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Events on Wednesday 16 June 1999 1
1999Thabo Mbeki Succeeds Nelson Mandela as South African PresidentPeaceful transition after ANC election victoryThabo Mbeki was inaugurated as President of South Africa on June 16, 1999, succeeding Nelson Mandela after the African National Congress won a decisive election victory. The transition marked South Africa's first change of leadership under full democracy. Mbeki continued the post-apartheid reconstruction program while shifting focus toward economic policy.