President of South Africa

==Presidents of South Africa since 1994==
;Parties
{{legend2|{{party color|African National Congress}}|[[African National Congress]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" width="200px" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" | Elected
! colspan="3" width="300px" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" | Parliament
! rowspan="2" | Political party
! rowspan="2" width="200px" |Government
! rowspan="2" | Refs
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! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
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! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 1
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Nelson Mandela 1994.jpg|125px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Nelson Mandela]]'''<br />{{small|(1918–2013)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[1994 South African general election|1994]]
| {{small|10 May}}<br />1994
| {{small|14 June}}<br />1999
| {{Age in years and days|1994|5|10|1999|6|14}}
| [[22nd South African Parliament|22nd]]
| bgcolor="#cec" | [[African National Congress|ANC]]
| bgcolor="#ccc" | [[Cabinet of Nelson Mandela|Mandela]]<br />{{small|([[Cabinet of Nelson Mandela|Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3]])<br />[[African National Congress|ANC]]—[[National Party (South Africa)|NP]]—[[Inkatha Freedom Party|IFP]]}}
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| colspan="6" | {{small|The first post-apartheid president of South Africa. The first black chief executive of South Africa, and the first elected in a [[universal suffrage|fully representative]] democratic election. [[Presidency of Nelson Mandela|His government]] focused on dismantling the legacy of [[apartheid]] through tackling institutionalised [[racism]], [[poverty]] and [[social inequality|inequality]], and fostering racial [[conflict resolution|reconciliation]]. Politically an [[African nationalism|African nationalist]] and [[democratic socialism|democratic socialist]], he served as [[History of the African National Congress|President]] of the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.}}
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! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 2
| rowspan="3" | [[File:SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01 (cropped2).jpg|125px]]
| rowspan="3" | '''[[Thabo Mbeki]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1942)}}
| rowspan="3" | [[1999 South African general election|1999]]<br />[[2004 South African general election|2004]]
| {{small|14 June}}<br />1999
| {{small|21 May}}<br />2004
| rowspan="2" | {{Age in years and days|1999|6|14|2008|9|24}}
|[[23rd South African Parliament|23rd]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#cec" | [[African National Congress|ANC]]
| rowspan="1" bgcolor="#ccc" | [[First Cabinet of Thabo Mbeki|Mbeki I]]<br />{{small|[[African National Congress|ANC]]—[[Inkatha Freedom Party|IFP]]}}
| rowspan="3" | <ref name="gcis-profile2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.info.gov.za/leaders/president/index.htm|title=GCIS: profile information: Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, Mr |access-date=27 November 2007 |author=The Presidency |date=14 October 2004 |publisher=GCIS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416053536/http://www.info.gov.za/leaders/president/index.htm |archive-date=16 April 2007}}</ref><br /><ref name="midnight">{{cite news|title=Cabinet bids farewell to Mbeki |url=http://www.sabcnews.com/politics/government/0,2172,177349,00.html |publisher=SABC news |date=25 September 2008 |access-date=25 September 2008 |quote=His resignation came into effect at midnight. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929061212/http://www.sabcnews.com/politics/government/0,2172,177349,00.html |archive-date=29 September 2008 }}</ref><br /><ref name="bbc2008-09-20">{{cite news
|title=SA's Mbeki says he will step down
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7626646.stm
|publisher=BBC News 
| date=20 September 2008
|access-date=21 September 2008 | location=London}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2392604,00.html|title=Full Zuma Judgment|date=13 September 2008|publisher=News24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031201836/http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2392604,00.html|archive-date=31 October 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-01-12-judge-nicholson-redcarded-by-sca|title=Judge Nicholson Red-carded by SCA| date=12 January 2009|publisher=Mail&Guardian Online}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mg.co.za/uploads/zumajudgement.pdf|title=National Director of Public Prosecutions v Zuma (573/08) [2009] ZASCA 1 (12&nbsp;Jan 2009)|date=12 January 2009|publisher=South African Supreme Court of Appeal|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320043142/http://www.mg.co.za/uploads/zumajudgement.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=vn20090114050954196C745537|title=Mbeki lashes out at lying politicians| date=14 January 2009|publisher=IOL/The Star}}{{Dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref>
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| {{small|21 May}}<br />2004
| {{small|24 September}}<br />2008
| [[24th South African Parliament|24th]]
| bgcolor="#cec" | [[Second cabinet of Thabo Mbeki|Mbeki II]]<br />{{small|([[Second cabinet of Thabo Mbeki|Reshuffle 1 · 2]])}}
