Thabo Mbeki was elected President of South Africa in 1999. However, little is known about the earlier years of this great statesman of African and the world. This book traces the life and adventures of Thabo Mbeki. You can read about his childhood years in Transkei, his desperate escape into exile, the years spent in Europa and Africa, and his rise to president of his country.

 

This book is part of a book series called They Fought For Freedom .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 72 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Maskew Miller Longman (Pty) Ltd .

Dr Adrian Hadland is a senior lecturer at the University of Stirling. He was a journalist for more than 15 years, based mainly in South Africa, where he covered the transition from apartheid to democracy. He has published 20 books.