Mbeki

[ uhm-be-kee, uhm-bey-kee ]

noun

1. Tha·bo [tah, -boh], born 1942, South African economist and politician: president of the Republic of South Africa 1999–2008.

Mbeki

/ əmˈbɛkɪ /

noun

1. MbekiThabo (Mvuyelwa)1942MSouth AfricanPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: head of state 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)

Example Sentences

He criticized Mbeki’s successor, Jacob Zuma, for corruption, calling his rule “disgraceful.”

From Time

After wresting control of the ANC from former boss Mbeki, in 2007, he was elected South Africa’s president in 2009.

From Time

Mark Gevisser is the author of A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream.

From The Daily Beast

Mandela, who lost a son to AIDS, defied Mbeki to attend global AIDS conferences.

From The Daily Beast

A far cry from his counterpart in nearby South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, who denied that AIDS could be caused by sex.

From The Daily Beast