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Kgalema Motlanthe
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Statecraft & Independence Household Name

Kgalema Motlanthe

born 1949

President from 2008 to 2009

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Why they are here

A trade unionist and former Robben Island prisoner who served as president for eight months after the recall of Thabo Mbeki.

He then served as deputy president under Jacob Zuma.
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