Title: Kgalema Motlanthe
Description: Presenting a superb account of a man characterized by his reticence, this biography offers a rare and thorough insight into the life of one of South Africa's most powerful: Kgalema Motlanthe. From Motlanthe's ancestral family to his political awakenings as he discovered the African National Congress, this account traces Motlanthe's political path to become the third President of the Republic of South Africa. With impeccable timing and a real sense of history, this book contains wide-ranging interviews with Motlanthe himself as well as with family members, friends, comrades, and leading figures.
Subjects: Politics and government, Presidents, Politicians, Biography, African National Congress, Politicians, south africa, South africa, politics and government, South africa, biography
Places: South Africa
People: Kgalema Motlanthe (1949-)
Time periods: 20th century, 21st century