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Article: ANC seeks compromise to solve leadership crisis
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 14, 2007
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Senior figures in South Africa's ruling African National Congress
are pushing for a compromise to prevent the leadership tussle
between President Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma from plunging the
country into turmoil.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela and a
heroine of the struggle against white rule, took the lead yesterday
by suggesting a deal in which Mr Mbeki would stay on as ANC leader
until 2009 when his second and final term as president of the
country expires. Mr Mbeki would then hand over the leadership of
both the country and ANC to Mr Zuma from 2009.
Under her proposal to avoid a face-off between the two leaders at
a congress starting this weekend, Mr Mbeki would ...
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