List of state leaders in 1996

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1995 state leaders - Events of 1996 - 1997 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Australia and Oceania 4 Europe 5 Middle East 6 North America and the Caribbean 7 South America

[edit] Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria (1994–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (1995–1998)
• Angola -
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Marcolino Moco, Prime Minister of Angola (1992–3 June 1996)
    2. Fernando José de Franca Dias van Dúnem, Prime Minister of Angola (3 June 1996–1999)
• Benin
  • President -
    1. Nicéphore Soglo, President of Benin (1991-1996)
    2. Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996-2006)
  • Prime Minister - Adrien Houngbédji, Prime Minister of Benin (1996-1998)
• Botswana - Ketumile Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1994-1996)
    2. Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1996-2000)
• Cape Verde
  • President - Aristides Pereira, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991-2001)
  • Prime Minister - Carlos Veiga, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1991-2000)
• Comoros
  • President -
    1. Caambi el-Yachroutu, President of the Comoros (1995-1996)
    2. Said Mohamed Djohar, President of the Comoros (1996)
    3. Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, President of the Comoros (1996-1998)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Caambi el-Yachroutu, Prime Minister of the Comoros (1995-1996)
    2. Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, Prime Minister of the Comoros (1996)
    3. Ahmed Abdou, Prime Minister of the Comoros (1996-1997)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President - Henri Konan Bédié, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1993-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (1993-1999)
• Djibouti -
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978–2001)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Silvestre Siale Bileka, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1992-1996)
    2. Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1996-2001)
• Eritrea - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993-present)
• Ethiopia
  • President - Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995-2001)
  • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995-present)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister - Paulin Obame-Nguema, Prime Minister of Gabon (1994-1999)
• The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994-present)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Position vacant (1984–1996)
    2. Sidia Touré, Prime Minister of Guinea (1996–1999)
• Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Liberia -
  1. Amos Sawyer, President of Liberia (1990-1996)
  2. Ruth Perry, Acting President of Liberia (1996-1997)
• Malawi - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994-2004)
• Mali
  • President - Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992-2002)
  • Prime Minister - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (1994-2000)
• Mauritania
  • President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1992-1996)
    2. Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1996-1997)
• Mauritius
  • President - Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992-2002)
  • Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1995-2000)
• Mozambique -
  • President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
• Namibia
  • President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990-2002)
• Nigeria - Sani Abacha, President of Nigeria (1993-1998)
• Rwanda
  • President - Pasteur Bizimungu, President of Rwanda (1994-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Prime Minister of Rwanda (1995-2000)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President - Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1991-2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Armindo Vaz d'Almeida, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1995-1996)
    2. Raul Bragança Neto, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1996-1999)
  • Principe - Damião Vaz d'Almeida, President of the Regional Government of Principe (1995–2002)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Habib Thiam, Prime Minister of Senegal (1981-1983, 1991-1998)
• Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Prince Jameson Mbilini Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1993-1996)
    2. Sishayi Nxumalo, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996)
    3. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996-2003)
• Togo
  • President - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Edem Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (1994-1996)
    2. Kwassi Klutse, Prime Minister of Togo (1996-1999)
• Uganda -
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the military council (1986-present)
  • Prime Minister - Kinto Musoke, Prime Minister of Uganda (1994-1999)
• Zambia
  • President - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
• Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)

[edit] Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Head of State (Islamic State of Afghanistan) - Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
  • Head of Government (Islamic State of Afghanistan) -
    1. Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1995–1996)
    2. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1996)
  • Head of State/Government (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)-
    • Mullah Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Taliban Supreme Council (1996–2001)
    • Mullah Mohammad Omar, Amir al-Mo'menin (1996–2001)
• Bangladesh
  • President -
    1. Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh (1991–1996)
    2. Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996)
    2. Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996)
    3. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
• Brunei
  • Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • President - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993–2003)
  • Premier - Li Peng, Premier of the State Council (1987–1998)
  • Head of Communist Party - Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989–2002)
• Hong Kong (UK Dependent Territory) -
  • Governor of Hong Kong - Chris Patten, Governor of Hong Kong (1992–June 30 1997)
• India -
  • President - Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India (1992–1997)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (1991–1996)
    2. Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1996)
    3. H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister of India (1996–1997)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President - Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, President of Iran (1989–1997)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tomiichi Murayama, Prime Minister of Japan (1994–1996)
    2. Ryutaro Hashimoto, Prime Minister of Japan (1996–1998)
• South Korea
  • President - Kim Young-sam, President of the Republic of Korea (1993–1998)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Soo-sung, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1995–1997)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister - Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (1995-1997)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Farooq Ahmed Leghari, President of Pakistan (1993–1997)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1993–1996)
    2. Miraj Khalid, interim Prime Minister of Pakistan (1996–1997)
• Philippines
  • President - Fidel Ramos, President of the Philippines (1992-1998)
• Singapore
  • President - Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (1993-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-2004)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988–2000)
  • Premier - Lien Chan, President of the Executive Yuan (1993–1997)

[edit] Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. William Hayden, Governor-General of Australia (1989–1996)
    2. Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Paul Keating, Prime Minister of Australia (1991–1996)
    2. John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–present)
• Fiji -
  • President - Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, President of Fiji (16 December 1993–29 May 2000)
  • Prime Minister - Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister of Fiji (2 June 1992–19 May 1999)
• Federated States of Micronesia - Bailey Olter, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1991–1997)
• Palau - Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau (1993-2001)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965 – 2006)
  • Prime Minister - Baron Vaea of Houma, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1991 – 2000)
• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Tulaga Manuella, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1994–1998)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kamuta Latasi, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1993–1996)
    2. Bikenibeu Paeniu, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1996–1999)

