Mbeki

[ uhm-be-kee, uhm-bey-kee ]

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noun

Tha·bo [tah, -boh], born 1942, South African economist and politician: president of the Republic of South Africa 1999–2008.

Mbeki

/ əmˈbɛkɪ /

MbekiThabo (Mvuyelwa)1942MSouth AfricanPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: head of state Thabo ( Mvuyelwa ) (ˈtɑːbəʊ). born 1942, South African politician: a member of the African National Congress (ANC); deputy president of South Africa (1994–99); president (1999–2008)

Mark Gevisser is the author of A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream.

Mandela, who lost a son to AIDS, defied Mbeki to attend global AIDS conferences.

A far cry from his counterpart in nearby South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, who denied that AIDS could be caused by sex.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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