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David Mabuza

1960 - 2025

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David Dabede Mabuza (25 August 1960 – 3 July 2025), also known as DD Mabuza, was a South African politician who served as deputy president of South Africa from February 2018 to February 2023. He was the deputy president of the African National Congress (ANC) from December 2017 to December 2022 and was previously the premier of Mpumalanga from 2009 to 2018, throughout the presidency of his onetime political ally Jacob Zuma. Mabuza served as a Member of Parliament from 2018 until his resignation in 2023. A native of rural Mpumalanga and a teacher by training, Mabuza's initial engagement in politics was through the Black Consciousness movement, while he was a student, and then through teachers' unions; he was chairperson of the South African Democratic Teachers Union, an affiliate of the influential Congress of South African Trade Unions, from 1988 to 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. David Mabuza is the 18,260th most popular politician, the 264th most popular biography from South Africa and the 55th most popular South African Politician.

David Mabuza is most famous for serving as the Deputy President of South Africa from 2018 to 2023. He played a significant role in the African National Congress (ANC) and was involved in various political and governance initiatives during his tenure.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David Mabuza ranks 18,260 out of 19,576. Before him are Mokhtar Ould Djay, Karl Erjavec, Mike Braun, Garry Conille, Yannis Stournaras, and Ellen Wilkinson. After him are Jack Valenti, Sam Nunn, Børge Brende, Anna Diamantopoulou, Steve Daines, and J. Donald Cameron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, David Mabuza ranks 790. Before him are Linford Christie, Abdullah Al-Buloushi, Julianne Phillips, Ni Yulan, Karl Erjavec, and Michael Marx. After him are Henry Stöhr, Chingiz Mustafayev, Jan Ottosson, Petre Becheru, Hocine Yahi, and Wim Koevermans. Among people deceased in 2025, David Mabuza ranks 460. Before him are Muhsin Hendricks, Brent Hinds, Verónica Echegui, Robert Wells, Martha Layne Collins, and Denis Lathoud. After him are Salwan Momika, Junior Bridgeman, Dragan Labović, Jonathan Joss, D'Angelo, and Evgenia Shishkova.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, David Mabuza ranks 264 out of 454. Before him are Maggie Laubser (1886), Roger Michell (1956), Musetta Vander (1963), MacBeth Sibaya (1977), Theo de Raadt (1968), and Zanele Muholi (1972). After him are Troye Sivan (1995), Lucas Radebe (1969), Moira Lister (1923), Moses Sithole (1964), Letta Mbulu (1942), and Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, David Mabuza ranks 55. Before him are Thomas François Burgers (1834), Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Sol Plaatje (1876), Govan Mbeki (1910), and Robert Sobukwe (1924). After him are Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), Naledi Pandor (1953), Patricia de Lille (1951), Tony Leon (1956), David Pocock (1988), and Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (1963).

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