[edit] Europe

• Albania
  • President - Sali Berisha, President of Albania (1992–1997)
  • Prime Minister - Aleksander Meksi, Prime Minister of Albania (1992–1997)
• Andorra
  • Co-Princes
    • Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–present)
    • Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgell (1971–2003)
  • Head of Government - Marc Forné, Executive Council President (1994–present)
• Austria
  • President - Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
  • Chancellor - Franz Vranitzky, Chancellor of Austria (1986–1997)
• Belgium
  • King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Prime Minister of Belgium (1992–1999)
• Czech Republic -
  • President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Václav Klaus, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1993–1997)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
  • Prime Minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993–2001)
• Estonia
  • President - Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992 – 2001)
  • Prime Minister - Tiit Vähi, Prime Minister of Estonia (1995 – 1997)
• Finland
  • President - Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland, (1994–2000)
  • Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland, (1995–2003)
• France -
  • President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Alain Juppé, Prime Minister of France (1995–1997)
• Georgia
  • President - Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Niko Lekishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (1995–1998)
  • Abkhazia
    • President - Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1994–2005)
    • Prime Minister - Gennady Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (1995–1997)
• Germany -
  • President - Roman Herzog, President of Germany (1994–1999)
  • Chancellor - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany (1982–1998)
• Greece
  • President - Kostis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995-2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (1981-1989–1993-1996)
    2. Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004)
• Hungary
  • President - Árpád Göncz, President of Hungary (1990–2000)
  • Prime Minister - Gyula Horn, Prime Minister of Hungary (1994–1998)
• Ireland -
  • President - Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990–1997)
  • Prime Minister - John Bruton, Taoiseach (1994–1997)
• Italy -
  • President - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of the Italian Republic (1992–1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lamberto Dini, Prime Minister of Italy (1995–1996)
    2. Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy (1996–1998)
• Latvia
  • President - Guntis Ulmanis, President of Latvia (1993–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Andris Šķēle, Prime Minister of Latvia (1995–1997)
• Liechtenstein
  • Monarch - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
  • Head of Government - Mario Frick, Head of Government (1993–2001)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964–2000)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–present)
• Malta
  • President - Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, President of Malta (1994–1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1987–1996)
    2. Alfred Sant, Prime Minister of Malta (1996–1998)
• Monaco
  • Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
  • Head of Government - Paul Dijoud, Minister of State of Monaco (1994–1997)
• The Netherlands
  • Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–present)
  • Prime Minister - Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
• Poland -
  • President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Józef Oleksy, Prime Minister of Poland (1995–1996)
    2. Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Prime Minister of Poland (1996–1997)
• Portugal -
  • President -
    1. Mário Soares, President of Portugal (1986-1996)
    2. Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996-2006)
  • Prime Minister - António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995-2002)
• Russia
  • President - Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia (1991–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Viktor Chernomyrdin, Prime Minister of Russia (1992-1998)
• Spain
  • Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Felipe González, President of the Government (1982-1996)
    2. José María Aznar, President of the Government (1996–2004)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1994–1996)
    2. Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Council: Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (President of the Confederation), Arnold Koller, Flavio Cotti, Adolf Ogi, Kaspar Villiger, Ruth Dreifuss, Moritz Leuenberger
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
  • Prime Minister - John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1990–1997)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978–2005)
  • Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–present)

[edit] Middle East

• Egypt -
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Atef Muhammad Naguib Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1986-1996)
    2. Kamal Ganzouri, Prime Minister of Egypt (1996-1999)
• Israel
  • President - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (1993–2000)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel (1995–1996)
    2. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
• Yemen
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1994–1997)

[edit] North America and the Caribbean

• Belize
  • Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Belize (1981-present)
  • Governor-General - Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993-present)
  • Prime Minister - Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister of Belize (1993-1998)
• Canada -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Roméo LeBlanc, Governor-General of Canada (1995–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
  • See also: 1996 Canadian incumbents
• Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
• El Salvador - Armando Calderón Sol, President of El Salvador (1994–1999)
• Guatemala
  • 1. Ramiro de León Carpio, President of Guatemala (6 June 1993 – 14 January 1996)
    2. Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen, President of Guatemala (14 January 1996 – 14 January 2000)
• Mexico - Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico (1994–2000)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  • President - Noor Hassanali, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987-1997)
  • Prime Minister - Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995-2001)
• United States - Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)

[edit] South America

• Argentina - Carlos Menem, President of Argentina (1989-1999)
• Bolivia - Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (1993-1997)
• Brazil - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995-2003)
• Chile - Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, President of Chile (1994-2000)
• Colombia - Ernesto Samper, President of Colombia (1994-1998)
• Ecuador -
  1. Sixto Durán Ballén, President of Ecuador (1992-1996)
  2. Abdalá Bucaram, President of Ecuador (1996-1997)
• Guyana -
  • President - Cheddi Jagan, President of Guyana (1992-1997)
  • Prime Minister - Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1992-1997)
• Paraguay - Juan Carlos Wasmosy, President of Paraguay (1993-1998)
• Peru - Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru (1990-2000)
• Suriname -
  1. Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (1991-1996)
  2. Jules Wijdenbosch, President of Suriname (1996-2000)
• Uruguay - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay (1995-2000)
• Venezuela - Rafael Caldera, President of Venezuela (1994-1999)