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South Africa became a republic under the Constitution of 1961 and the Monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial State President. In 1984, under the Tricameral Constitution, the State President gained executive powers, becoming head of both state and government. Since 1994, under the Interim Constitution and the current ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 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 graphical lifespan timeline of presidents of South Africa. The presidents are listed in order of office. The presidents are listed in order of office. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
13 December 1915 10 September 1983 10 October 1978 (aged 62) Marais Viljoen: 2 December 1915 4 January 2007 4 June 1979 (aged 63) Cyril Ramaphosa: 17 November 1952 alive 14 February 2018 (aged 65) Charles Robberts Swart: 5 December 1894 16 July 1982 31 May 1961 (aged 66) Jacob Zuma: 12 April 1942 alive
The Republic of South Africa is a unitary parliamentary democratic republic.The President of South Africa serves both as head of state and as head of government.The President is elected by the National Assembly (the lower house of the South African Parliament) and must retain the confidence of the Assembly in order to remain in office.
South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of the racial ...
The Government of South Africa, or South African Government, is the national government of the Republic of South Africa, a parliamentary republic with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary, operating in a parliamentary system. Legislative authority is held by the Parliament of South Africa.
South African lawmakers are expected to elect the country's president Friday after being sworn in at the first sitting of Parliament that will also reveal the kind of unity government the ruling ...