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SADC Chairpersons 1980­2020 Table 3.4

Period Chairperson Country Host of Summit
1980­81 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Zambia
1981­82 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Zimbabwe
1982­83 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Botswana
1983­84 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Mozambique
1984­85 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Botswana
1985­86 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Tanzania
1986­87 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Angola
1987­88 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Zambia
1988­89 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Mozambique
1989­90 President Ali Hassan Mwinyi Tanzania Zimbabwe
1990­91 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Botswana
1991­92 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Tanzania
1992­93 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Namibia
1993­94 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Eswatini
1994­95 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Botswana
1995­96 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana South Africa
1996­97 President Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire Botswana Lesotho
1997­98 President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela South Africa Malawi
1998­99 President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela South Africa Mauritius
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1999­2000 President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki South Africa Mozambique
2000­01 President Joaquim Alberto Chissano Mozambique Namibia
2001­02 President Bakili Elson Muluzi Malawi Malawi
2002­03 President José Eduardo dos Santos Angola Angola
2003­04 President Benjamin William Mkapa Tanzania Tanzania
2004­05 Prime Minister Paul Raymond Berenger Mauritius Mauritius
2005­06 President Dr Festus Gontebanye Mogae Botswana Botswana
2006­07 Prime Minister Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili Lesotho Lesotho
2007­08 President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa Zambia Zambia
2008­09 President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki South Africa South Africa
President Dr Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe South Africa South Africa
President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma South Africa South Africa
2009­10 President Joseph Kabila Kabange DRC DRC
2010­11 President Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba Namibia Namibia
2011­12 President José Eduardo dos Santos Angola Angola
2012­13 President Armando Emílio Guebuza Mozambique Mozambique
2013­14 President Dr Joyce Hilda Banda Malawi Malawi
President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika Malawi Malawi
2014­15 President Robert Gabriel Mugabe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
2015­16 President Lt­Gen Dr. Seretse Khama Ian Khama Botswana Botswana
2016­17 His Majesty King Mswati III Eswatini Eswatini
2017­18 President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma South Africa South Africa
President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa South Africa
2018­19 President Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob Namibia Namibia
2019­20 President Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli Tanzania Tanzania
2020­21 President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi Mozambique Mozambique

Source SADC Summit Communiqués, 1980­2020; SADC Secretariat