Ruler · 1949 – present
Kgalema Motlanthe
Born 1949, living; politician. President of South Africa (South Africa), 2008 – 2009.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.
- Lived
- since 1949
- living
- In office
- 1 year
- one reign
- Lines
- 1
- South Africa
- Left it
- resigned
- the ruler's own article
President of South Africa
South Africa · the 5th of 7 dated reigns · 1994 – 2018
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Kgalema Motlanthe2008 – 2009
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Reigned 2008 – 2009 · 1 year · came to it aged 59
- Left it
- resignedread from the ruler's own article
Motlanthe declined to seek re-election to the ANC National Executive Committee, and had already declined a nomination for re-election as ANC deputy president.
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