List of state leaders in 1980

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1979 state leaders - Events of 1980 - 1981 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 - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1979-1984)
• Angola - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (10 September 1979-present)
• Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
• Botswana
  • President -
    1. Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966-1980)
    2. Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
• 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)
• Equatorial Guinea - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
• Ethiopia - Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (1977-1987), President of Ethiopia (1987-1991)
• 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 -
  1. William R. Tolbert, Jr., President of Liberia (1971-1980)
  2. Samuel K. Doe, President of Liberia (1980-1990)
• Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
• Mali - Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1968-1991)
• Mauritania
  • President -
    1. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, President of Mauritania (1979-1980)
    2. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, President of Mauritania (1980-1984)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1979-1980)
    2. Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1980-1981)
• 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 - Shehu Shagari, President of Nigeria (1979-1983)
• Rwanda - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
• São Tomé and Príncipe - Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975-1991)
• 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)
• South Africa
  • President - Marais Viljoen, State President of South Africa (1979-1984)
  • Prime Minister - Pieter Willem Botha, Prime Minister of South Africa (1978-1984)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (1968-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Mabandla Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1979-1983)
• Tunisia
  • President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957-1987)
• Togo - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
• Uganda
  • Head of State -
    1. Godfrey Binaisa, President of Uganda (1979-1980)
    2. Saulo Musoke, Polycarp Nyamuchoncho, Yoweri Hunter Wacha-Olwol, Leaders of the Presidential Commission (1980)
  1. Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1980-1985)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Paulo Muwanga, Chairman of military commission (1980)
    2. Otema Alimadi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1980-1985)
• Upper Volta
  • President -
    1. Sangoulé Lamizana, President of Upper Volta (1966-1980)
    2. Saye Zerbo, President of Upper Volta (1980-1982)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Joseph Conombo, Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1978-1980)
    2. Saye Zerbo, Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1980-1982)
• Zambia
  • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Daniel Lisulo, Prime Minister of Zambia (1978-1981)
• Zimbabwe
  • Governor - Christopher Soames, Baron Soames, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1979-1980)
  • President - Canaan Banana, President of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
  • Prime Minister - Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)

[edit] Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President - Babrak Karmal, President of Afghanistan, (1979-1986)
  • Prime Minister - Babrak Karmal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1979-1981)
• Bangladesh -
  • President - Ziaur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (1977–1981)
  • Prime Minister - 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 -
    1. Hua Guofeng, Premier of the State Council (1976-1980)
    2. Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the State Council (1980-1987)
  • 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. Charan Singh, Prime Minister of India (1979-1980)
    2. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1980-1984)
• Indonesia - Haji Mohammad Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Masayoshi Ohira, Prime Minister of Japan (1978-1980)
    2. Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (1980-1982)
• South Korea -
  • President -
    1. Choi Kyuha, President of the Republic of Korea (1979-1980)
    2. Chun Doo-hwan, President of the Republic of Korea (1980-1988)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Shin Hyun-hwak, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1979-1980)
    2. Pak Choong-hoon, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1980)
    3. Nam Duck-woo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1980-1982)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister - Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (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 -
    1. Sir Keith Holyoake, Governor-General of New Zealand (1977-1980)
    2. Sir David Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1980-1985)
  • 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)
• Vanuatu -
  • President - George Kalkoa, President of Vanuatu (1980–1984)
  • Prime Minister - Walter Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1980–1991)

