In other words, voting for their own demise. The former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, has over the past days led a campaign as the Turkey-in-Chief calling for Turkeys to vote for Christmas.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former South African President Thabo Mbeki. Personal Birth date: June 18, 1942 Birth place: Idutywa, Transkei, South Africa Birth ...

Thabo Mbeki On the C-SPAN Networks: Thabo Mbeki was a President for South Africa with 33 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1994 Broadcast as an Executive Deputy ...

Former president Thabo Mbeki criticised the DA’s withdrawal from the upcoming National Dialogue, calling it “misplaced” and self-defeating. He stressed the initiative is led by civil society ...

Former President Thabo Mbeki acknowledged that the strained relations were not the result of a single event. He also pointed to South Africa's decision to bring a case against Israel, a US ally ...

Thabo Mbeki wrote a strongly worded letter about the Democratic Alliance's (DA) decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue The DA stated it would not participate in the event after President ...

* Mbeki was re-elected in 2004 for the second term as president permitted under South Africa's constitution. But in late 2007 he lost an ANC leadership contest to rival Jacob Zuma, now tipped to ...

January 11, 2008 – ANC begins an investigation into Mbeki’s administration, regarding possible wrongdoing committed in a multi-billion rand arms deal in 1999. Mbeki is later exonerated.