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| Presidency of Thabo Mbeki 14 June 1999 – 25 September 2008 | |
| Cabinet | First Cabinet Second Cabinet |
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| Party | African National Congress |
| Election | 1999, 2004 |
| Seat | Mahlamba Ndlopfu, Pretoria Genadendal Residence, Cape Town |
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The presidency of Thabo Mbeki began on 14 June 1999 when he, as leader of the African National Congress, was elected by the National Assembly and sworn into office following that year's national elections. Previously, in December 1997, the ANC's 50th National Conference elected Mbeki unopposed to succeed Nelson Mandela as ANC president. On some accounts, the election was not contested because the top leadership had prepared assiduously for the conference, lobbying and negotiating on Mbeki's behalf in the interest of unity and continuity.[1][2][3] Mbeki was re-elected to office in the 2004 general election, but resigned from office after being recalled by the ANC National Executive. His resignation took effect 25 September 2008, and he was replaced as national president by Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri for 14 hours, who was then succeeded by Kgalema Motlanthe, who had been elected ANC deputy president at the Polokwane conference, for the remainder of Mbeki's term.[4]
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- ^ Lodge, Tom (1998). "The ANC's 50th Conference: A House of Many Mansions?". Southern Africa Report. 13 (2). Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ^ "After Mandela". The Economist. 1997-07-31. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Motlanthe: South Africa's safe hands". BBC. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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