[edit] Europe

• Albania
  • Prime Minister Enver Hoxha (1944 - 1985)
  • Premier Mehmet Shehu (1954 - 1981)
• 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 - King Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister - 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 - 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 - 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 - Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1979-1981)
• Italy
  • President - Sandro Pertini, President of the Italian Republic (1978-1985)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Francesco Cossiga, Prime Minister of Italy (1979-1980)
    2. Arnaldo Forlani, Prime Minister of Italy (1980-1981)
• 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 - 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)
• Monaco
  • Monarch - Prince Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
  • Head of Government - André Saint-Mleux, Minister of State of Monaco (1972–1981)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch -
    1. Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
    2. Queen Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)
  • Prime Minister - Dries van Agt, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1977-1982)
• Norway
  • Monarch - King Olav V, King of Norway (1957-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli, Prime Minister of Norway (1976-1981
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1970-1980)
    2. Stanisław Kania, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1980-1981)
  • Head of State - Council of State, Chairman - Henryk Jabłoński (1972-1985)
  • Premier -
    1. Piotr Jaroszewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1970-1980)
    2. Edward Babiuch, President of the Council of Ministers (1980)
    3. Józef Pińkowski, President of the Council of Ministers (1980-1981)
• Portugal -
  • President - António Ramalho Eanes, President of Portugal (1976-1986)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, Prime Minister of Portugal (1979-1980)
    2. Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal (1980)
    3. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Prime Minister of Portugal (Interim) (1980-1981)
• San Marino
  • Captains Regent -
    1. Giuseppe Amici and Germano De Biagi (October 1979–March 1980)
    2. Pietro Chiaruzzi and Primo Marani (April 1980–September 1980)
    3. Giancarlo Berardi and Rossano Zafferani (October 1980–March 1981)
• 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 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden, (1976-1978, 1979-1982)
• Switzerland -
  • Swiss Federal Council - Kurt Furgler, Willy Ritschard, Hans Hürlimann, Georges-André Chevallaz, Fritz Honegger, Pierre Aubert, Leon Schlumpf
• Turkey
  • President - Fahri Korutürk, President of Turkey (1973-1980)
  • Head of State - Kenan Evren, Head of State, (1980-1982)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Süleyman Demirel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1979-1980)
    2. Bülend Ulusu, Prime Minister of Turkey (1980-1983)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
  • Secretary of State - Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1979-1990)

[edit] Middle East

• Egypt -
  • President - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt (1970-1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mustafa Khalil, Prime Minister of Egypt (1978-1980)
    2. Anwar Sadat, Prime Minister of Egypt (1980-1981)
• Iran -
  • President

• 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 -
    1. Abdul Fattah Ismail, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1978-1980)
    2. Ali Nasir Mohammed, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1980-1986)
  • 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 -
    1. Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1975-1980)
    2. Abdul Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1980-1983)

[edit] North America and the Caribbean

• Bahamas -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General - 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 - Edward Schreyer, Governor General of Canada (1979-1984)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Joe Clark, Prime Minister of Canada (1979-1980)
    2. Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1980-1984)
• Costa Rica - Rodrigo Carazo Odio, President of Costa Rica (1978–1982)
• Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-2008)
• Dominica -
  • President -
    1. Fred Degazon, President of Dominica (1979–1980)
    2. Aurelius Marie, President of Dominica (1980–1983)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Oliver Seraphin, Prime Minister of Dominica (1979–1980)
    2. Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (1980–1995)
• Dominican Republic - Antonio Guzmán Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (1978–1982)
• El Salvador - Revolutionary Government Junta (1979–1982)
• 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. Lidia Gueiler Tejada, President of Bolivia (1979-1980)
  2. Luis García Meza Tejada, President of Bolivia (1980-1981)
• Brazil - João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, President of Brazil (1979-1985)
• Chile - Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1973-1990)
• Colombia - Julio César Turbay Ayala, President of Colombia (1978-1982)
• Ecuador - Jaime Roldós Aguilera, President of Ecuador (1979-1981)
• Guyana -
  • President -
  1. Arthur Chung, President of Guyana (1970-1980)
  2. Forbes Burnham, President of Guyana (1980-1985)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Forbes Burnham, Prime Minister of Guyana (1966-1980)
  2. Ptolemy Reid, Prime Minister of Guyana (1980-1984)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru -
  1. Francisco Morales Bermúdez, President of Peru (1975-1980)
  2. Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1980-1985)
• Suriname -
  • President -
  1. Johan Ferrier, President of Suriname (1975-1980)
  2. Hendrick Chin A Sen, President of Suriname (1980-1982)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Henck Arron, Prime Minister of Suriname (1975-1980)
  2. Hendrick Chin A Sen, Prime Minister of Suriname (1980-1982)
• Uruguay - Aparicio Méndez, President of Uruguay (1976-1981)
• Venezuela - Luis Herrera Campins, President of Venezuela (1979-1984)