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Helmut Schmidt
vspolitics · Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982 · politician
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 · politician · autobiographer
Public office comparison
Helmut Schmidt leads 2–1 on 3 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 34 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once5 yrs
- 9Offices held3
- 22 yrsLongest single term5 yrs
- 1953In office since1994
- Social Democratic Party of GermanyPartyAfrican National Congress, South African Communist Party
Recognition
- 20Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees24
- 1State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored12
- 9Honorary doctorates4
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 9Honorary doctorate4
- 1State order12
Profile
- 96Age95
- 23 December 1918Born18 July 1918
- HamburgBirthplaceMvezo
- GermanyNationalitySouth Africa
- politician, economist, civil servantKnown aspolitician, autobiographer, lawyer
- 77 yrsCareer span27 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 125Entries212
- 3Quotes47
- 122Records151
- 0Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating14
- 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.