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| colspan="6" | {{small|The second post-apartheid president of South Africa. On 20 September 2008, with about nine months left in his second term, Mbeki announced his resignation after being recalled by the [[National Executive Committee (African National Congress)|National Executive Committee of the ANC]], following a conclusion by judge [[Christopher Robert Nicholson|C. R. Nicholson]] of improper interference in the [[National Prosecuting Authority]] (NPA), including the prosecution of [[Jacob Zuma]] for corruption. On 12 January 2009, the Supreme Court of Appeal unanimously overturned judge Nicholson's judgment but the resignation stood.}}
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! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 3
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Kgalema Motlanthe at the 12th AU Summit (cropped).jpg|125px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Kgalema Motlanthe]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| rowspan="2" | [[2008 South African presidential election|2008]]
| {{small|25 September}}<br />2008
| {{small|9 May}}<br />2009
| {{Age in years and days|2008|9|25|2009|5|11}}
| [[24th South African Parliament|24th]]
| bgcolor="#cec" | [[African National Congress|ANC]]
| bgcolor="#cec" | [[Cabinet of Kgalema Motlanthe|Motlanthe]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="sabc-outgoing-president">{{Cite news
 |title       = Zuma sworn in as SA's fourth democratic President
 |url         = http://196.35.74.238/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=82f7f279f6421210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&channelPath=home
 |publisher   = SABC
 |date        = 9 May 2009
 |access-date  = 9 May 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110529145530/http://196.35.74.238/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=82f7f279f6421210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&channelPath=home
 |archive-date = 29 May 2011
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref><br /><ref name="sabc-outgoing-president"/>
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| colspan="6" | {{small|The third post-apartheid president of South Africa. He was elected following the resignation of [[Thabo Mbeki]] and briefly served before being succeeded by Jacob Zuma, who later appointed Motlanthe deputy president.}}
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! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 4
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Jacob G. Zuma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010.jpg|125px]]
| rowspan="3" | '''[[Jacob Zuma]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1942)}}
| rowspan="3" | [[2009 South African general election|2009]]<br />[[2014 South African general election|2014]]
| {{small|9 May}}<br />2009
| {{small|21 May}}<br />2014
| rowspan="2" | {{Age in years and days|2009|5|9|2018|2|14}}
|[[25th South African Parliament|25th]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#cec" | [[African National Congress|ANC]]
| rowspan="1" bgcolor="#cec" | [[First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma|Zuma I]]<br/>{{small|([[First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma|Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3]])}}
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|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| {{small|21 May}}<br />2014
| {{small|14 February}}<br />2018
| [[26th South African Parliament|26th]]
| bgcolor="#cec" | [[Second Cabinet of Jacob Zuma|Zuma II]]<br/>{{small|([[Second Cabinet of Jacob Zuma|Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3]])}}
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| colspan="6" | {{small|The fourth post-apartheid president of South Africa. Presided over the centennial celebration of the ANC in 2015 as well as the [[death of Nelson Mandela]] in 2013. With less than a year before his term was to expire, Zuma resigned on 14 February 2018 following the demands of the ANC that Zuma should resign, or risk facing a successful vote of no confidence by<!-- inside --> the National Assembly.}}
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! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|African National Congress}}; color:white;" | 5
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Prime Minister Sunak met with President Ramaphosa of South Africa in Number 10 - 2022 (cropped).jpg|125px]]
| rowspan="3" | '''[[Cyril Ramaphosa]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1952)}}
| rowspan="3" | [[2018 South African presidential election|2018]]<br />[[2019 South African general election|2019]]
| {{small|15 February}}<br />2018
| {{small|22 May}}<br />2019
| rowspan="2" | {{Age in years and days|2018|2|15}}
| [[26th South African Parliament|26th]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#cec" | [[African National Congress|ANC]]
| bgcolor="#cec" | [[First Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa|Ramaphosa I]]
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| {{small|22 May}}<br />2019
| ''Incumbent''
| [[27th South African Parliament|27th]]
| bgcolor="#cec" | [[Second Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa|Ramaphosa II]]
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| colspan="6" | {{small|The fifth post-apartheid president of South Africa, elected following the resignation of [[Jacob Zuma]].}}
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