Back Staatspresident van Suid-Afrika Afrikaans رئيس الدولة في جنوب إفريقيا Arabic Πρόεδρος του Κράτους της Νότιας Αφρικής Greek State President of South Africa English Etelä-Afrikan valtiopresidentti Finnish Dél-Afrika államelnöke Hungarian Государственный президент Южно-Африканской Республики Russian
| State President of South Africa
Staatspresident van Suid-Afrika | |
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.svg) Standard of the State President (1984–1994) | |
| Style | The Honourable (until 1985) |
| Appointer | Parliament of South Africa |
| Term length | Seven years, nonrenewable (until 1984) Duration of Parliament (normally five years) (1984–94) |
| Precursor | Governor-General of the Union of South Africa |
| Formation | 31 May 1961 (ceremonial) 3 September 1984 (executive) |
| First holder | Charles Robberts Swart |
| Final holder | Frederik Willem de Klerk |
| Abolished | 10 May 1994 |
| Succession | President of South Africa |
| Deputy | Vice State President of South Africa (1981–1984) |
The state president of the Republic of South Africa (Afrikaans: Staatspresident) was the head of state of South Africa from 1961 to 1994. The office was created when the country became a republic in 1961. The office was abolished in 1994 when Nelson Mandela was democratically elected as the first President of South Africa.