List of state leaders in 1979

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1978 state leaders - Events of 1979 - 1980 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 -
    1. Rabah Bitat, President of Algeria (1978-1979)
    2. Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Position re-established by constitution
    2. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1979-1984)
• Angola -
  • President -
    1. António Agostinho Neto, President of Angola (1975-10 September 1979)
    2. José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (10 September 1979-present)
• Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
• Botswana - Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966-1980)
• Burundi - Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President of Burundi (1976-1987)
• Cape Verde
  • President - Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Pedro Pires, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
• Comoros
  • President - President of the Comoros (1978-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Salim Ben Ali, Prime Minister of the Comoros (1978-1982)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
• Djibouti -
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
• Ethiopia - Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (1977-1987), President of Ethiopia (1987-1991)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President -
    1. Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong, President of Equatorial Guinea (1968-1979)
    2. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister - Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-1994)
• The Gambia - Dawda Jawara, President of The Gambia (1970-1994)
• Guinea
  • President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
  • Prime Minister - Louis Lansana Beavogui, Prime Minister of Guinea (1972-1984)
• Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Liberia - William R. Tolbert, Jr., President of Liberia (1971-1980)
• Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
• Mali - Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1968-1991)
• Mauritania
  • President -
    1. Mustafa Ould Salek, President of Mauritania (1978-1979)
    2. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, President of Mauritania (1979-1980)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ahmed Ould Bouceif, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1979)
    2. Ahmed Salem Ould Sidi, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1979)
    3. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1979-1980)
• Mauritius
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968-1992)
  • Governor-General - Dayendranath Burrenchobay, Governor-General of Mauritius (1978-1983)
  • Prime Minister - Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1968-1982)
• Mozambique - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique (1975–1986)
• Nigeria
  • President -
    1. Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1976-1979)
    2. Shehu Shagari, President of Nigeria (1979-1983)
• Rhodesia -
  • President -
    1. Jack William Pithey, acting President of Rhodesia (1978-1979)
    2. Henry Everard, acting President of Rhodesia (1979)
  • Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965-1979)
• Rwanda - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President - Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Miguel Trovoada, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Principe (1975-1979)
• Senegal
  • President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Abdou Diouf, Prime Minister of Senegal (1970-1980)
• Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
• Somalia - Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969-1991)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (1968-1982)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Maphevu Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1976-1979)
    2. Ben Nsibandze, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1979)
    3. Prince Mabandla Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1979-1983)
• Togo - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
• Uganda -
  1. Idi Amin, President of Uganda (1971-1979)
  2. Yusufu Lule, President of Uganda (1979)
  3. Godfrey Binaisa, President of Uganda (1979-1980)
• Upper Volta
  • President - Sangoulé Lamizana, President of Upper Volta (1966-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Joseph Conombo, Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1978-1980)
• Zaïre
  • President - Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaïre (1965-1994)
• Zambia
  • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Daniel Lisulo, Prime Minister of Zambia (1978-1981)

