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Kgalema Motlanthe

1949 - Today

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Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe (Sotho pronunciation: [ˈkxɑ.le.mɑ mʊ.ˈtɬʼɑ.n.tʰɛ]; born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who served as the third president of South Africa from 25 September 2008 to 9 May 2009, following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki. Thereafter, he was deputy president under Jacob Zuma from 9 May 2009 to 26 May 2014. Raised in Soweto in the former Transvaal after his family was forcibly removed from Alexandra, Motlanthe was recruited into UMkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), after he finished high school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kgalema Motlanthe has received more than 1,162,119 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Kgalema Motlanthe is the 6,243rd most popular politician (up from 6,689th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 35th in 2019) and the 12th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kgalema Motlanthe ranks 6,243 out of 15,577. Before him are Kusaila, Yejong of Goryeo, Emperor Shizong of Jin, Haxhi Lleshi, Filip Vujanović, and Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons. After him are Nureddin al-Atassi, Takelot I, Sergius I of Constantinople, Sabium, Ermesinde of Carcassonne, and Alexandru Averescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Kgalema Motlanthe ranks 116. Before him are Ivan Patzaichin, Gregg Popovich, Ken Wilber, Dubravka Ugrešić, Émerson Leão, and Ronnie Hellström. After him are David Strathairn, Michael Richards, Andy Kaufman, Robert Sternberg, Peter Agre, and Quini.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe ranks 33 out of 374. Before him are Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), Seymour Papert (1928), D. F. Malan (1874), Peter Abrahams (1919), Abba Eban (1915), and Basil Rathbone (1892). After him are Kevin Carter (1960), André Brink (1935), Arnold Vosloo (1962), Angelique Rockas (1951), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), and Andries Pretorius (1798).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe ranks 12. Before him are P. W. Botha (1916), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), Jan Smuts (1870), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), D. F. Malan (1874), and Abba Eban (1915). After him are Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Andries Pretorius (1798), Louis Botha (1862), John Vorster (1915), Marais Viljoen (1915), and Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795).

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