of South Africa in the wake of the Soweto uprising in
June 1976.
Lived in several African countries working for the ANC and
rose rapidly through the ranks to become a member of the National
Executice Committee (NEC) of the ANC (1977).
Served as Deputy Chief Representative and later Chief
Representative of the ANC in Mozambique until 1984, the year of
the signing of the Nkomati Accord between the Mozambican and South
African governments.
Served on the ANC's Military Committee and Political Committee
when formed in the mid 80's.
Appointed Head of the Underground Structures and shortly
thereafter, Chief of Intelligence Department at the ANC Head
Office in Lusaka, Zambia (1987).
He was one of the first ANC leaders to return to South Africa
to begin the process of negotiation, following the unbanning of
the ANC (1990).
Instrumental in organising the Groote-Schuur Minute between
the FW de Klerk Government and the ANC that reached important
decisions about the return of exiles and the release of political
prisoners (1990).
Elected Chairperson of the Southern Natal and took a leading
role in fighting violence in the region, this resulted in a number
of Peace Accords involving the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
(1990).
Elected the Deputy Secretary-General of the ANC during the
National Conference held in South Africa after the unbanning of
the organisation in 1991.
Deployed in KwaZulu-Natal because he felt that he had a role
to play in bringing about peace and stability in the then highly
volatile region (1994).
Nominated as the ANC candidate for the Premiership of the KZN
Province (1994).
Appointed member of the Executive Committee (MEC) of Economic
Affairs and Tourism for the KZN Provincial Government (1994).
Elected National Chairperson of the ANC and Chairperson of the
ANC in KZN (December 1994).
Awards/Decorations/Bursaries
Nelson Mandela Award for Outstanding Leadership in Washington
DC, USA (1998).
Honorary Doctorate of Literature from the University of Fort
Hare (2001).
Honorary Doctorate of Administration from the University of
Zululand (2001).
Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from Medical University of
Southern Africa (2001).
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Deputy President
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Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe, Mr
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Date of Birth: 19 July 1949
Current Positions
Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa since 10 May
2009.
Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) since
December 2007.
Member of Parliament since July 2008.
Secretary-General of National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) since
1992.
Trade Unionist of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
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Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities
He was arrested and detained for 11 months in 1976.
Recruited into Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) and formed part of a
unit responsible for recruiting comrades for military training in
the 1970s.
While many of the members of the Unit left the country, he
remained in the country to establish machinery for and
participated in smuggling MK cadres in and out of the country.
Found guilty of three charges under Terrorism Act and
sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Robben Island prison in
1977.
After his release in 1987, he was responsible for
strengthening the Union Movement.
Education Officer of National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)and
responsible for training of Shop-Stewards (1987).
Was instrumental in negotiating a deal for mineworkers which
saw the incease in wages. This deal helped averted mass
retrechment in the sector.
Involved in the establishment of the Mineworkers Investment
Company (MIC).
Involved in establishment of the JB Marks Educational Trust,
which provides bursaries to mineworkers and their dependants.
Involved in establishment of the Trade Union School called
"The Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre".
Involved in establishment of Mineworkers Development Agency
which is responsible for developmental needs of ex-mineworkers and
their dependants and the community as a whole.
Served on the Miners' International Federation, and involved
in the exchange programmes with the United Mineworkers of
Australia.
Responsible for re-establishing the legal structures of
African National Congress (ANC) in the PWV region and elected its
first Chairperson (1990).
Chairperson for the Strike Support Committee.
Secretary-General of the ANC (1997 - 2007).
Former Minister in the Presidency (12 July - 25 September
2008).
President of the Republic of South Africa since 25 September
2008.