[edit] Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President -
    1. Nur Mohammad Taraki, President of Afghanistan (1978-1979)
    2. Hafizullah Amin, President of Afghanistan (1979-1979)
    3. Babrak Karmal, President of Afghanistan (1979-1986)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Nur Mohammad Taraki , Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1978-1979)
    2. Hafizullah Amin, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1979)
    3. Babrak Karmal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1979-1981)
• Bangladesh -
  • President - Ziaur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (1977–1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mashiur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1978–1979)
    2. Shah Azizur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1979–1982)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • De facto Head of State - Ye Jianying, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1978-1983)
  • Premier - Hua Guofeng, Premier of the State Council (1976-1980)
  • Head of Communist Party - Hua Guofeng, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1976-1981)
  • De facto leader - Deng Xiaoping (late 1970s - early 1990s)
• India -
  • President - Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India (1977-1982)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Morarji Desai, Prime Minister of India (1977-1979)
    2. Charan Singh, Prime Minister of India (1979-1980)
• Indonesia - Haji Mohammad Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Masayoshi Ohira, Prime Minister of Japan (1978-1980)
• South Korea -
  • President -
    1. Park Chunghee, President of the Republic of Korea (1963-1979)
    2. Choi Kyuha, President of the Republic of Korea (1979-1980)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Choi Kyu-hah, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1975-1979)
    2. Shin Hyun-hwak, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1979-1980)
• Malaysia
  • Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1975 - March 29, 1979)
  • Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (March 29, 1979 - 1984)
  • Tun Hussein Onn, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1976-1981)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kirti Nidhi Bista, Prime Minister of Nepal (1977-May 30, 1979)
    2. Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (May 30, 1979-1983)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
  • Head of Government - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Chief Martial Law Administrator (1977-1985)
• The Philippines
  • President/Prime Minister - Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965-1986); Prime Minister of the Philippines (1978-1981)
• Singapore -
  • President - Benjamin Sheares, President of Singapore (1971-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (1978-1988)
  • Premier - Sun Yün-suan, President of the Executive Yuan (1978-1984)

[edit] Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Zelman Cowen, Governor-General of Australia (1977-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia (1975-1983)
• Federated States of Micronesia - Tosiwo Nakayama, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1979–1987)
• Kiribati - Ieremia Tabai, President of Kiribati (1979–1982)
• Nauru - Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1978-1986)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Keith Holyoake, Governor-General of New Zealand (1977-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1972-1984)
• Solomon Islands -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Baddeley Devesi, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1978–1988)
  • Prime Minister - Peter Kenilorea, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1978–1981)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965 – 2006)
  • Prime Minister - Tu'i Pelehake (Fatafehi), Prime Minister of Tonga, (1965 – 1991)
• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General - Fiatau Penitala Teo, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1978-1986)
  • Prime Minister - Toaripi Lauti, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1978-1981)

[edit] Europe

• Andorra
  • Co-Princes -
    • Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of France (1974-1981)
    • Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgel (1971-2003)
• Austria -
  • President - Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (1974–1986)
  • Chancellor - Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (1970–1983)
• Belgium -
  • Monarch - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Paul Vanden Boeynants, Prime Minister of Belgium, (1978-1979, 1966-1968)
    2. Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium, (1979-1981, 1981-1992)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister - Anker Jørgensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1975-1982)
• Finland
  • President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kalevi Sorsa (1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987)
    2. Mauno Koivisto (1968-1970, 1979-1982)
• France -
  • President - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of France (1974-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Raymond Barre, Prime Minister of France (1976-1981)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President -
    1. Walter Scheel, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974-1979)
    2. Karl Carstens, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1979-1984)
  • Chancellor - Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974-1982)
• German Democratic Republic -
  • Communist Party Leader - Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1971-1989)
  • Head of State - Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State (1976-1989)
  • Premier - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1976-1989)
• Ireland -
  • President - Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jack Lynch, Taoiseach (1977-1979)
    2. Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1979-1981)
• Italy
  • President - Sandro Pertini, President of the Italian Republic (1978-1985)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Giulio Andreotti, Prime Minister of Italy (1976-1979)
    2. Francesco Cossiga, Prime Minister of Italy (1979-1980)
• Liechtenstein
  • Prince - Prince Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
  • Head of government - Hans Brunhart, Regierungschef (1978-1993)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Grand Duke Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Gaston Thorn, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1974-1979)
    2. Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1954-1974, 1979-1984)
• Malta
  • President - Anton Buttigieg, President of Malta (1976-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Dom Mintoff, Prime Minister of Malta (1971-1984)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch - Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Dries van Agt, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1977-1982)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader - Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1970-1980)
  • Head of State - Council of State, Chairman - Henryk Jabłoński (1972-1985)
  • Premier - Piotr Jaroszewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1970-1980)
• Portugal -
  • President - António Ramalho Eanes, President of Portugal (1976-1986)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Carlos Mota Pinto, Prime Minister of Portugal (1978-1979)
    2. Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, Prime Minister of Portugal (1979-1980)
• Spain -
  • Monarch - King Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975-present)
  • Prime Minister - Adolfo Suárez González, Prime Minister of Spain (1976-1981)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch - King Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Ola Ullsten, Prime Minister of Sweden, (1978-1979)
  2. Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden, (1976-1978, 1979-1982)
• Switzerland -
  • Swiss Federal Council - Rudolf Gnägi, Kurt Furgler, Willy Ritschard, Hans Hürlimann, Georges-André Chevallaz, Fritz Honegger, Pierre Aubert
• Turkey
  • President - Fahri Korutürk, President of Turkey (1973-1980)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1978-1979)
    2. Süleyman Demirel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1979-1980)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1976-1979)
    2. Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
  • Secretary of State -
    1. Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot, Cardinal Secretary of State (1969-1979)
    2. Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1979-1990)

