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PRESIDENT BUHARI CONGRATULATED FORMER SOUTH AFRICA PRESIDENT
By Jessy m stan - February 17, 20181 0


“The Nigerian leader salutes the leadership and statesmanship of former President Jacob Zuma, and wishes him the best in his future endeavours,” the statement read in part.
Rise of Ramaphosa
In the course of his 65 years, Cyril Ramaphosa has experienced the poverty of Soweto, jail for fighting apartheid, trade union activism, fabulous wealth — and now the ultimate prize of South African politics, the presidency itself.
He reached the goal on Thursday after forcing out Jacob Zuma, a longtime master of political survival, in a strategy that combined long-term vision, stealth and backroom skills.
That feat, say analysts, bears all the hallmarks of the bald, stocky Ramaphosa — pragmatism, patience and use of the inside track.
He was born on November 17, 1952 in Johannesburg’s Soweto township — a centre of the anti-apartheid struggle — to a police sergeant and a domestic worker.
He took up activism while studying law in the 1970s, and spent 11 months in solitary confinement. Nelson Mandela himself once described Ramaphosa as one of the most gifted leaders of the “new generation” — the young campaigners who filled the void left by their jailed elders.

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