Cyril Ramaphosa serves as the fifth President of South Africa, having taken office on 15 February 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, he served as Secretary-General of the National Union of Mineworkers and later as African National Congress Secretary-General under Nelson Mandela, built a substantial business career between 1996 and 2014, and returned to politics as Deputy President under Jacob Zuma before succeeding him as President.
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Political RoleDeputy President of South Africa 1 Political RoleDeputy President of the African National Congress 1 Political RolePresident of South Africa 1 Political RolePresident of the African National Congress 1 Political RoleSecretary-General of the African National Congress 1 Connections
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A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC).
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17 November 1952
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A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, he served as Secretary-General of the National Union of Mineworkers and later as African National Congress Secretary-General under Nelson Mandela, built a substantial business career between 1996 and 2014, and returned to politics as Deputy President under Jacob Zuma before succeeding him as President.
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Assumed office 15 February 2018
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