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President of South Africa

Index President of South Africa

The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under the Constitution of South Africa. [1]

84 relations: Acting (law), African National Congress, African nationalism, Apartheid, Botswana, Cabinet of South Africa, Cape Town, Chief Justice, Chief Justice of South Africa, Christopher Robert Nicholson, Commander-in-chief, Conflict resolution, Constitution, Constitution of South Africa, Constitutional Court of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Death of Nelson Mandela, Democratic socialism, Deputy President of South Africa, Durban, Excellency, F. W. de Klerk, Freedom Day (South Africa), Genadendal Residence, Government of National Unity (South Africa), Governor-General of South Africa, Head of government, Head of state, History of the African National Congress, History of the Cabinet of South Africa, Impeachment, Inkatha Freedom Party, Israel, Jacob Zuma, Judicial Service Commission (South Africa), Kgalema Motlanthe, List of heads of state of South Africa, Mahlamba Ndlopfu, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Motion of no confidence, National Assembly, National Assembly of South Africa, National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, National Party (South Africa), National Prosecuting Authority, Nelson Mandela, Oath, Parliament, Parliament of South Africa, Poverty, ..., Presidency of Nelson Mandela, Pretoria, Prime Minister of South Africa, Public administration, Racism, Second cabinet of Thabo Mbeki, Social inequality, South Africa, South African general election, 1994, South African general election, 1999, South African general election, 2004, South African general election, 2009, South African general election, 2014, South African National Defence Force, South African presidential election, 2008, South African presidential election, 2018, South African rand, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa, State President of South Africa, State President of the Orange Free State, State President of the South African Republic, Supreme court, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Tuynhuys, Union Buildings, Union of South Africa, Universal suffrage, Vice president, Westminster system, 22nd South African Parliament, 24th South African Parliament, 25th South African Parliament, 26th South African Parliament. Expand index (34 more) »

Acting (law)

In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things.

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African National Congress

The African National Congress (ANC) is the Republic of South Africa's governing political party.

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African nationalism

African nationalism is an umbrella term which refers to a group of political ideologies, mainly within Sub-Saharan Africa, which are based on the idea of national self-determination and the creation of nation states.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa.

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Cabinet of South Africa

The Cabinet of South Africa is the most senior level of the executive branch of the Government of South Africa.

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Cape Town

Cape Town (Kaapstad,; Xhosa: iKapa) is a coastal city in South Africa.

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Chief Justice

The Chief Justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in any of many countries with a justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Singapore, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Supreme Court of Nepal, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of the United States, and provincial or state supreme courts.

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Chief Justice of South Africa

The Chief Justice of South Africa is the most senior judge of the Constitutional Court and head of the judiciary of South Africa, who exercises final authority over the functioning and management of all the courts.

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Christopher Robert Nicholson

Christopher Robert Nicholson (born on 5 February 1945) is a retired South African high court judge and a former cricketer, who played one first-class match for South African Universities in 1967.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief, also sometimes called supreme commander, or chief commander, is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces.

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Conflict resolution

Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution.

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Constitution

A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

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Constitution of South Africa

The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa.

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Constitutional Court of South Africa

The Constitutional Court of South Africa is a supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa.

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Cyril Ramaphosa

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African politician and, since 15 February 2018, the fifth and current President of South Africa.

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Death of Nelson Mandela

On December 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state, died at the age of 95 after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection.

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Democratic socialism

Democratic socialism is a political philosophy that advocates political democracy alongside social ownership of the means of production with an emphasis on self-management and/or democratic management of economic institutions within a market socialist, participatory or decentralized planned economy.

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Deputy President of South Africa

The Deputy President of South Africa is the deputy head of government of South Africa.

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay/lagoon") is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third most populous in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town.

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Excellency

Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy.

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F. W. de Klerk

Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936) is a South African politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as Deputy President from 1994 to 1996.

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Freedom Day (South Africa)

Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa celebrated on 27 April.

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Genadendal Residence

Genadendal Residence is the official residence of the President of South Africa when in office at Tuynhuys, Cape Town.

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Government of National Unity (South Africa)

Between 27 April 1994 and 3 February 1997 South Africa was governed under the terms of the interim Constitution of South Africa.

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Governor-General of South Africa

The Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (Goewerneur-generaal van Unie van die Suid-Afrika, Gouverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika) was the highest state official in the Union of South Africa between 31 May 1910 and 31 May 1961.

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Head of government

A head of government (or chief of government) is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, (commonly referred to as countries, nations or nation-states) who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.

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Head of state

A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state.

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History of the African National Congress

The African National Congress (ANC) is the current ruling party in the National Assembly of South Africa.

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History of the Cabinet of South Africa

For the composition of the current Cabinet, see Cabinet of South Africa.

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Impeachment

Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body formally levels charges against a high official of government.

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Inkatha Freedom Party

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a political party in South Africa.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.

