Mosiuoa Lekota
Mosiuoa Lekota | |
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Lekota in 1999 | |
| President of the Congress of the People | |
| In office 16 December 2008 – 4 March 2026 | |
| Deputy | Mbhazima Shilowa Lynda Odendaal William Mothipa Madisha |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 26 June 1999 – 25 September 2008 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Joe Modise |
| Succeeded by | Charles Nqakula |
| 1st Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces | |
| In office 6 February 1997 – 21 June 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Naledi Pandor |
| 1st Premier of the Free State | |
| In office 7 May 1994 – 18 December 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota 13 August 1948 Kroonstad, South Africa |
| Died | 4 March 2026 (aged 77) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Party | Congress of the People (2008–2026) |
| Other political affiliations | African National Congress (1999–2008) |
| Spouse | Cynthia Lekota |
| Children | 4 |
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| Nickname | Terror Lekota |
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Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota (13 August 1948 – 4 March 2026) was a South African anti-Apartheid revolutionary for the African National Congress (ANC) who served jail time with Nelson Mandela from 1985 and who left the ANC to form the Congress of the People (Cope) splinter party in 2008. He served as its President from 16 December 2008.
Previously as a member of the African National Congress, under President Thabo Mbeki, he served in the Cabinet of South Africa as Minister of Defence from 17 June 1999 to 25 September 2008. His nickname Terror Lekota comes from his playing style on the soccer field. He was a leader of the United Democratic Front and a key defendant in the Delmas Treason Trial, 1985 to 1988.