From May 31, 1910 to May 31, 1961, South Africa was an independent Dominion in personal union with Great Britain . As a result of the referendum of 1960 South Africa is since 31 May 1961, a Republic and is a President ( State President ), later president represented. The South African Constitution of 1983 gave the President special powers from 1984.
South African Union (Dominion)
Constitutional monarchs
No.
|
Surname
|
Taking office
|
Term expires
|
Reason for the end of the term of office
|
01
|
King George V of Great Britain and (Northern) Ireland
|
May 31, 1910
|
January 20, 1936
|
death
|
02
|
King Edward VIII of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
January 20, 1936
|
December 11, 1936
|
abdicated
|
03
|
King George VI. of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
December 11, 1936
|
February 6, 1952
|
death
|
04th
|
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
February 6, 1952
|
May 31, 1961
|
Proclamation of the Republic of South Africa
|
Governors-General / Governor-General
Governor's flag 1910–1931
Governor's flag 1931–1952
Governor's flag 1952–1961
No.
|
Surname
|
Taking office
|
Term expires
|
Governors General of the Union of South Africa
|
01
|
Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
|
May 31, 1910
|
September 8, 1914
|
02
|
Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton
|
September 8, 1914
|
17th November 1920
|
03
|
Arthur of Connaught
|
17th November 1920
|
January 21, 1924
|
04th
|
Alexander Cambridge
|
January 21, 1924
|
January 26, 1931
|
05
|
George Villiers
|
January 26, 1931
|
April 5, 1937
|
06th
|
Patrick Duncan
|
April 5, 1937
|
July 17, 1943
|
07th
|
Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet
|
July 17, 1943
|
January 1, 1946
|
08th
|
Gideon Brand van Zyl
|
January 1, 1946
|
January 1, 1951
|
09
|
Ernest George Jansen
|
January 1, 1951
|
November 25, 1959
|
10
|
Lucas Cornelius Steyn
|
November 26, 1959
|
December 11, 1959
|
11
|
Charles Robberts Swart
|
December 11, 1959
|
April 30, 1961
|
12
|
Lucas Cornelius Steyn
|
April 30, 1961
|
May 31, 1961
|
Republic of South Africa
No.
|
Surname
|
Taking office
|
Term expires
|
Political party
|
Presidents of the Republic of South Africa (apartheid)
|
01
|
Charles Robberts Swart
|
May 31, 1961
|
May 31, 1967
|
NP
|
02
|
Theophilus E. Doenges
|
May 31, 1967
|
December 10, 1967
|
NP
|
0-
|
Jozua François Naudé (acting)
|
June 1, 1967
|
April 10, 1968
|
NP
|
03
|
Jacobus Johannes Fouché
|
April 10, 1968
|
April 9, 1975
|
NP
|
0-
|
Johannes de Klerk (acting)
|
April 9, 1975
|
April 19, 1975
|
NP
|
04th
|
Nicolaas Diederichs
|
April 19, 1975
|
August 21, 1978
|
NP
|
0-
|
Marais Viljoen (acting)
|
August 21, 1978
|
October 10, 1978
|
NP
|
05
|
Balthazar Johannes Vorster
|
October 10, 1978
|
4th June 1979
|
NP
|
06th
|
Marais Viljoen
|
4th June 1979
|
3rd September 1984
|
NP
|
07th
|
Pieter Willem Botha
|
3rd September 1984
|
August 15, 1989
|
NP
|
08th
|
Frederik Willem de Klerk
|
August 15, 1989
|
May 10, 1994
|
NP
|
Presidents of the Republic of South Africa (Post-Apartheid)
|
01
|
Nelson Mandela
|
May 10, 1994
|
June 16, 1999
|
ANC
|
02
|
Thabo Mbeki
|
June 16, 1999
|
September 24, 2008
|
ANC
|
03
|
Kgalema Motlanthe
|
September 25, 2008
|
May 9, 2009
|
ANC
|
04th
|
Jacob Zuma
|
May 9, 2009
|
February 14, 2018
|
ANC
|
05
|
Cyril Ramaphosa
|
since February 15, 2018
|
|
ANC
|
See also
Web link
Individual evidence
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↑ Ramaphosa officially declared the president of South Africa. News24, February 15, 2018.
Lists of
Heads of State of African States
(contemporary)