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Mamphela Ramphele | |
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Co-President of the Club of Rome | |
Assumed office October 2018 Serving with Sandrine Dixson-Declève | |
Preceded by | Anders Wijkman |
President of Agang South Africa Founder of Agang South Africa | |
In office 18 February 2013 – 8 July 2014 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Andries Tlouamma |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town | |
In office 1996–2000 | |
Chancellor | Harry Oppenheimer |
Preceded by | Stuart J. Sanders |
Succeeded by | Njabulo Ndebele |
Personal details | |
Born | Bochum District, Transvaal, South Africa | 28 December 1947
Domestic partner | Steve Biko |
Children | Hlumelo Biko |
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Known for | Anti-apartheid activist Agang South Africa Former Managing Director of the World Bank |
Mamphela Aletta Ramphele (/ˈmʌmpiːlə ˈrʌmpiːli/;[1][2] born 28 December 1947) is a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, medical doctor and businesswoman.[3] She was a partner of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, with whom she had two children. She is a former vice-chancellor at the University of Cape Town and a former managing director at the World Bank.[4] Ramphele founded the political party Agang South Africa in February 2013 but withdrew from politics in July 2014. Since 2018, she has been the co-president of the Club of Rome.