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Before her are Thad Cochran, Tony Shelly, Gus Hutchison, Derek Fowlds, Farooq Abdullah, and Mary Ann Mobley. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri is the 18,315th most popular politician (down from 17,598th in 2024), the 270th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 234th in 2019) and the 56th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ranks 18,315 out of 19,576.

She served briefly as South Africa's acting president in 2005, when both President Thabo Mbeki and the deputy president were outside the country. In 1993 Matsepe-Casaburri was appointed as chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation.

She was the first woman and first Black person to hold this position.

After her are Sulim Yamadayev, Bina Rai, Cahal Daly, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Eluana Englaro, and Jane Bryan.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ranks 270 out of 454.

ivy matsepe casaburri biography

In 1997 she resigned from this job in order to succeed Mosiuoa Lekota as Premier of the Free State Province.

She was also the first woman to hold the position of a premier in South Africa.

Matsepe-Casaburri was appointed as Minister of Communications in June 1999.

Education

Rutgers University.

Career

She was the country"s Minister of Communications from 1999 until her death.

Before her are David Mabuza (1960), Troye Sivan (1995), Lucas Radebe (1969), Moira Lister (1923), Moses Sithole (1964), and Letta Mbulu (1942). She was the firstwoman and firstBlackperson to hold this position. After her are Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Peter Brabrook, Manohar Joshi, Shay Brennan, Hal Rogers, and Deven Verma. She was also the firstwoman to hold the position of a premier in South Africa.

Matsepe-Casaburri was appointed as Minister of Communications in June 1999.

She also servedbriefly as SouthAfricanactingPresident in 2005 and in 2008 betweenresignation of ThaboMbeki and taking of office by Kgalema Motlanthe.

Born
Sep 18, 1937
Kroonstad
Nationality
Profession
Education
  • Rutgers University
  • University of Fort Hare
Died
Apr 6, 2009
Pretoria

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After her are Naledi Pandor (1953), Patricia de Lille (1951), Tony Leon (1956), David Pocock (1988), Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (1963), and Lindiwe Sisulu (1954).

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Who was Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri?

Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri was a SouthAfrican politician.

She was the country's Minister of Communications from 1999 until her death.

Matsepe-Casaburri was born in Kroonstad in the then Orange Free Stateprovince and completed her schoolcareer in the Natal Province. She then went on to obtain her Bachelor of Arts degree from Fort Hare University before accepting a teaching position in Natal.

Before her are Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Sol Plaatje (1876), Govan Mbeki (1910), Robert Sobukwe (1924), and David Mabuza (1960). Before her are Vikas Swarup, Payne Stewart, Ann Widdecombe, Sartaj Aziz, Fernando de Araújo, and Maria Luisa Berti. After her are Roman Giertych, Illia Kyva, Pavel Gubarev, Chiang Wan-an, Igor Chudinov, and Ganira Pashayeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ranks 559.

She was the 2nd premier of the Free State and South Africa's Minister of Communications from 1999 until her death. After her are Miriam Stockley (1962), Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997), Wendy Beckett (1930), Caster Semenya (1991), Aaron Mokoena (1980), and Quinton Fortune (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri ranks 56.

Furthermore, she was chosen by the cabinet to be the constitutional and official head of state in an interim capacity for 14 hours on 25 September 2008, between the resignation of Thabo Mbeki and the taking of office by Kgalema Motlanthe.