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date: 16 June 2025

Zuma, Jacob Gedleyihlekisa (b. Inkandla, South Africa, 12 April 1942) South African; Deputy President 1999–2005; President 2009– 

Source:
A Dictionary of Political Biography
Author(s):
Christopher RichesChristopher Riches, Dennis KavanaghDennis Kavanagh

Jacob Zuma was brought up in Zululand by his widowed mother, and received little formal education. He joined the African National Congress... ...

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