Kgalema Motlanthe to be SA President with resignation of Thabo Mbeki

Kgalema Motlanthe was the Interim President of South Africa following Thabo Mbeki's resignation.

Motlanthe has been deputy President of the ANC since 2007, and a possible Presidential Candidate since 2005. He is described as a "level-headed," a "stabiliser" and a unifying figure.

In 1977, he was jailed on Robben Island with former President Nelson Mandela and ANC leader and current President, Jacob Zuma.

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