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Cyril Ramaphosa

South African businessman

South Africa, Johannesburg, Finance & Business Services, Investment Management

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Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa

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Date of Birth: 17-11-1952 Place of Birth: Johannesburg

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Mphaphuli High School (1971)

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Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African lawyer, trade union leader, activist, politician and businessman. He started his involvement in politics as a student (part of South African Students Organisation (SASO) and went on to be a legal advisor for the National Council of Trade Unions (NCTU) after obtaining his law degree. He was one of the freedom fighters who received Nelson Mandela after his release from prison in 1990. He was secretary-general of the African National Congress (ANC) and chairman of the Constitutional Assembly from 1991 until 13 April 1996, when he officially resigned from parliament. He was elected to be a part of the ANC National Executive Committee in 2007. He is now a well-known figure in business. He is the Non-Executive Director of Lonmin, a UK-based resources group (2010).

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Advisor - National Planning Commission: (2010 - present)

Non-Executive Director - Lonmin, South Africa: Sector: Energy, Utilities & Mining (2010 - present); UK-based resources group

Member - ANC National Executive Committee: (2007 - present)

Non-Executive Director - Standard Bank: (2004 - present)

Non-Executive Chair - MTN Group Ltd: (2001 - present)

Chair - TBW Hunt Lascaris

Executive Chairman - Shanduka Group

Deputy Chair - Commonwealth Business Council

Chair - South African Special Risks Insurance Association (SASRIA)

Member - International Advisory Board, Coca-Cola Company

Member - Advisory Council, Unilever Africa

- Black Economic Empowerment Commission

Non-Executive Director - Alexander Forbes

Non-Executive Director - SABMiller plc

Director - Macsteel Holdings

Director - South African Special Risks Insurance Association (SASRIA)

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Member of Parliament - South African Parliament: (1994 - 1996)

Secretary General - ANC: (1991 - 1994)

General-Secretary - National Union of Mineworkers: (1982 - 1991)

Advisor - Council of Unions of South Africa: (1981 - 1991)

Chair - Johnnic Holdings Ltd.: (2006)

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Honorary degree - University of the North: Honorary Doctorate (2002)

Honorary degree - National University of Lesotho: Honorary Doctor of Laws (2002)

Honorary degree - University of Port Elizabeth: Honorary Doctorate

Honorary degree - University of Natal, Durban: Honorary Doctorate

Honorary degree - University of Cape Town: Honorary Doctorate

Honorary degree - University of Massachusetts, United States of America: Honorary Doctorate

Degree - University of South Africa: Baccalaureus Procurationis (1981)

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Mphaphuli High School , Sibasa, Venda (1971)

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In 2004, he was voted 34th in the Top 100 Great South Africans.

His political career includes: Secretary-General ANC 1991-96; Chair Constitutional Assembly, Government of National Unity 1994-96; Member Management Committee on Transitional Executive Council 1994; led ANC Delegation at Multi-party Negotiations, Wor

He led the COSATU delegation talks with ANC & SACTU, Lusaka, March 1986; First General Secretary National Union of Mineworkers 1982-91; organised 2 major country-wide NUM strikes 1985-86; held discussions with leading trade unionists in England & Eur

He was arrested and briefly detained under the now defunct Riotous Assemblies Act in Lebowa 1984; he joined Council of Unions of SA as Legal Advisor 1981; he joined firm of attorneys as Articled Clerk 1977; detained in terms of Terrorism Act for 6 mo

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Olaf Palme Prize -: Stockholm

Visiting Prof of Law - Stanford University: United States of America

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Cyril Ramaphosa

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