As the fifth democratically elected president of South Africa, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa is a politician and businessman from that country. Born on November 17, 1952, Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa, who also serves as the president of the African National Party, was originally a trade unionist, businessman, and anti-apartheid campaigner (ANC).
Biography & Wikipedia
Ramaphosa was born to Venda’s parents on November 17, 1952, in Soweto, Johannesburg. He is the second of Erdmuth and former police officer Samuel Ramaphosa’s three children. Cyril attended Sekano Ntoane High School and Tshilidzi Primary School in Soweto.
He graduated from Sibasa, Venda’s Mphaphuli High School in 1971, where he had been chosen to lead the Student Christian Movement. In 1972, he enrolled at the University of the North (Turfloop) in Limpopo Province to pursue a legal education.
According to sources, Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as the fifth democratically elected president of South Africa in 2018, succeeding former President Jacob Zuma. Before his presidency, Ramaphosa was involved in various aspects of South African politics and society.
He was a trade unionist and played a prominent role in the anti-apartheid movement as a leader of the National Union of Mineworkers. He also played a key role in negotiations that led to the end of apartheid and the establishment of democracy in South Africa.
Age and birthday
Birthday: November 17, 1952
Age: 71 years in November 2023.
Height and weight
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Nationality & Ethnicity
Ramaphosa is a South African National born in Soweto, Johannesburg.
Education
Cyril Ramaphosa attended several schools during his childhood, including Tshilidzi Primary School and Sekano Ntoane High School in Soweto. In 1971, he matriculated from Mphaphuli High School in Sibasa, Venda, where he was elected head of the Student Christian Movement. He subsequently registered to study law at the University of the North (Turfloop) in Limpopo Province in 1972.
Political party and views
Ramaphosa belonged to the African National Congress, one of the most vibrant political parties in South Africa.
Parents and siblings
According to online sources, Cyril Ramaphosa’s parents were Erdmuth Ramaphosa and Samuel Ramaphosa. However, many details about them are publicly unavailable.
Wife and children
Cyril Ramaphosa was married to Hope Ramaphosa in 1978, but the marriage didn’t work out and they divorced in 1989. Cyril remarried Nomazizi Mtshotshisa in 1991, but they divorced in 1993.
Years after he divorced Nomazizi, Maraphosa met his soul mate Tshepo Motsepe, and they got married in 1996 and have since been married.
Cyril Ramaphosa according to sources, has five children.
Salary and net worth
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Social media: Instagram & Twitter.
Twitter: @CyrilRamaphosa
