Jacob Zuma (South Africa)

Positions
From	To	Organisation	Position
2007		African National Congress	ANC Chairperson
1999	2005	The Presidency	Deputy President
1998			Patron - Jacob Zuma Bursary Fund
1997			Leader of Government Business in the National Assembly
1997	2007	African National Congress	Deputy President
1994		African National Congress	Chairperson of the ANC in Kwa-Zulu Natal
1994	1997	African National Congress	National Chairperson
1994	1997		Member of the Executive Committee of Economic Affairs & Tourism - Kwa-Zulu Natal Provincial Government
1991	1994	African National Congress	Deputy Secretary General
1990		African National Congress	Chairperson - ANC Southern Natal Region
1987	1990	African National Congress	Chief of Intelligence Department - ANC Head Office, Lusaka
1984	1987	African National Congress	Chief ANC Representative to Mozambique
1977		African National Congress	Member of National Executive Committee
1977	1984	African National Congress	Deputy Chief ANC Representative in Mozambique
1963	1973		Incarcerated on Robben Island - convicted of 'conspiring to overthrow the government'
1958		African National Congress	Party Member

Date of Birth	12 Apr 1942
Political Affiliation	ANC
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Notes	Zuma was implicatied in corruption trials in 2005. For analysis of these events see: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&;click_id=2996 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4328360.stm In 2006 Zuma wasfound not-guilty in a high profile rape trial. For more information, see: http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?area=/zuma_report/zuma_insight/&;articleid=267293 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4753581.stm In December 2007, Zuma beat incombent Thabo Mbeki to become ANC President. For more information, see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7177115.stm http://allafrica.com/stories/200712010051.html [ Retrieved on 05 FEB 2008 ] Born in 1942 and brought up by his widowed mother in Zululand, Jacob Zuma had no formal schooling. He joined the ANC at the age of 17, becoming an active member of its military wing, Umkhonto We Sizwe, in 1962. He was convicted of conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government and was imprisoned for 10 years on the notorious Robben Island. Mr Zuma subsequently left South Africa, living first in Mozambique, then Zambia as he rose through the ANC ranks to the executive committee. He became one of the first leaders to return home in 1990 - when the ban on the ANC was removed - to take part in negotiations with the white minority government. [ Retrieved on 05 FEB 2008 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4615019.stm ]

Record last updated on 12 SEP 2008