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Female Presidents Deputy Chair of the Great Hüral since 1950, she took over during a vacancy on the post of Head of State and Chairperson of the Hüral. Acting President of the Congress and acting Deputy Head of State 1978-79.She was President of Partido Revolucionario de los Izquierda Nazional Gueiler 1979-94, Exile in France 1980-82, Ambassador in Embassy to West Germany 1982-83, and to Venezuela 1983-86 and since 1993 She was deposed by the 129 In 1973-84 Deputy President of Assembléia Nacional Popular, 1975-80 President of the Parliament of Cap Verde (which was in union with Guinea Bissau at the time) 1981-83 Minister of Health and Social Affairs 1984-89 President of Assembléia Nacional Popular, 1989-94 Member the Council of State and 1990-91 Minister of State (Deputy Premier) for Social Affairs. www.guide2womenleaders.com /Presidents.htm   (2572 words)

Female Vice-presidents In 1963 and 1965 she was Assistant of her relative, President Bosch, imprisoned 1963 and in exile 1964-65, academic career, 1982-90 Advisor in the Camera de Diputados, Senator 1990-2000, Vice-President of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano from 1991. As Deputy Chief of State and Government, she is responsible for Economic and Social issuesSecretary General of the Transitional National Assembly 2004-05 and Spokesperson of RAFEBU (Ralliement des associations des Femmes Burundaises) and the League of the Women of CNDD-FDD. She is former President of the Socialist Party of Génève, she was President of the Grand Conseil of Génève 1993, Councillor of Finance 1997-2002, Vice-President of the Cantonal Government 2000-01 and President of the Cantonal Government 2001-02. www.guide2womenleaders.com /Vice-Presidents.htm   (2004 words)

Mail & Guardian Online:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The NWC also acknowledged and applauded "the outstanding contribution that comrade Jacob Zuma has made in the position of deputy president of the country, both in the execution of his responsibilities at home and in the groundbreaking work he has undertaken on the continent. He said he was "devastated" and his heart went out to the deputy president, his family and his colleagues. Zuma was elected deputy president in 1999, and was expected to succeed Mbeki in 2009 when his second and final term as president ends. mg.co.za /articlePage.aspx?articleid=243121&area=/breaking_news/...   (2183 words)

NewsFromRussia.Com Supporters railing as trial set for sacked South African deputy president President Thabo Mbeki dismissed Zuma in June after a judge found there was evidence of a corrupt relationship between him and his former financial adviser, Schabir Shaik, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail for bribery and fraud. Zuma retains his position as deputy president of the governing African National Congress and continues to wield considerable influence among the party rank and file, as well as its trade union and South African Communist Party allies. French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, at odds over EU spending, were holding their first meeting on Friday since the dramatic collapse in June of a summit of European leaders More details... newsfromrussia.com /politics/2005/10/13/65131.html   (1744 words)

results.gov : Resources For The President's Team Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Senior Advisor Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel Deputy Assistant to the President, Deputy Director of Presidential Speechwriting and Assistant to the Vice President www.whitehouse.gov /results/leadership/dept_WH.html   (264 words)

USATODAY.com - South African president dismisses his deputy and heir apparent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Thabo Mbeki dismissed his deputy Tuesday after he was caught up in a corruption scandal, throwing wide open the question of who will become the next leader of South Africa. Deputy President Jacob Zuma, who retains widespread support, had been groomed to succeed Mbeki at the helm of Africa's economic and diplomatic powerhouse when he stands down in 2009. Mbeki chose Zuma — an ethnic Zulu — as deputy president in 1999 in a gesture toward the troubled province of KwaZulu-Natal. www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-06-14-southafrica-deputy_x.htm   (842 words)

South Africa's top deputy is fired by president   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The firing of Deputy President Jacob Zuma, who had been widely seen as Mbeki's heir apparent, raised questions about who will succeed the president in 2009 and upset some of the ruling party's supporters in the trade unions. Zuma came under intense pressure to resign in recent days after his financial adviser, Schabir Shaik, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for paying the deputy president nearly $190,000 to aid Shaik's business and for soliciting a bribe for Zuma from a French arms company. Former President Nelson Mandela backed Mbeki's decision but said he was sad to see someone who had made a major contribution to South Africa's liberation struggle come to such a point in his life and career. www.post-gazette.com /pg/05166/521710.stm   (714 words)

Statement by Deputy President Jacob Zuma This briefing is held in the spirit of sharing information on the activities undertaken by The Presidency during the year, through the Office of the Deputy President. It is chaired by the Deputy President and consists of 16 government representatives and 17 civil society representatives. The involvement of The Presidency has been, in some instances, through the Deputy President who, for example, was requested by the chief facilitator, former President Nelson Mandela, to assist him with particular responsibility for negotiating a cease-fire agreement between the Government of Burundi and the armed groups who are not party to the Arusha agreement. www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/zuma/2001/jz1122.htm   (1946 words)

