Mbeki

American

[uhm-bay-kee, uhm-be-kee] / əmˈbeɪ ki, əmˈbɛ ki /

noun

Thabo born 1942, South African economist and politician: president of the Republic of South Africa 1999–2008.

Mbeki British

/ əmˈbɛkɪ /

noun

Thabo ( Mvuyelwa ) (ˈtɑːbəʊ). born 1942, South African politician: a member of the African National Congress (ANC); deputy president of South Africa (1994–99); president (1999–2008)

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In 2023, South Africa's former President Thabo Mbeki urged Malema to stop singing the song, saying it was no longer politically relevant as the anti-apartheid struggle was over.

From BBC ● May 15, 2025

Mandela appointed him as a minister of home affairs, a position he continued to hold in the second administration of former president Thabo Mbeki.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2023

Ramaphosa withdrew from politics under Mbeki and set up an investment vehicle called Shanduka - which means “change” in the Venda language.

From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2022

Mbeki for several years refused to provide antiretroviral drugs to pregnant women and other infected people.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 22, 2022

One day, while Swanepoel was observing us from the door, Govan Mbeki began to write a note in a conspicuously secretive manner.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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