List of state leaders in 2012
2011 state leaders – Events of 2012 – 2013 state leaders – State leaders by year
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
- ^ Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
- ^ Until 2011 Salva Kiir Mayardit was president of the autonomous region of Southern Sudan.
- ^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
- ^ Brunei only became independent in 1984.
- ^ Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister between 1993 and 1998.
- ^ Between 2005 and 2010 the Presidency Council of Iraq was the collective head of state, while Jalal Talabani held the title President of Iraq.
- ^ Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ The position of the Chairman was declared to be the "highest office of state" by the constitution that came into effect on 5 September 1998. The position remained vacant following the death of Kim Jong-il on 17 December 2011
- ^ Uzbekistan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Ali Abdullah Saleh was President of North Yemen until 1990.
- ^ Montenegro only became independent in 2006.
- ^ Serbia only became independent in 2006.
- ^ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
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