South Africa: Part 3: The Life and Times of South Africa's Next President

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The rise of President Jacob Zuma "at the same time that serious questions about his character were headline news, is an astonishing political achievement," the United States Embassy in Pretoria reported to Washington soon after Zuma was sworn in.

The embassy said that in his fight to displace President Thabo Mbeki, Zuma became "the dignified underdog, and he painted those against him as shameless bullies and cowards."

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