South African Leaders
Union of South Africa (1910-61)
Prime Minister
Louis Botha (1910-19)
Jan Christiaan Smuts (1919-24)
James Hertzog (1924-39)
Jan Christiaan Smuts (1939-48)
Daniel Malan (1948-54)
Johannes Strijdom (1954-58)
Hendrik Verwoerd (1958-66)
Balzathar Vorster (1966-78)
Pieter Willem Botha (1978-84)
Republic of South Africa (1961-present)
State President
Charles Swart (1961-67)
Theophilus Donges (never took office)
Jozua Naude (1967-68)
Jacobus Fouche (1968-75)
Johannes de Klerk (1975)
Nicolaas Diederichs (1975-78)
Marais Viljoen (1978)
Balzathar Vorster (1978-79)
Marais Viljoen (1979-84)
Pieter Willem Botha (1984-89)
Chris Heunis (1989)
F. W. de Klerk (1989-1994)
President of South Affrica
Nelson Mandela (1994-99)
Thabo Mbeki (1999-2008)
Kgalema Motlanthe (2008-09)
Jacob Zuma (2009-present)