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President Thabo Mbeki sacks Deputy President Jacob Zuma.

President Thabo Mbeki sacks Deputy President Jacob Zuma.

Date
14 Jun 2005
Updated
22 Aug 2019
President Thabo Mbeki sacks Deputy President Jacob Zuma.

President Thabo Mbeki sacks Deputy President Jacob Zuma. Mbeki makes the announcement during a special joint sitting of the two houses of parliament, almost two weeks after Zuma was implicated in corruption during the Durban High Court trial of his former financial advisor, Schabir Shaik. Read the Statement of the President, Thabo Mbeki, at the joint sitting of parliament on the release of Jacob Zuma from his responsibilities as deputy president. Sources: Zuma gets the sack (2005). Website: news24.com Mbeki sacks Zuma - full statement (2005). Website: polity.org.za

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). President Thabo Mbeki sacks Deputy President Jacob Zuma.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013658

South African History Online (2011) 'President Thabo Mbeki sacks Deputy President Jacob Zuma.', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013658 (Accessed: 14 August 2026).

South African History Online, President Thabo Mbeki sacks Deputy President Jacob Zuma. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013658, (accessed 14 August 2026).

"President Thabo Mbeki sacks Deputy President Jacob Zuma.." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013658. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "President Thabo Mbeki sacks Deputy President Jacob Zuma.." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013658.

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