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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Zulu pronunciation: [pʰumziːle m̩lamboᵑǀʱuːkʼa] ; born 3 November 1955) is a South African politician and former United Nations official, who served as the Executive Director of UN Women with the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mlambo-Ngcuka served as Deputy President of South Africa from 2004 to 2008, as the first woman to hold the position and at that point the highest ranking woman in the history of South Africa. During her period as deputy president of South Africa, she oversaw programmes to combat poverty and ensure the poor benefit from the advantages of a growing economy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is the 17,086th most popular politician (up from 17,362nd in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 217th in 2019) and the 48th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka ranks 17,086 out of 19,576. Before her are Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Jan Zahradil, Maia Panjikidze, Roberts Zīle, Janusz Lewandowski, and Enrique Peñalosa. After her are Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Herbert Morrison, Connie Hedegaard, and Cajetan von Felder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka ranks 515. Before her are Jim Neidhart, Alexandru Athanasiu, András Törőcsik, Gerhard Strack, Rajko Žižić, and Ennio Fantastichini. After her are Hans-Jürgen Riediger, Ignazio Marino, Parviz Parastui, Zbigniew Rau, Detlef Michel, and Diana Scarwid.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka ranks 197 out of 454. Before her are Paddy Driver (1934), Robert Fowler (1931), Cariba Heine (1988), Neill Blomkamp (1979), Desiré Wilson (1953), and Basil van Rooyen (1939). After her are Francois Pienaar (1967), Dimas (1969), Peter Sarnak (1953), Bruce Johnstone (1937), Francois Botha (1968), and Thomas François Burgers (1834).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka ranks 48. Before her are Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Pik Botha (1932), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Ted Moore (1914), Grace Mugabe (1965), and Baleka Mbete (1949). After her are Thomas François Burgers (1834), Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Sol Plaatje (1876), Govan Mbeki (1910), and Robert Sobukwe (1924).

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