| DEKLERK | Surname of the President of South Africa succeeded by Nelson Mandela (2,5) |
| MOTLANTHE | Kgalema ___, 3rd president of South Africa, succeeded by Jacob Zuma in 2009 (9) |
| OLIVERTAMBO | President of South Africa's African National Congress who was succeeded by Nelson Mandela in 1991 (6,5) |
| PINOCHET | Surname of the President of Chile, 1974-1990 (8) |
| ROOSEVELT | The surname of the president often referred to as FDR (9) |
| REAGAN | Surname of the president who succeeded Jimmy Carter (6) |
| MANDELA | Nelson ---, the president of South Africa 1994-99 (7) |
| PATASSE | What is the last name of the president of the Central African Republic who was deposed by the rebel |
| KREMLIN | Moscow building complex that contains the official residence of the President of Russia (7) |
| EXPECTS | Waits for word used by Nelson in a signal |
| ANC | The Youth League of this South African political party was formed in 1944 led by Nelson Mandela, Wa |
| THEELDERS | Organisation of world leaders launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007, chaired by Kofi Annan (3,6) |
| MADIBA | South African title of respect, famously used by Nelson Mandela |
| RAMAPHOSA | Cyril ---, politician who took office as the President of South Africa in February this year (9) |
| NELSONMANDELA | The president of South Africa 1994-99 (6,7) |
| ZUMA | Jacob _, the President of South Africa (2009-18) |
| MBEKI | The president of South Africa from 1999 to 2008, Thabo _ (5) |
| CAROL | --- Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa since 2018 (5) |
| PEACE | Nobel ___ Prize award received by Nelson Mandela in 1993 |
| OVAL | Egg-shaped / the name given the office of the President of the USA |