| MBEKI | Thabo ___, first deputy president (1994-9) |
| SEAMUSMALLON | Who became Northern Ireland's first Deputy First Minister in 1999? (6,6) |
| BERMUDASHORTS | Touring bushmaster, or first deputy in tropical wear (7,6) |
| ATTLEE | The UK's first Deputy Prime Minister, 1942-45 |
| ZUMA | Jacob, Deputy President of South Africa 1999-2005 (4) |
| RUTTO | The Deputy President (5) |
| VICE | Deputy, ... president |
| ANC | Thabo Mbeki is its current president: Abbr. |
| RSA | Nation formerly led by Thabo Mbeki (1,1,1) |
| BOMBE | Thabo Mbeki takes Alaskan dessert (5) |
| WAR | "First in __, first ..." (words from Washington's eulogy) |
| DEGAULLE | Charles ___, first president of the Fifth Republic in France (2,6) |
| BENBELLA | Ahmed ___, first independent president of Algeria, 1963-65 (3,5) |
| KUANDA | Kenneth _, first president of Zambia (6) |
| BANNISTER | Roger ___, first man to run a sub-four minute mile (9) |
| TWICE | Think ___, first UK No.1 for 5D back in 1994 (5) |
| KENYATTA | Jomo _, first president of Kenya, 1964 to 1978 (8) |
| YELTSIN | Boris _; first president of the Russian Federation (7) |
| NETO | Agostinho _, first president of Angola, 1975-1979 (4) |
| DUBE | John Langalibalele _, first president of the ANC (4) |