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Jacob Zuma

Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth President of South Africa from the 2009 general election until his resignation on 14 February 2018.

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Judicial Service Commission (South Africa)

The Judicial Service Commission is a body specially constituted by the South African Constitution to recommend persons for appointment to the judiciary of South Africa.

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Kgalema Motlanthe

Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe (born 19 July 1949) is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa between 25 September 2008 and 9 May 2009, following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki.

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List of heads of state of South Africa

This is a list of the heads of state of South Africa, from the foundation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 to the present day.

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Mahlamba Ndlopfu

Mahlamba Ndlopfu is the official residence for the President of South Africa in Bryntirion, Pretoria.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote which states that a person(s) in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position, perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental.

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National Assembly

National Assembly politically is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries.

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National Assembly of South Africa

The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape Province.

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National Executive Committee of the African National Congress

The National Executive Committee of the African National Congress is the chief executive organ of the South African political party, the African National Congress.

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National Party (South Africa)

The National Party (Nasionale Party), also known as the Nationalist Party, was a political party in South Africa founded in 1914 and disbanded in 1997.

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National Prosecuting Authority

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act No. 108 of 1996), created a single National Prosecution Authority (NPA), which is governed by the National Prosecuting Authority Act (Act No. 32 of 1998).

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

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Oath

Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon āð, also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise with wording relating to something considered sacred as a sign of verity.

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Parliament

In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government.

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Parliament of South Africa

The Parliament of South Africa is South Africa's legislature and under the country's current Constitution is composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.

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Poverty

Poverty is the scarcity or the lack of a certain (variant) amount of material possessions or money.

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Presidency of Nelson Mandela

The presidency of Nelson Mandela began on 10 May 1994, when Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist, lawyer, and former political prisoner, was inaugurated as President of South Africa, and ended on 14 June 1999.

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Pretoria

Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng, South Africa.

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Prime Minister of South Africa

The Prime Minister of South Africa (Eerste Minister van Suid-Afrika) was the head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984.

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Public administration

Public Administration is the implementation of government policy and also an academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil servants for working in the public service.

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Racism

Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another, which often results in discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity.

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Second cabinet of Thabo Mbeki

The Second cabinet of Thabo Mbeki was the cabinet of the government of South Africa since 27 April 2004.

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Social inequality

Social inequality occurs when resources in a given society are distributed unevenly, typically through norms of allocation, that engender specific patterns along lines of socially defined categories of persons.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South African general election, 1994

General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994.

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South African general election, 1999

South Africa's second non-racial general election, was held on 2 June 1999.

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South African general election, 2004

Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004.

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South African general election, 2009

South Africa held national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each province on 22 April 2009.

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South African general election, 2014

The 2014 South African general election was held on 7 May 2014, to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province.

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South African National Defence Force

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa.

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South African presidential election, 2008

An indirect presidential election was held in South Africa on 25 September 2008 following the resignation of the President Thabo Mbeki.

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South African presidential election, 2018

An indirect presidential election was held in the National Assembly in South Africa on 15 February 2018 following the resignation of Jacob Zuma on 14 February.

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South African rand

The South African Rand (sign: R; code: ZAR) is the currency of South Africa.

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Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa

The Speaker of the National Assembly presides over the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa.

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State President of South Africa

The State President of the Republic of South Africa (Staatspresident) was the head of state of South Africa from 1961 to 1994.

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State President of the Orange Free State

This is a list of State Presidents of the Orange Free State.

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State President of the South African Republic

This is a list of State Presidents of the South African Republic (Before 1866 President van de Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek and after 1866 Staatspresident der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek).

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Supreme court

A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in many legal jurisdictions.

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Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa

The Supreme Court of Appeal or SCA (formerly known as the Appellate Division) is an appellate court in South Africa.

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Thabo Mbeki

Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served as the second President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008.

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Tuynhuys

De Tuynhuys (Garden House) is the Cape Town office of the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa.

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Union Buildings

The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa.

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Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika, Unie van Suid-Afrika) is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.

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Universal suffrage

The concept of universal suffrage, also known as general suffrage or common suffrage, consists of the right to vote of all adult citizens, regardless of property ownership, income, race, or ethnicity, subject only to minor exceptions.

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Vice president

A vice president (in British English: vice-president for governments and director for businesses) is an officer in government or business who is below a president (managing director) in rank.

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Westminster system

The Westminster system is a parliamentary system of government developed in the United Kingdom.

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22nd South African Parliament

The 22nd Parliament of the Republic of South Africa was elected in the elections of 27 April 1994; it was the first parliament in South Africa's history to be elected by voters of all races.

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24th South African Parliament

The 24th South African Parliament was the third Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of multiracial government in South Africa in 1994.

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25th South African Parliament

The 25th South African Parliament was the fourth Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in South Africa in 1994.

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26th South African Parliament

The 26th South African Parliament is the fifth Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of multiracial government in South Africa in 1994.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Africa

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