Cyril Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African politician and former trade union leader who became president in 2018 after helping negotiate the end of apartheid.

Nelson Mandela: Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid leader and the country’s first democratically elected president. Mandela selected Ramaphosa to lead the African National Congress’s constitutional negotiations.
National Union of Mineworkers: The National Union of Mineworkers is a South African trade union founded in 1982. Ramaphosa became its first general secretary and built a national profile through mineworker organizing.
State capture in South Africa: State capture in South Africa describes the diversion of public institutions and resources for private political and business interests. Ramaphosa made reversing state capture a central promise after taking office.
African National Congress: The African National Congress is a South African political party that led the anti-apartheid movement and has governed since 1994. Ramaphosa’s authority as president depends on his position within the party that has dominated national politics.
Thabo Mbeki: Thabo Mbeki was South Africa’s president from 1999 to 2008 and a senior African National Congress leader. Ramaphosa succeeded Mbeki as ANC president in 2017, positioning him for national office.
Congress of South African Trade Unions: The Congress of South African Trade Unions is a South African federation of trade unions founded in 1985. Ramaphosa’s union leadership developed within the labor movement that later allied with the ANC.
Zondo Commission: The Zondo Commission was a South African judicial inquiry into state capture and corruption in public institutions. Its findings shaped the accountability agenda inherited by Ramaphosa’s administration.
South African general election, 2024: The 2024 South African general election was a national vote in which the ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994. The result forced Ramaphosa to govern through a coalition arrangement.
Jacob Zuma: Jacob Zuma was South Africa’s president from 2009 until his resignation in 2018. Ramaphosa replaced Zuma amid mounting allegations of state capture and pressure for his departure.
Apartheid: Apartheid was South Africa’s system of racial segregation and white minority rule from 1948 to the early 1990s. Ramaphosa’s organizing and negotiations arose from the struggle against this system.

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