| TAMBO | Oliver -, South African politician; president of the ANC from 1967-91 |
| OLIVER | South African politician who became acting president of the ANC in 1967 (6,5) |
| ZUMA | Jacob ?, South African politician who was appointed president of the ANC in 2007 (4) |
| MBEKI | He joined the ANC in 1965. Now Thabo ... is president of South Africa |
| SLOVO | Joe, South African politician who opposed the apartheid system (5) |
| BOTHA | P W ___, 1916-2006, South African politician (5) |
| KLERK | South African politician, Frederik Willem de ____ |
| HAYS | Will H ?, US politician; president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America from 1922-45 (4) |
| BRICS | Multination org. named for its first five members (its '23 summit included da Silva, Lavrov, Modi, Xi, and the ANC leader) |
| DUBE | John Langalibalele _, first president of the ANC (4) |
| OLIVERTAMBO | President of South Africa's African National Congress, 1967-91 |
| PLAATJE | Sol _ , the first secretary general of the ANC (5) |
| BASESCU | Traian _, Romanian politician; president of Romania 2004-14 (7) |
| LUTHULI | Which House in Johannesburg is the headquarters of the ANC? (7) |
| DEKLERK | F W ___, South African president who legalised the ANC and released Nelson Mandela from prison |
| THABOMBEKI | South African politician dropped weapon during The King and I (5,5) |
| RHET | Part of the anc. art of discourse |
| ADAMKUS | Valdas ___, Lithuanian politician; president from 1998 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2009 (7) |
| UMKHONTO | Armed wing of the ANC (8) |
| NELSON | Mandela of the ANC |
