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Quiet man of the revolution.

Publication: African Business
Publication Date: 01-NOV-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Quiet man of the revolution.(TOPIC)(political activity of Kgalema Motlanthe)(Occupation overview)

Article Excerpt
Kgalema Motlanthe, South Africa's caretaker president, was born on 19 July 1949 in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, to a working-class family. Most of his childhood was spent in Alexandra and much of his adult life was spent in Meadowlands, Soweto.

In the 1970s, while working for the Johannesburg City Council, he was recruited into Umkhonto we Sizwe, (MK) the armed wing of the ANC. He formed part of a unit tasked with recruiting comrades...

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