Ruler · 1942 – present

Jacob Zuma

Born 1942, living; politician. President of South Africa (South Africa), 2009 – 2018.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1942; living
In office: 9 years; one reign
Lines: 1; South Africa
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of South Africa

South Africa · the 6th of 7 dated reigns · 1994 – 2018

2 before

Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri2005

Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri2008

Kgalema Motlanthe2008 – 2009

Jacob Zuma2009 – 2018

Cyril Ramaphosa2018 – …

left alive by a regular roadstill in officea second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 2009 – 2018 · 9 years · came to it aged 67

Came to it: elected
Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

Zuma was elected president of South Africa in the 2009 general election and took office on 9 May.

After a fifth vote of no confidence in Parliament, he resigned on 14 February 2018 and was replaced by Ramaphosa the next day.

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