- Born
- Birth nameJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Jacob Zuma was born on April 12, 1942 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.
- SpousesGloria Bongekile Ngema(April 20, 2012 - present) (1 child)Thobeka Stacie Madiba(June 4, 2010 - present) (1 child)Nompumelelo Ntuli(January 8, 2008 - present) (3 children)Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma(1982 - 1998) (divorced)Kate Mantsho(1976 - December 8, 2000) (her death, 5 children)Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo(1973 - present)
- Always sings a line from a song called Mshini, which is now know in South Africa as Zuma's Song
- Deputy President of South Africa (1999-2005).
- President of the African National Congress (ANC) (2007-2017).
- President of South Africa (2009-2018).
- I feel like the entire state machinery is against me.
- [on the challenge facing his country following Nelson Mandela's death] To live as Madiba has lived, to strive as Madiba has striven, and to not rest until we have realized his vision of a truly united South Africa, a peaceful and prosperous Africa, and a better world.
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