Thabo Mbeki

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President of South Africa human politician

Thabo Mbeki is a South African politician who served as the country’s second post-apartheid president, known for his role in economic reform and controversial stance on HIV/AIDS.

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instanceOf President of South Africa →
human →
politician →
advocated African solutions to African problems →
awarded Order of Mapungubwe →
controversy questioning mainstream scientific consensus on HIV as cause of AIDS →
countryOfCitizenship South Africa →
dateOfBirth 1942-06-18 →
educatedAt University of London →
University of Sussex →
ethnicGroup Xhosa →
exilePeriod 1960s–1990 →
familyName Thabo Mbeki self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Mbeki
father Govan Mbeki →
fieldOfStudy economics →
fullName Thabo Mbeki self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
givenName Thabo →
ideology African nationalism →
neoliberal economic policy orientation →
languageSpoken English →
Xhosa →
memberOfPoliticalParty African National Congress →
mother Zanele Mbeki →
surface form: Epainette Mbeki
movement African Renaissance →
notableFor controversial stance on HIV/AIDS →
economic reform policies in South Africa →
mediation in African conflicts →
promotion of African Renaissance →
role in formation of the African Union →
officeEndTime 2008-09-24 →
officeEndTime (Deputy President of South Africa) 1999-06-14 →
officeEndTime (President of the African National Congress) 2007 →
officeStartTime 1999-06-14 →
officeStartTime (Deputy President of South Africa) 1994-05-10 →
officeStartTime (President of the African National Congress) 1997 →
participatedIn anti-apartheid movement →
placeOfBirth Mbewuleni, Cape Province, Union of South Africa →
positionHeld Chairperson of the African Union →
Deputy President of South Africa →
President of South Africa →
President of the African National Congress →
precededBy Nelson Mandela →
precededBy (Deputy President of South Africa) F. W. de Klerk →
surface form: Frederik Willem de Klerk
religion Methodism →
residence Johannesburg, South Africa →
surface form: Johannesburg
signaturePolicy GEAR (Growth, Employment and Redistribution) strategy →
spouse Zanele Mbeki →
succeededBy Kgalema Motlanthe →
succeededBy (Deputy President of South Africa) Jacob Zuma →
workedAt African National Congress headquarters in exile →

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