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politics · King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 · politician
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 · politician · autobiographer
Public office comparison
Charles I of England leads 1–0 on 2 scored measures, 1 tied.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 24 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once5 yrs
- 3Offices held3
- 24 yrsLongest single term5 yrs
- 1625In office since1994
- —PartyAfrican National Congress, South African Communist Party
Recognition
- —Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees24
- 1State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored12
- —Honorary doctorates4
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 1State order12
Profile
- 48Age95
- 19 November 1600Born18 July 1918
- Dunfermline PalaceBirthplaceMvezo
- Kingdom of England, United KingdomNationalitySouth Africa
- politician, art collector, monarchKnown aspolitician, autobiographer, lawyer
- 14 yrsCareer span27 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 15Entries133
- 1Quotes7
- 14Records126
- 0Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating0
- 2026Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.