Birth of Thabo Mbeki18 June 1942
Birth of Thabo Mbeki
Historical person
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, based on 25 World History Database records associated with South Africa.
25 records1942–200415 events5 places
Chronological biography
1942
1956
ANC1956
Appointed Member of ANC
1959
Purge1959
Expelled from Lovedale School for leading a student strike
1962
Arrest of Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki1962
Arrested for belonging to the banned ANC
Exile of Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki1962
Illegally leaves South Africa for England
1966
Education1966
Graduates with an MA in economics from Susses University
1967
Education1967
Receives guerilla fighter training in Moscow
1971
ANC1971
Appointed Assistant Secretary to the ANC to its Revolutionary Council
1975
ANC1975
Appointed Member of ANC National Executive
1978
Secretary1978
Appointed Political Secretary to President Oliver Tambo of the ANC
1990
Exile of Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki1990
Returns to South Africa after the ANC ban is lifted
Negotiations1990
Negotiates with the South African Government & President de Klerk
1993
ANC1993
Appointed Chairman of the ANC
Chairman1993
Appointed Chairman of the ANC
1994
Deputy President1994
Appointed Deputy President of South Africa
1997
President of South Africa1997
Appointed President of the ANC
1999
ANC1999
The ANC win a majority in the Assembly
Election1999
The ANC win a majority in the Assembly
President of South Africa1999
Appointed President of South Africa, 1st term
Mbeki Presidency Begins16 June 1999
Succeeds Nelson Mandela as head of the democratic government.
Presidential Inauguration16 June 1999
Is inaugurated as president at the Union Buildings.
2002
Organisation of African Unity9 July 2002
The Organisation of African Unity is disbanded by its last chairman, South African Thabo Mbeki and replaced by the African Union
2004
ANCApril 2004
The ANC win a landslide victory
ElectionApril 2004
The ANC win a landslide victory
President of South AfricaApril 2004
Appointed President of South Africa, 2nd term
Titles and roles
Assistant Secretary of ANC · Chairman of ANC · Chairman of Organisation of African Unity · Deputy President · Member of ANC · Member of National Executive · President of ANC · President of South Africa · Secretary
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.