Cyril Ramphosa
South Africa's most prominent name after the outgoing President Jacob Zumar is Siril Ramphosa. Yesterday he was elected the new president.
Ramaphosar was born on November 17, 1952 in the suburbs of Soyooto in the west of Johannesburg. He is one of the central characters of the anti-apartheid movement. During the education of the law in the seventies, he got involved in politics. Was arrested in 1974, released after 11 months of imprisonment. Then concentrate on the study again.
Ramaposa appeared as a labor leader after the completion of his education. In 1982 he formed the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). 30 thousand members of this organization moved to the mine block in 1987, the basis of the white rule. After the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990, democratic governance was established. One of the important people during this time was Ramphosa. He led the committee to form a new constitution.
65-year-old Ramphosa saw long-awaited prospects: Nelson Mandela According to him, Ramphosa is 'one of the most talented leaders of the new generation'. Ramphosa, nominated in 1999 as the leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), as the next leader in 1999. But he fails to fail. Then the business got involved. Get success too. Ramphosa, the dominant trade magazine Forbes , was ranked 42 in the 2015 Rich List of Africa's richest people.
Ramaposa became active again after being absent in the political arena for a decade. He was elected the ANC's second top leader in 2012. In 2014, the deputy president was elected. He was elected as the leader of the Juma in the ANC's summit in December last.