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Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), who had been a political prisoner for 27 years during the apartheid era, was freed in 1990 and elected president in 1994, succeeding the last State President, F. W. de Klerk.
(de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki were Mandela's deputy presidents)
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∙ 13y agoKgalema Petrus Motlanthe was President of South Africa from 2008 September 25 to 2009 May 9.
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma became President of South Africa on May 9 of 2009.
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma joined politics with the African National Congress in 1959, before it was banned. in 1961. He then joined the South African Communist Party. Zuma was imprisoned for 10-years for 'conspiring to overthrow the government'. In 1990, the ANC was unbanned, and Zuma was a key ANC leader in the negotiations for the change of the country. Later elected to parliament in 1999, Zuma became Health Minister and Deputy President of South Africa. In the 2009 election, his party (ANC) won and helped elect him to the role of president. Jacob Zuma became the 4th President of South Africa (since the end of Apartheid) on 2009 May 29.
The role of president is elected by elected members of parliament, thus indirectly elected.
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∙ 9y agoFrederik Willem de Klerk preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa. He helped end apartheid in the country. As of June 2014, the president is Jacob Zuma.
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∙ 9y agoThe President of South Africa in 1999 was Nelson Mandela. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He passed away on December 5, 2013.
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∙ 13y agoThabo Mbeki was the president after Mandela.
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∙ 15y agoPresident Thabo Mvuyilwe Mbeki
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∙ 14y agoNelson Mandela
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∙ 13y agoNelson Mandela
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Who was the first black president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa.Nelson mandela
Where was a Mandela a president?
He was the President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
How long was nelson Mandela the president of South Africa?
He was president of South Africa from 1994 - 1999, so 5 years.
In South Africa's first elections open to voters of all races which leader was elected president?
Nelson Mandela
What happened to South Africa in 1994?
It was our first democratic election in South Africa, in which the African National Congress (ANC) won and Nelson Mandela became president.
What was Nelson Mandela's job?
Nelson Mandela was the president of South Africa. He became president and led the people of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa.Nelson mandela
How did Nelson Mandela feel when he became president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela felt very proud of him self when he became president of south Africa
What part of Africa was Nelson Mandela president?
south Africa
Was Nelson Mandela a US president?
Nelson Mandela was never a US president. He was president of South Africa.
Where was a Mandela a president?
He was the President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
How did nelson Mandela save South Africa?
for being the president of south Africa and still is the president now
Nelson Mandela is the former president of?
South Africa
What nation was Nelson Mandela president of?
South Africa
Was nelson Mandela president of Kenya?
No; he was president of the Union of South Africa.
When was Nelson Mandela elected presdnet of south America?
Mandela was elected president of SOUTH AFRICA in 1994
What changes did Nelson Mandela make in South Africa as their president?
when nelson madela was a president foutht against apartheid in south africa.nelson mandela is a hero
