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Activist Becomes South African President
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Published: September 26, 2008
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A mild-mannered anti-apartheid activist on Thursday became the third president of South Africa since the end of white rule, vowing to foster unity in a country shaken by a power feud between its past and future leaders.
Kgalema Motlanthe is widely seen as a caretaker president until next year's elections, when African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma is expected to take the helm.
In the meantime, Motlanthe faces an uphill struggle to restore the nation's battered international standing and regroup the government after a mass walkout in solidarity with President Thabo Mbeki, who was ousted last weekend.
The ANC, urged on by Zuma's leftist allies, ordered Mbeki to quit Saturday after a judge threw out a corruption case against Zuma on technical grounds.
The Associated Press
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