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Cyril Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa

South Africa

South Africa government
Energy
Coalition politics
Anti-corruption

Name at birth

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

Born

17 November 1952 · Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa

Party

African National Congress

Education

BProc, University of South Africa (1981)

Political position

Centre-left; social democratic

Public positions focus on economic recovery, energy security, anti-corruption reform and a coalition Government of National Unity.

Declared interests and context

  • · Former trade union leader and businessman with past investments declared in the parliamentary register.

Conflicts of interest & disclosures

Reported or declared matters. Allegations are not findings of guilt.

  • · Subject of a 2022 independent parliamentary panel inquiry into the Phala Phala farm theft; the National Assembly voted not to adopt the report. Treat as a disputed matter, not a finding of guilt.

Public record

A dated timeline of offices, elections, decisions and significant legal events.

  1. Became president

    Succeeded Jacob Zuma.

    Source: The Presidency, South Africa

  2. Elected ANC president

    Won the party leadership contest.

    Source: African National Congress

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