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Kgalema Motlanthe added to eastern DRC peace process facilitators • Mar. 26, 2025, 7:12 AM ET (Daily Maverick)

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Born July 19, 1949 (age 75) • Alexandra Township • South Africa
Title / Office president (2008-2009), South Africa
Political Affiliation African National Congress • Umkhonto we Sizwe

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