Jean Chrétien, then president of the G8, sent a letter to Mbeki demanding clarifications and expressing his concern that these AU organs are ‘politicized’ and will therefore not produce credible reviews.
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Before the questionnaire was adopted and after the initial plans for the APRM were laid down by South Africa and others, some press reports stated that, after pressure from other African countries like Nigeria and Libya, Thabo Mbeki changed his mind and did not want political governance to be included within the APRM reviews.
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According to the reports, Mbeki believed that review of political governance was something for the African Union.
Moeletsi Mbeki, son of Govan and brother of Thabo, deputy chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs
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Epainette Mbeki, the mother of Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa
Thabo Mbeki | Moeletsi Mbeki | Mbeki | Govan Mbeki | Epainette Mbeki |
This marks a strong contrast with his replacement by the Mbeki government with Thoko Didiza, a middle class ANC cadre.
Pahad was also involved in raising R1.55 million from corporate sponsors to hire Ronald Suresh Roberts to write a biography of then President Mbeki.
Govan Archibald Mvuyelwa Mbeki (9 July 1910 – 30 August 2001) was a South African politician, and father of the former South African president Thabo Mbeki and political economist Moeletsi Mbeki.