| TAMBO | Oliver, South African politician who was president of the ANC 1967-91 (5) |
| ZUMA | Jacob ?, South African politician who was appointed president of the ANC in 2007 (4) |
| 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) |
| BANDA | Dr Hastings _ (1898-1997), politician who was president of Malawi (1964-1910 (5) |
| PERES | Polish-born politician who was President of Israel 2007-14 (6,5) |
| NKOMO | Joshua -, Zimbabwean politician who was president of ZAPU from 1961 (5) |
| JEEPS | Dickie ___, former England captain who was president of the Rugby Football Union in 1976-77 (5) |
| MBEKI | He joined the ANC in 1965. Now Thabo ... is president of South Africa |
| BOTHA | South African politician (5) |
| KLERK | South African politician, Frederik Willem de ____ |
| BRICS | Multination org. named for its first five members (its '23 summit included da Silva, Lavrov, Modi, Xi, and the ANC leader) |
| CHARLTONHESTON | "Planet of the Apes" actor who was president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1965-1971: 2 wds. |
| DUBE | John Langalibalele _, first president of the ANC (4) |
| SHIMON | Olish-born politician who was President of Israel 2007-14 (6,5) |
| SHIMONPERES | Polish-bom politician who was president of Israel 2007-14 (6,5) |
| PLAATJE | Sol _ , the first secretary general of the ANC (5) |
| HILLEL | Rabbi, born in Babylonia, who was president of the Sanhedrin and the first to formulate principles of biblical interpretation |
| BRIGHT | John, 19c radical British statesman who was President of the Board of Trade 1868-70 (6) |
| PECK | Gregory, actor who was president of the Motion Picture Academy from 1967 to 1970 (4) |
