PHOTOS|The life and times of Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday evening during a televised address to the nation.
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The life and times of Jacob Zuma (Sizwe Ndingane )
Former president Nelson Mandela with a younger Jacob Zuma at an ANC NEC meeting with Jacob Zuma. (Jon Hrusa)
Former president Thabo Mbeki, and his then deputy Jacob Zuma in a tight embrace. (MASI LOSI)
Jacob Zuma shaking hands with Trevor Manuel. (Raymond Preston)
Jacob Zuma performing traditional Zulu dance in front of hundreds of thousands of ANC supporters during the 2004 ANC manifesto held at Harry Gwala Stadium. (SIYABONGA MOSUNKUTU )
Jacob Zuma addresses his supporters outside the Johannesburg High Court during the first day of his rape trial in 2006. Zuma was acquitted of the rape charge.
(PETER MOGAKI )
Jacob Zuma dons a Basotho outfit during a rally at the Odendaalsrusin Free State in February 2008. (ELIZABETH SEJAKE)
ANC president Jacob Zuma and his fourth wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli, celebrate at their wedding in the rural village of Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal in 2008. (SIMPHIWE NKWALI)
ANC president Jacob Zuma and his fourth wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli, celebrate their union in Inkandla, KwaZulu-Natal. (SIMPHIWE NKWALI)
Jacob Zuma and his bride Tobeka Mabhija eating cake during their wedding ceremony in Nkandla in 2010. Pic: . 06/01/2010. (Simphiwe Nkwali)
Jacob Zuma' dancing with his daughter Duduzile at his 65th Birthday party at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban.
(Thembinkosi Dwayisa)
December 14, 2013. Former president Kgalema Motlanthe, Jacob Zuma and former president Thabo Mbeki watch as the body of Nelson Mandela leaves for Qunu. Official sending-off ceremony, Waterkloof Air Force Base. (James Oatway)
Jacob Zuma, addresses delegates at the MDM Summit at Esselen Park Conference Centre. The day after he won his court case against the NPA. (James Oatway.)
ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela gets Jacob Zuma and his Cyril Ramaphosa to hold hands before the start of the ANC policy conference at Nasrec. (MASI LOSI)
Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday evening during a televised address to the nation. The gallery above is a look at the life and times of Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma.
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