| MBEKI | He succeeded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa |
| THABOMBEKI | South African president who succeeded Nelson Mandela |
| ANWAR | He succeeded Nasser as president of Egypt, ... al-Sadat |
| ETEOCLES | In Greek mythology, the son of Oedipus, whom he succeeded as king of Thebes along with his brother Polynices (8) |
| GERRY | He succeeded Clinton as vice president |
| DEGAULLE | He succeeded Coty as French president |
| BREZHNEV | He succeeded Kruschev as leader of the Soviet Union (8) |
| HASTINGSBANDA | He succeeded Elizabeth II to become President of Malawi |
| MACRON | He succeeded Francois Hollande as French president in 2017 (6) |
| IGER | He succeeded Eisner as head of Disney |
| JOSHUA | He succeeded Moses as leader of Israelites (6) |
| JONSTEWART | He succeeded Craig Kilborn as host of "The Daily Show" (2 wds.) |
| PRIAM | In Greek mythology, he is the last king of Troy. He succeeded his father, Laomedon, and extended Troy's dominion. In All's Well That Ends Well (act 1, scene 3), Lavatch says, "Why the Grecians sacked |
| FRANKCARLUCCI | He succeeded Weinberger as Reagan's Defense secretary |
| ABE | He succeeded the U.S.'s only bachelor president |
| EWAN | He succeeded Alec as Obi-Wan |
| VAL | He succeeded Michael as Batman |
| CAME | He ___ through for us! (He succeeded!) |
| CHESSMAN | Bishop, perhaps he's succeeded replacing forward section of crook (8) |
| PERON | Isabel, president of Argentina 1974-1976; the first woman to serve as president of a country (5) |