"); NewWindow.document.write("IRINnews"); NewWindow.document.write(" National Directorate of Public Prosecutions spokesman Makhosini Nkosi told IRIN the state had asked for more time to prepare its case against Zuma and the former deputy president was not asked to plead to any charges in court. President Thabo Mbeki's decision to fire Zuma and the charges of corruption laid against him by the Scorpions, South Africa's FBI-style elite crime unit, have caused division within the ANC and increased tension among its alliance partners, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). Both the SACP and COSATU have been vocal supporters of Zuma, calling for Mbeki to quash the charges against him and reinstate him as deputy president, alleging the criminal case was the result of a political plot to end his chances of succeeding Mbeki in 2009. irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=49481&...   (668 words)

Biography of Jacob Zuma He was elected Deputy President of the ANC at the National Conference held at Mafikeng in December 1997. Served as Deputy Chief Representative and later Chief Representative of the ANC in Mozambique, until 1984, the year of the signing of the Nkomati Accord between the Mozambican and South African governments. Elected the Deputy Secretary General of the ANC during the National Conference held in South Africa after the unbanning of the organisation. www.anc.org.za /people/zumaj.html   (1316 words)

afrol News - South Africa's President fires Deputy The Vice President further is among the ANC's most popular politicians and counts on a firm support from the trade union and the radical ANC youth organisation. Speaking to the Pretoria parliament, President Mbeki said he had finally concluded it would be "best to release honourable Jacob Zuma from his responsibilities as Deputy President of the Republic and member of the cabinet." The office of Vice President holds great responsibilities in South Africa and is seen as a stepping-stone for the presidency. www.afrol.com /articles/16583   (674 words)

South Africa's deputy president sacked - Africa - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) South Africa's deputy president sacked - Africa - MSNBC.com CAPE TOWN, South Africa - President Thabo Mbeki dismissed his deputy Tuesday after he was caught up in a corruption scandal, throwing wide open the question of who will become the next leader of South Africa. Zuma bowed out gracefully, telling a news conference that “freedom and democracy are more important than us as individuals.” He retains his post as deputy president of the governing African National Congress. www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8215646   (631 words)

FIA Statutes - Article 19 - President - Deputy President - Vice-President The President of the FIA, the 2 Deputy Presidents, the President of the Senate and the 5 members of the Senate other than the members by right, and the Vice-Presidents of the FIA shall be elected for 4 years in accordance with Article 9-4 of these Statutes. In the absence of the President of the FIA, the deputy President for the World Council which the President chairs will chair it. The President of the FIA will assign missions and delegate specific responsibilities to the Vice-Presidents and to the Deputy Presidents, the latter being also responsible to him for the coordination of the activities of their respective World Councils. www.fia.com /thefia/statutes/Files/article19_president.html   (180 words)

Counselor to the President, Dan Bartlett's Biography In this capacity, Bartlett is responsible for all aspects of President Bush's strategic communications planning and the formulation of policy and implementation of the President's agenda. Prior to that, he was Assistant to the President for Communications and White House Communications Director. Before being named Communications Director, he was Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy to then Counselor to the President, Karen Hughes. www.whitehouse.gov /government/bartlett-bio.html   (197 words)

South African ex-deputy president Zuma cleared of rape South Africa's former deputy president has salvaged his career with a verdict that capped the country's most sensational trial since the end of apartheid. South Africa's former deputy president Jacob Zuma has been acquitted of rape, salvaging his career with a verdict that capped the country's most sensational trial since the end of apartheid. He is due to go on trial again in July for corruption in a case that led to his dismissal as deputy president last year. www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=122416   (793 words)

6th District - President George W. Bush   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) Deputy Assistant to the President Chief of Speechwriting Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs for the U.S. House of Representatives Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the www.gagop6.org /president/bush.htm   (199 words)

Questions still hang over ex-deputy president Zuma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) Zuma and his supporters have claimed that the rape and corruption charges were part of a plot to keep him from becoming president. He was sacked as deputy president after being linked to the graft scandal, and also drew international criticism for his comments about AIDS during the rape trial. It was also premature to speculate whether Zuma, should he become president, would be able to place Africa on the global agenda as effectively as Mbeki, who ends his second and final term in office in 2009. www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=55655   (729 words)

Mail & Guardian Online:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) New deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was sworn into office at Parliament on Thursday along with the new minister of minerals and energy and two deputy trade and industry ministers. Skirting any questions on her alleged involvement in the oil saga, the new deputy president asked for a "honeymoon period" before dealing with the press. Speaking at a media briefing earlier on Thursday, ANC Chief Whip Mbulelo Goniwe told journalists the new deputy president and ministers had received a "rousing welcome" on their arrival at the party's caucus meeting that morning. mg.co.za /articlePage.aspx?articleid=243786&area=/breaking_news/...   (582 words)

