Question: who was the last president of south africa
Answer: President ( Birth -- Death ) Portrait Tenure Elected Political affiliation ( at time of appointment ) Took office Left office Nelson Mandela ( 1918 -- 2013 ) 10 May 1994 16 June 1999 1994 African National Congress Thabo Mbeki ( 1942 -- ) 16 June 1999 24 September 2008 ( resigned ) 1999 African National Congress -- Ivy Matsepe - Casaburri ( 1937 -- 2009 ) 24 September 2008 25 September 2008 -- African National Congress Kgalema Motlanthe ( 1949 -- ) 25 September 2008 9 May 2009 2008 African National Congress Jacob Zuma ( 1942 -- ) 9 May 2009 14 February 2018 ( resigned ) 2009 2014 African National Congress 5 Cyril Ramaphosa ( 1952 -- ) 14 February 2018 15 February 2018 2018 African National Congress 15 February 2018 Incumbent