Political Figures

Cyril Ramaphosa

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General Reference

Political Atlas. "Cyril Ramaphosa." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-political.interactiveatlas.org/political-figures/cyril-ramaphosa.

APA Style

Political Atlas. (n.d.). Cyril Ramaphosa. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-political.interactiveatlas.org/political-figures/cyril-ramaphosa

BibTeX

@misc{politicalatlas-cyril-ramaphosa,
  author = {Political Atlas},
  title = {Cyril Ramaphosa},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-political.interactiveatlas.org/political-figures/cyril-ramaphosa},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Birth Year

1952 1

Birth Date

1952-11-17 1

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