POLITICS-SOUTH AFRICA: Deputy President Not on Trial. Really? He is the financial advisor to South Africa’s deputy president, Jacob Zuma, who stands accused of accepting payments of over 180,000 dollars from Shaik in return for promoting the latter’s business interests. While Zuma is not in the dock alongside his advisor, his political future is believed by some to be closely tied to the outcome of the trial, which began Monday in the port city of Durban. In a statement issued Oct. 4, the DA spokeswoman on justice added that the continued refusal by officials to prosecute Zuma along with Shaik was becoming "curiouser and curiouser". www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=25865   (1028 words)

South African ex-deputy president Zuma cleared of rape Former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma reacts during the judgement in his trial for rape in the Johannesburg High Court in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's former deputy president Jacob Zuma was acquitted of rape in a verdict that capped the country's most sensational trial since the end of apartheid. The six-hour ruling was broadcast live on all major television and radio stations, while a heavy police presence was deployed in central Johannesburg as a steady stream of Zuma supporters converged outside the courtroom. www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=122476   (740 words)

CBC News: Former S. African deputy president acquitted of rape charges Former deputy president of South Africa Jacob Zuma, who had been considered the successor of the South African president, was found not guilty of raping a family friend Monday. He was fired as deputy president by Mbeki after the corruption charges. Afghan President Hamid Karzai thanks Canada for its financial aid to his country and a military mission that has cost more than $2 billion and the lives of 36 Canadian soldiers. www.cbc.ca /story/world/national/2006/05/08/zuma060508.html?ref=rss   (1210 words)

IFBWW - Article 14 The President and Deputy President 1) The President and Deputy President shall each be nominated by a union affiliated to the IFBWW, the Executive Committee and /or the Management Committee and shall be elected by Congress. 2) The President shall officiate as chairperson at meetings of the IFBWW Management Committee, Executive Committee, and Congress, when assembled in either statutory or extraordinary sessions, and shall have the right to attend all other meetings of the IFBWW. In the absence of the President, the Deputy President shall officiate as chairperson. www.ifbww.org /index.cfm?n=143&l=2&on=16   (108 words)

Worldandnation: South African deputy president fired CAPE TOWN, South Africa - President Thabo Mbeki fired his deputy and heir apparent Tuesday after he was implicated in a corruption scandal, throwing open the question who will become the next leader of South Africa. Jacob Zuma, 63, who enjoyed widespread support among the population and trade union movement, had been groomed to take over the helm of Africa's economic and diplomatic powerhouse when Mbeki steps down in 2009. But Mbeki told a special joint session of Parliament that a high court judge's ruling that Zuma had a "generally corrupt" relationship with his financial adviser required him to dismiss his deputy from his post and from the Cabinet. www.sptimes.com /2005/06/15/Worldandnation/South_African_deputy_.shtml   (360 words)

allAfrica.com: South Africa: President Mbeki Relieves Deputy President Zuma Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has relieved the country's deputy president, Jacob Zuma, of his post. Click here to contact the copyright holder directly for corrections -- or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material. allafrica.com /stories/200506140114.html   (264 words)

CNN.com - S. African deputy president's aide jailed - Jun 8, 2005 DURBAN, South Africa -- The former financial adviser to South Africa's Deputy President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to serve 15 years in prison after his conviction on corruption charges. The scandal threatens to derail Zuma's chances of eventually succeeding Thabo Mbeki as South African president. Schabir Shaik was found guilty last week on charges he paid Zuma around 1.3 million rand (almost $195,000) for political favours and brokered a bribe from a French arms firm. www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/africa/06/08/zuma.sentence   (368 words)

Rape trial continues against former South African deputy president Johannesburg - Former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma, under cross-examination in his high-profile trial for rape, on Tuesday denied having invited the victim to spend the night at his home in Johannesburg on the day she alleged he raped her. Zuma, who took the stand in his defence on Monday after failing to win a discharge, was giving further details of his relationship with the 31-year-old woman and events on the night of November 2, 2005, in the Johannesburg High Court. The 63-year-old former apartheid-era liberation fighter, until recently seen as the most likely successor to President Thabo Mbeki, has denied that he saw her as a daughter figure. news.monstersandcritics.com /africa/article_1152376.php/...   (833 words)

Mbeki fires corruption-tainted deputy president Zuma - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) Zuma is sacked nearly two weeks after a Durban court convicted a Durban businessman on charges of corruption and fraud, for making payments to the deputy president, and arranging a bribe from a French arms firm. Saying he continues to hold Zuma 'in high regard,' Mbeki did not name a replacement for the deputy president, but added that he will announce, 'in due course', the changes in the executive. Zuma, aged 63 yrs, was the frontrunner in the race to succeed Mbeki when he steps down after his second and final term in office in 2009. www.forbes.com /work/feeds/afx/2005/06/14/afx2092126.html   (386 words)

NPR : South African Deputy President Acquitted in Rape Trial NPR : South African Deputy President Acquitted in Rape Trial South African Deputy President Acquitted in Rape Trial Talk of the Nation, May 8, 2006 · Alex Eliseev, a reporter for the Star newspaper in Johannesburg, discusses the acquittal of former Deputy President Jacob Zuma from raping an HIV-positive family friend. www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5390968   (122 words)

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