[edit] Middle East

• Egypt
  • President - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt (1970-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Mustafa Khalil, Prime Minister of Egypt (1978-1980)
• Israel
  • President - Yitzhak Navon, President of Israel (1978-1983)
  • Prime Minister - Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel (1977-1983)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-)
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
  • President - Abdul Fattah Ismail, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1978-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1971-1986)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1978-1990)
  • Prime Minister - Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1975-1980)

[edit] North America and the Caribbean

• Bahamas -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Milo Butler, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1973–1979)
    2. Gerald Cash, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1979–1988)
  • Prime Minister - Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1973–1992)
• Barbados -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - Deighton Lisle Ward, Governor-General of Barbados (1976–1984)
  • Prime Minister - John Michael Geoffrey Manningham Adams, Prime Minister of Barbados (1976–1985)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Governor General -
    1. Jules Léger, Governor General of Canada (1974-1979)
    2. Edward Schreyer, Governor General of Canada (1979-1984)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979)
    2. Joe Clark, Prime Minister of Canada (1979-1980)
• Costa Rica - Rodrigo Carazo Odio, President of Costa Rica (1978–1982)
• Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-2008)
• Dominica -
  • President -
    1. Louis Cools-Lartigue, interim President of Dominica (1978–1979)
    2. Fred Degazon, President of Dominica (1979–1980)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Patrick John, Prime Minister of Dominica (1974–1979)
    2. Oliver Seraphin, Prime Minister of Dominica (1979–1980)
• Dominican Republic - Antonio Guzmán Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (1978–1982)
• El Salvador
  • President -
    1. Carlos Humberto Romero, President of El Salvador (1977–1979)
    2. Revolutionary Government Junta (1979–1982)
• Mexico - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (1976-1982)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • President - Ellis Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1976-1987)
  • Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956-1981)
• United States - Jimmy Carter, President of the United States (1977-1981)

[edit] South America

• Argentina - Jorge Rafael Videla, President of Argentina (1976-1981)
• Bolivia -
  1. David Padilla Arancibia, Chairman of the Bolivian Junta (1978-1979)
  2. Wálter Guevara Arze, Acting President of Bolivia (1979)
  3. Alberto Natusch Busch, President of Bolivia (1979)
  4. Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Acting President of Bolivia (1979-1980)
• Brazil -
  1. Ernesto Geisel, President of Brazil (1974-1979)
  2. João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, President of Brazil (1979-1985)
• Chile - Augusto Pinochet, President (1974-1990)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru - Francisco Morales Bermúdez, President of Peru (1975-1980)
• Uruguay - Aparicio Méndez, President of Uruguay (1976-1981)
• Venezuela -
  1. Carlos Andrés Pérez, President of Venezuela (1974-1979)
  2. Luis Herrera Campins, President of Venezuela (1979-1984)