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Mbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate

Date
17 Sep 1999
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Mbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate

Three months after being inaugurated as South Africa's second president since democratic elections in 1994, Thabo Mbeki received an Honorary Doctorate from the Rand Afrikaans University. After he was capped an Honorary Doctor by RAU's Chancellor, Mr Paul du P Kruger, President Mbeki replied: " I am confident that this University, which I join today as an honorary member, will play its role to help to transform our country into a winning nation". Click here to read South African History Online's chronology of President Thabo Mbeki Click here to read President Thabo Mbeki's speech during his awarding of an Honorary Doctorate.

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  1. 01South Africa Government Online,'Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, Mr' from South Africa Government Online,[Online], available at: www.gov.za,[Accessed : 13 September 2013]
  2. 02E-tools,'SASCO OPPOSES MBEKI'S ACCEPTANCE OF RAU DOCTORATE' from E-tools,[Online], available at :www.e-tools.co.za,[Accessed : 13 September 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Mbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013454

South African History Online (2011) 'Mbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013454 (Accessed: 2 August 2026).

South African History Online, Mbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013454, (accessed 2 August 2026).

"Mbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013454. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Mbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013454.

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