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South Africa's interim President Kgalema Motlanthe
September 29, 2008
In Turbulent Time, South Africa Picks Interim President
South African President Thabo Mbeki resigned this month after nine years in power, forcing Parliament to elect a temporary president and throwing one of the most stable and successful countries in Africa into political turmoil.

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