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This is a list of the heads of state of South Africa from the foundation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 to the present day. From 1910 to 1961 the head of state under the South Africa Act 1909 was the Monarch, who was the same person as the Monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Dominions/Commonwealth realms.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. Head of state and government of South Africa This article is about the position of South African head of state and head of government from 1994. For the position of South African head of state from 1961 to 1994, see State President of South Africa. President of the Republic of South ...
This is a list of presidents of South Africa by age, including state presidents (1961 to 1994) and presidents (since 1994).
The first multiracial election was held in 1994 and Nelson Madiba Mandela was elected President of the Republic of South Africa (62.6% of the vote). He became the first black head of state in South Africa. During his term of office, President Mandela attached great importance to the symbols of African culture.
Ramaphosa returned to politics in December 2012 at the ANC's 53rd National Conference and served as the deputy president of South Africa under President Jacob Zuma from 2014 to 2018. He was also chairman of the National Planning Commission. At the ANC's 54th National Conference on 18 December 2017, he was elected president of the ANC
The King has visited South Africa on a number of occasions since his first tour of the country, which included Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, in 1997.
Since 1994 South Africa's head of state and head of government has held the title of President of South Africa. From 1961 to 1994 the title was State President of South Africa. Before 1961 South Africa was a monarchy with the British monarch as head of state.
On 25 September 2008, Baloyi was appointed as Minister of Public Service and Administration by Kgalema Motlanthe, who had that day been elected as the third President of South Africa. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Motlanthe's cabinet served only until the April 2009 general election , but Baloyi was reappointed to the same position in the successor cabinet of ...