| TAMBO | Oliver, South African politician who became acting president of ANC in 1967 (5) |
| OLIVER | And 20 Dn. South African politician who became acting president of the ANC in 1967 (6,5) |
| SLOVO | Joe, South African politician who opposed the apartheid system (5) |
| MBEKI | He joined the ANC in 1965. Now Thabo ... is president of South Africa |
| ZUMA | Jacob ?, South African politician who was appointed president of the ANC in 2007 (4) |
| FARSI | Africans dismiss ANC, in a manner of speaking (5) |
| DELCY | Venezuela's acting President who arrived on an official India visit. (First name) (5) |
| BOTHA | South African politician (5) |
| PERON | An acting president (5) |
| KLERK | South African politician, Frederik Willem de ____ |
| BORISYELTSIN | Russian leader who, on his resignation in 1999, named Vladimir Putin acting president of Russia |
| ILIEBOLOJAN | Acting president of Romania since the resignation of Klaus Iohannis on 12 February 2025 (4,7) |
| MUGABE | African politician who eventually became President of Zimbabwe, Robert ... |
| VORSTER | John, South African politician born in 1915 who served as his country's prime minister and president (7) |
| THABOMBEKI | South African politician dropped weapon during The King and I (5,5) |
| BUTHELEZI | Mangosuthu, South African politician and Zulu prince, who died in September (9) |
| DEKLERK | F. W. -- --, 1936-2021, South African politician (2,5) |
| ASCENDANCY | Dominance of ANC ends badly with a disheartened citizenry |
| OLIVERTAMBO | South African politician after whom Johannesburg's airport is named |
| DRAMACLUB | You might expect it to have an acting president |
