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Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri

1937 - 2009

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Ivy Florence Matsepe-Casaburri (18 September 1937 – 6 April 2009) was a South African politician. She was the 2nd premier of the Free State and South Africa's Minister of Communications from 1999 until her death. She served briefly as South Africa's acting president in 2005, when both President Thabo Mbeki and the deputy president were outside the country. Furthermore, she was chosen by the cabinet to be the constitutional and official head of state in an interim capacity for 14 hours on 25 September 2008, between the resignation of Thabo Mbeki and the taking of office by Kgalema Motlanthe. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri is the 18,315th most popular politician (down from 17,598th in 2024), the 270th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 234th in 2019) and the 56th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ranks 18,315 out of 19,576. Before her are Vikas Swarup, Payne Stewart, Ann Widdecombe, Sartaj Aziz, Fernando de Araújo, and Maria Luisa Berti. After her are Roman Giertych, Illia Kyva, Pavel Gubarev, Chiang Wan-an, Igor Chudinov, and Ganira Pashayeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ranks 559. Before her are Thad Cochran, Tony Shelly, Gus Hutchison, Derek Fowlds, Farooq Abdullah, and Mary Ann Mobley. After her are Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Peter Brabrook, Manohar Joshi, Shay Brennan, Hal Rogers, and Deven Verma. Among people deceased in 2009, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ranks 412. Before her are William Safire, Wendy Richard, Noordin Mohammad Top, Johnny Kerr, Marian Cozma, and Zinaida Stahurskaya. After her are Sulim Yamadayev, Bina Rai, Cahal Daly, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Eluana Englaro, and Jane Bryan.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ranks 270 out of 454. Before her are David Mabuza (1960), Troye Sivan (1995), Lucas Radebe (1969), Moira Lister (1923), Moses Sithole (1964), and Letta Mbulu (1942). After her are Miriam Stockley (1962), Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997), Wendy Beckett (1930), Caster Semenya (1991), Aaron Mokoena (1980), and Quinton Fortune (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ranks 56. Before her are Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Sol Plaatje (1876), Govan Mbeki (1910), Robert Sobukwe (1924), and David Mabuza (1960). After her are Naledi Pandor (1953), Patricia de Lille (1951), Tony Leon (1956), David Pocock (1988), Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (1963), and Lindiwe Sisulu (1954).

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