| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Date and age at inauguration | | Charles Robberts Swart | 5 December 1894 | 16 July 1982 | 1961|05|31|1894|12|05|df=y}} |
| Jacobus Johannes Fouché | 6 June 1898 | 23 September 1980 | 1968|04|10|1898|06|06|df=y}} |
| Nico Diederichs | 17 November 1903 | 21 August 1978 | 1975|04|19|1903|11|17|df=y}} |
| B. J. Vorster | 13 December 1915 | 10 September 1983 | 1978|10|10|1915|12|13|df=y}} |
| Marais Viljoen | 2 December 1915 | 4 January 2007 | 1979|06|04|1915|12|02|df=y}} |
| P. W. Botha | 12 January 1916 | 31 October 2006 | 1984|09|03|1916|01|12|df=y}} |
| F. W. de Klerk | 18 March 1936 | alive | 1989|08|15|1936|03|18|df=y}} |
| Nelson Mandela | 18 July 1918 | 5 December 2013 | 1994|05|10|1918|07|18|df=y}} |
| Thabo Mbeki | 18 June 1942 | alive | 1999|06|16|1942|06|18|df=y}} |
| Kgalema Motlanthe | 19 July 1949 | alive | 2008|09|25|1949|07|19|df=y}} |
| Jacob Zuma | 12 April 1942 | alive | 2009|05|09|1942|04|12|df=y}} |
| Cyril Ramaphosa | 17 November 1952 | alive | 2018|02|14|1952|11|17|df=y}} |
Rank
| Heads of state
| Date of Birth
| Date of Death
| Longevity
(Years, Days) | Longevity
(Days) |
|---|
| 1 | Charles|Robberts Swart}} | 5 December 1894}} | 16 July 1982}} | 1894|12|5|1982|7|16}} | 1894|12|5|1982|7|16}}}} days |
| 2 | Jacobus|Johannes Fouché}} | 6 June 1898}} | 23 September 1980}} | 1898|6|6|1980|9|23}} | 1898|6|6|1980|9|23}}}} days |
| 3 | Nico|Diederichs}} | 17 November 1903}} | 21 August 1978}} | 1903|11|17|1978|8|21}} | 1903|11|17|1978|8|21}}}} days |
| 4 | B. J.|Vorster}} | 13 December 1915}} | 10 September 1983}} | 1915|12|13|1983|9|10}} | 1915|12|13|1983|9|10}}}} days |
| 5 | Marais|Viljoen}} | 2 December 1915}} | 4 January 2007}} | 1915|12|2|2007|1|4}} | 1915|12|2|2007|1|4}}}} days |
| 6 | P. W.|Botha}} | 12 January 1916}} | 31 October 2006}} | 1916|1|12|2006|10|31}} | 1916|1|12|2006|10|31}}}} days |
| 7 | {{sortname|Frederik|de Klerk}} | {{dts|18 March 1936}} | Living | {{ayd|1936|3|18}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days|1936|3|18}}}} days |
| 8 | Nelson|Mandela}} | 18 July 1918}} | 5 December 2013}} | 1918|7|18|2013|12|5}} | 1918|7|18|2013|12|5}}}} days |
| 9 | {{sortname|Thabo|Mbeki}} | {{dts|18 June 1942}} | Living | {{ayd|1942|6|18}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days|1942|6|18}}}} days |
| 10 | {{sortname|Kgalema|Motlanthe}} | {{dts|19 July 1949}} | Living | {{ayd|1949|7|19}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days|1949|7|19}}}} days |
| 11 | {{sortname|Jacob|Zuma}} | {{dts|12 April 1942}} | Living | {{ayd|1942|4|12}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days|1942|4|12}}}} days |
| 12 | {{sortname|Cyril|Ramaphosa}} | {{dts|17 November 1952}} | Living | {{ayd|1952|11|17}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days|1952|11|17}}}} days |
#
| Head of state
| Date of birth
| Date of
inauguration | Age at
inauguration
| End of
term | Age at
End of
term | Length of
retirement
