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Cyril Ramaphosa

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Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (pronounced Mah-tah-meh-lah, Se-ril, ˌræməˈfɔːsə / Rah-mah-POH-sah, born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the 5th and current President of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC). Ramaphosa rose to national prominence as secretary general of South Africa's biggest and most powerful trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers. In 1991, he was elected ANC secretary general under ANC president Nelson Mandela and became the ANC's chief negotiator during the negotiations that ended apartheid. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyril Ramaphosa is the 2,743rd most popular politician (down from 2,163rd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 12th in 2019) and the 8th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cyril Ramaphosa ranks 2,743 out of 19,576. Before him are Gennady Zyuganov, Theobald I of Navarre, Hermann von Salza, Rinchinbal Khan, Rajiv Gandhi, and Albert IV, Duke of Austria. After him are Sebastián Piñera, Émile Lahoud, Pharnaces II of Pontus, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Alpha Condé, and Æthelflæd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Cyril Ramaphosa ranks 45. Before him are Jacques Audiard, Dominique Mamberti, Maria Schneider, Bronisław Komorowski, Idriss Déby, and Laura Branigan. After him are Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Ko Yong-hui, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Allan Simonsen, Jimmy Connors, and Shigeru Miyamoto.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa ranks 20 out of 454. Before him are John Vorster (1915), D. F. Malan (1874), Max Theiler (1899), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Thabo Mbeki (1942), and C. R. Swart (1894). After him are Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761), Jacob Zuma (1942), J. G. Strijdom (1893), Sydney Brenner (1927), Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1942), and Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa ranks 8. Before him are Shaka (1787), John Vorster (1915), D. F. Malan (1874), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Thabo Mbeki (1942), and C. R. Swart (1894). After him are Jacob Zuma (1942), J. G. Strijdom (1893), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Paul Kruger (1825), P. W. Botha (1916), and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936).

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