Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota | |
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| Founder of the Congress of the People | |
| President of the Congress of the People | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2008 | |
| Deputy | Mbhazima Shilowa Lynda Odendaal William Mothipa Madisha |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 26 June 1999 – 25 September 2008 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Joe Modise |
| Succeeded by | Charles Nqakula |
| 1st Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces | |
| In office 6 February 1997 – 21 June 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Naledi Pandor |
| 1st Premier of the Free State | |
| In office 7 May 1994 – 18 December 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota 13 August 1948 Kroonstad, Union of South Africa |
| Political party | Congress of the People (2008–present) |
| Other political affiliations | African National Congress (1999–2008) |
| Spouse | Cynthia Lekota |
| Children | 4 |
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| Nickname | Terror Lekota |
Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota (born 13 August 1948) is a South African anti-Apartheid revolutionary for the African National Congress (ANC) who served jail time with Nelson Mandela from 1985 and who left the ANC to form the Congress of the People (Cope) splinter party in 2008. He has served as its President since 16 December 2008.[1]
Previously as a member of the African National Congress, under President Thabo Mbeki, he served in the Cabinet of South Africa as Minister of Defence from 17 June 1999 to 25 September 2008. His nickname Terror Lekota comes from his playing style on the soccer field. He was a leader of the United Democratic Front and a key defendant in the Delmas Treason Trial, 1985 to 1988.[2]
- ^ Lekota on Mandela's death, polity.org.za. Retrieved 3 September 2023
- ^ "Shouting at the Crocodile, Rose Moss, Beacon Press, 1990". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2008.