Jacob Zuma is one of the most controversial political leaders in the country.
Early life
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma was born on 12 April, 1942, in Nkandla.
The former president has two brothers, Michael and Joseph.
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The group was charged with conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government.
He was sentenced to a decade behind bars at Robben Island.
Briefly Newslearned he served his sentence alongside prominent freedom fighters, including NelsonMandela.
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Zuma moved to Mozambique to meet thousands of exiles who fled SouthAfricafollowing the Soweto Uprising, according toWikipedia.
He was elected the Deputy Secretary-General of the ANC in 1991, following the party’s unbanning.
Mbeki filed an affidavit to appeal the dismis charges and the case was reopened.
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However, the NPA dropped all charges against Zuma in April 2009.
The case was dismissed.
The former head of state has been married seven times, including to Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
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Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo is JZ’s first wife.
She served as South Africa’s first lady for 5 years and founded the Sizakhele MaKhumalo Zuma Foundation.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was the second to marry the President in 1972, but they divorced in 1998.
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Zuma also married Nompumelelo Ntuli, who was accused of poisoning her bodyguard.
In 2010, Msholozi married Thobeka Stacie Madiba.
Zuma had to pay lobola for the right to marry her.
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She graduated from the Umlazi Campus of the University of Zululand with a B. Com.
In 2018, Zuma shocked the country when it was revealed he impregnated a much younger woman.
Nonkanyiso Conco gave birth to their child on Zuma’s 76th birthday.
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A source close to Zuma said the former president was keeping his promise of marrying his baby mama.
However, reports suggest Conco and Zuma have split.
But, to their disappointment, uBaba’s former flame did not dish on their relationship.
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Zuma has over 20 children
The former head of state has fathered 23 children in his marriages.
Some of his kids are more popular than others - and not always for the right reasons.
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Here is a detailed biography
Amongst the most well-known Zuma children are Edward, Duduzile, and Duduzane Zuma.
They have also been very vocal about their dad’s recent legal woes.
He also said that his father is an old man and at 79 years he is not going anywhere.
Duduzane has said that his dad has been hounded his entire political life.
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Two years later, Zuma was elected the president of South Africa.
He remained in office for two terms until the ANC forced him to resign in 2018.
A month after he stepped down as the head of state, the NPA reinstated criminal charges against Zuma.
On 29 June, Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court.
The M2 was closed in both directions on Sunday as the protest action continued to spread.
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department spokesperson Wayne Minnaar reported that theprotestors had blockaded the roadwith burning tyres.
Several people have already been arrested during the violent protests.
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