| Date of death
| Lifespan
|
|---|
| 1 | Charles|Robberts Swart}} | 5 December 1894}} | 1961|5|31|df=y}} | 1894|12|5|1961|5|31}} | 1967|6|1|df=y}} | 1894|12|5|1967|6|1}} | 1967|6|1|1982|7|16}} | 16 July 1982}} | 1894|12|5|1982|7|16}}}} days ({{ayd|1894|12|5|1982|7|16}}) |
| 2 | Jacobus|Johannes Fouché}} | 6 June 1898}} | 1968|4|10|df=y}} | 1898|6|6|1968|4|10}} | 1975|4|9|df=y}} | 1898|6|6|1975|4|9}} | 1975|4|9|1980|9|23}} | 23 September 1980}} | 1898|6|6|1980|9|23}}}} days ({{ayd|1898|6|6|1980|9|23}}) |
| 3 | Nico|Diederichs}} | 17 November 1903}} | 1975|4|19|df=y}} | 1903|11|17|1975|4|19}} | 1978|8|21|df=y}} | 1903|11|17|1978|8|21}} | N/A | 21 August 1978}} | 1903|11|17|1978|8|21}}}} days ({{ayd|1903|11|17|1978|8|21}}) |
| 4 | B. J.|Vorster}} | 13 December 1915}} | 1978|10|10|df=y}} | 1915|12|13|1978|10|10}} | 1979|6|4|df=y}} | 1915|12|13|1979|6|4}} | 1979|6|4|1983|9|10}} | 10 September 1983}} | 1915|12|13|1983|9|10}}}} days ({{ayd|1915|12|13|1983|9|10}}) |
| 5 | Marais|Viljoen}} | 2 December 1915}} | 1979|6|4|df=y}} | 1915|12|2|1979|6|4}} | 1984|9|3|df=y}} | 1915|12|2|1984|9|3}} | 1984|9|3|2007|1|4}} | 4 January 2007}} | 1915|12|2|2007|1|4}}}} days ({{ayd|1915|12|2|2007|1|4}}) |
| 6 | P. W.|Botha}} | 12 January 1916}} | 1984|9|3|df=y}} | 1916|1|12|1984|9|3}} | 1989|8|15|df=y}} | 1916|1|12|1989|8|15}} | 1989|8|15|2006|10|31}} | 31 October 2006}} | 1916|1|12|2006|10|31}}}} days ({{ayd|1916|1|12|2006|10|31}}) |
| 7 | Frederik|de Klerk}} | 18 March 1936}} | 1989|8|15|df=y}} | 1936|3|18|1989|8|15}} | 1994|5|10|df=y}} | 1936|3|18|1994|5|10}} | {{ayd>1994|5|10}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days>1936|3|18}}}} days ({{ayd|1936|3|18}}) |
| 8 | Nelson|Mandela}} | 18 July 1918}} | 1994|5|10|df=y}} | 1918|7|18|1994|5|19}} | 1999|6|16|df=y}} | 1918|7|18|1999|6|16}} | 1999|6|16|2013|12|5}} | 5 December 2013}} | 1918|7|18|2013|12|5}}}} days ({{ayd|1918|7|18|2013|12|5}}) |
| 9 | Thabo|Mbeki}} | 18 June 1942}} | 1999|6|16|df=y}} | 1942|6|18|1999|6|16}} | 2008|9|24|df=y}} | 1942|6|18|2008|9|24}} | {{ayd>2008|9|24}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days>1942|6|18}}}} days ({{ayd|1942|6|18}}) |
| 10 | Kgalema|Motlanthe}} | 19 July 1949}} | 2008|9|25|df=y}} | 1949|7|19|2008|9|25}} | 2009|5|9|df=y}} | 1949|7|19|2009|5|9}} | {{ayd>2009|5|9}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days>1949|7|19}}}} days ({{ayd|1949|7|19}}) |
| 11 | Jacob|Zuma}} | 12 April 1942}} | 2009|5|9|df=y}} | 1942|4|12|2009|5|9}} | 2018|2|14|df=y}} | 1942|4|12|2018|2|14}} | {{ayd>2018|2|14}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days>1942|4|12}}}} days ({{ayd|1942|4|12}}) |
| 12 | Cyril|Ramaphosa}} | 17 November 1952}} | 2018|2|14|df=y}} | 1952|11|17|2018|2|14}} | {{formatnum:{{age in days>1952|11|17}}}} days ({{ayd|1952|11|17}}) |
|
| # | Head of state | Date of birth | Date of
inauguration | Age at
inauguration | End of
term | Age at
End of
term | Length of
retirement | Date of death | Lifespan |
|---|