Mbe·ki (?m-b??k?), Thabo Mvuyelwa Born 1942. South African economist and politician who served as president from 1999 to 2008. He pursued free-market economic policies and was criticized for his skepticism toward scientific explanations for the spread of AIDS.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Mbeki (?m?b?k?) n (Biography) Thabo (Mvuyelwa) (?t??b??). born 1942, South African politician: a member of the African National Congress (ANC); deputy president of South Africa (1994?99); president (1999?2008)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Mbe?ki (?b?k i, ?m?b?k i) n. Thabo, born 1942, president of South Africa since 1999. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.