First Lady of South Africa
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| First Lady of the Republic of South Africa | |
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| Residence | Mahlamba Ndlopfu (Pretoria) Genadendal (Cape Town) Dr. John L. Dube House (Durban) |
| Inaugural holder | Cornelia Swart |
| Formation | 31 May 1961 |
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First Lady of South Africa is the title held by the wife or most senior wife of the president of South Africa.
First ladies of South Africa[]
Apartheid era[]
| First Lady | State President | In Office |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Robberts Swart | 1961–1967 | |
| Jacobus Johannes Fouché | 1968–1975 | |
| Nico Diederichs | 1975–1978 | |
| B. J. Vorster | 1978–1979 | |
| Marais Viljoen | 1979–1984 | |
| Elize Botha | Pieter Willem Botha | 1984–1989 |
| Marike de Klerk | F. W. de Klerk | 1989–1994 |
Post-Apartheid era[]
| No. | Portrait | First Lady | President | In Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane (daughter) |
Nelson Mandela | 1994–1998 |
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Zenani Mandela-Dlamini (daughter) | |||
|
Graça Machel (married in 1998) |
(married in 1998)- 1999 | ||
| 2 | 
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Zanele Mbeki | Thabo Mbeki | 1999–2008 |
| 3 | 
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Mapula Motlanthe | Kgalema Motlanthe | 2008–2009 |
| 4 |
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Sizakele Zuma | Jacob Zuma[NB 1] | 2009–2018 |
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Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma | |||
| 5 | 
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Tshepo Motsepe | Cyril Ramaphosa | 2018–present |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ both Sizakele Zuma and Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma have been referred to on the official Presidency of South Africa website as First Lady
References[]
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