Zuma first left South Africa in 1975 and met Thabo Mbeki in Swaziland , and proceeded to Mozambique , where he dealt with the arrival of thousands of exiles in the wake of the Soweto uprising . He became a member of the ANC National Executive Committee in 1977 . He also served as Deputy Chief Representative of the ANC in Mozambique , a post he occupied until the signing of the Nkomati Accord between the Mozambican and South African governments in 1984 . After signing the Accord , he was appointed as Chief Representative of the ANC
Soweto uprising
Soweto uprising
Jacob Zuma