List of state leaders in 1986

Africa

* Algeria
**President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
**Prime Minister - Abdelhamid Brahimi, Prime Minister of Algeria (1984-1988)
* Angola - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
* Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
* Botswana - Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
* Burkina Faso - Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso (1983-1987)
* Burundi - Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President of Burundi (1976-1987)
* Cameroon - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982-present)
* Cape Verde
** President - Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
** Prime Minister - Pedro Pires, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
* Comoros - Ahmed Abdallah, President of the Comoros (1978-1989)
* 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
** President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
** Prime Minister - Cristino Seriche Bioko, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1982-1992)
* 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 - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
* Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
* Liberia - Samuel K. Doe, President of Liberia (1980-1990)
* Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
* Mali
** President - Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1968-1991)
** Prime Minister - Mamadou Dembelé, Prime Minister of Mali (1986-1988)
* Mauritania
** President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-2005)
** Prime Minister - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1984-1992)
* Mauritius
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968-1992)
** Governor-General -
**# Cassam Moollan, Governor-General of Mauritius (1985-1986)
**# Veerasamy Ringadoo, Governor-General of Mauritius (1986-1992)
** Prime Minister - Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1982-1995)
* Morocco -
** Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
** Prime Minister -
**# Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Prime Minister of Morocco (1983–1986)
**# Azzeddine Laraki, Prime Minister of Morocco (1986–1992)
*Mozambique -
**President -
**#Samora Machel, President of Mozambique (1975–1986)
**#Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
**Prime Minister - Mário da Graça Machungo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1986–1994)
* Nigeria - Ibrahim Babangida, President of Nigeria (1985-1993)
* 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 - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981-2000)
* Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
* Somalia - Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969-1991)
* Swaziland
** Monarch -
**# Queen Ntombi, Regent (1983-1986)
**# Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986-present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Prince Bhekimpi Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1983-1986)
**# Sotsha Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1986-1989)
* Togo - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
*Uganda
**President -
**# Tito Okello, Chairman of the military council (1985-1986)
**# Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the military council (1986-)
**Prime Minister -
**# Abraham Waligo, Prime Minister of Uganda (1985-1986)
**# Samson Kisekka, Prime Minister of Uganda (1986-1991)
* Zambia
**President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
**Prime Minister - Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (1985-1989)
* Zimbabwe
**President - Canaan Banana, President of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
**Prime Minister - Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)

Asia

* Afghanistan
** President -
**# Babrak Karmal, President of Afghanistan (1979 - 1986)
**# Haji Mohammad Chamkani, President of Afghanistan (1986 - 1987)
**Prime Minister - Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1981-1988)
* Bangladesh -
**President - Hossain Mohammad Ershad, President of Bangladesh (1983–1990)
**Prime Minister -
**#Ataur Rahman Khan, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1984–1986)
**#Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1986–1988)
* 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 - Li Xiannian, President of the People's Republic of China (1983-1988)
** Premier - Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1980-1987)
** Head of Communist Party - Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1980-1987)
** "De facto" leader - Deng Xiaoping (late 1970s - early 1990s)
* India -
**President - Zail Singh, President of India (1982-1987)
**Prime Minister - Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)
*Indonesia - Haji Mohammad Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
* Iran
** Supreme Leader - Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1979–1989)
** President - Ali Khamenei, President of Iran (1981–1989)
** Prime Minister - Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Prime Minister of Iran (1981–1989)
* Japan -
**Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
**Prime Minister - Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan (1982-1987)
* Republic of Korea -
**President - Chun Doo-hwan, President of the Republic of Korea (1980-1988)
**Prime Minister - Lho Shin-yong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1985-1987)
*Nepal
**Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
**Prime Minister -
**# Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (1983-March 21 1986)
**# Nagendra Prasad Rijal, Prime Minister of Nepal (March 21 1986-June 15 1986)
**# Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Prime Minister of Nepal (June 15 1986-1990)
* Pakistan -
**President - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
**Prime Minister - Muhammad Khan Junejo, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1985-1988)
*The Philippines
**President -
**# Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965-1986)
**# Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines (1986-1992)
**Prime Minister - [
**# Cesar Virata, Prime Minister of the Philippines (1981-1986)
**# Salvador Laurel, Prime Minister of the Philippines (1986-abolished)
* Singapore -
**President - Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (1985-1993)
**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 - Yü Kuo-hwa, President of the Executive Yuan (1984-1989)
* Thailand -
**King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946-present)
**Prime Minister - Prem Tinsulanonda, Prime Minister of Thailand (1980-1988)

Australia and Oceania

* Australia
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
**Governor-General - Sir Ninian Stephen, Governor-General of Australia (1982-1989)
**Prime Minister - Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia (1983-1991)
*Federated States of Micronesia - Tosiwo Nakayama, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1979–1987)
*Kiribati - Ieremia Tabai, President of Kiribati (1983–1991)
*Marshall Islands - Amata Kabua, President of the Marshall Islands (1979–1996)
*Nauru -
*#Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1978-1986)
*#Kennan Adeang, President of Nauru (1986)
*#Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1986)
*#Kennan Adeang, President of Nauru (1986)
*#Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1986-1989)
*New Zealand
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
**Governor-General - Paul Reeves, Governor-General of New Zealand (1985-1990)
**Prime Minister - David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984-1989)
*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 (1984–1986)
**#Ezekiel Alebua, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1986–1989)
* 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)
**# Sir Tupua Leupena, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1986-1990)
** Prime Minister - Tomasi Puapua, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1981-1989)
*Vanuatu -
**President - George Kalkoa, President of Vanuatu (1984–1989)
**Prime Minister - Walter Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1980–1991)

Europe

* Albania -
**Communist Party Leader - Ramiz Alia, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1985-1991)
**Head of State - Ramiz Alia, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1982-1991)
**Premier - Adil Çarçani, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1982-1991)
* Andorra -
**Co-Princes -
***François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
***Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgel (1971-2003)
**Head of Government - Josep Pintat-Solans, Head of Government of Andorra (1984-1990)
*Austria -
**President -
**#Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (1974–1986)
**#Kurt Waldheim, President of Austria (1986–1992)
**Chancellor -
**#Fred Sinowatz, Chancellor of Austria (1983–1986)
**#Franz Vranitzky, Chancellor of Austria (1986–1997)
* Belgium
**Monarch - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
**Prime Minister - Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1981-1992)
* Bulgaria
** Communist Party Leader - Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954-1989)
** Head of State - Todor Zhivkov, Chairman of the State Council (1971-1989)
** Premier -
**# Grisha Filipov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981-1986)
**# Georgi Atanasov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1986-1990)
* Czechoslovakia
** Communist Party Leader - Gustáv Husák, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1969-1987)
** President - Gustáv Husák, President of Czechoslovakia (1975-1989)
** Prime Minister - Lubomír Strougal, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1970-1988)
* Denmark
** Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
** Prime Minister - Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
* Finland
**President - Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland, (1982-1994)
**Prime Minister - Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland, (1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987)
*France -
**President - François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
**Prime Minister -
**# Laurent Fabius, Prime Minister of France (1984-1986)
**# Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister of France (1986-1988)
* Federal Republic of Germany -
**President - Richard von Weizsäcker, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984-1994)
**Chancellor - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1982-1998)
* 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)
* Greece
**President - Christos Sartzetakis, President of Greece (1985-1990)
**Prime Minister - Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (1981-1989)
* Hungary
**Communist Party Leader - János Kádár, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956-1988)
**Head of State - Pál Losonczi, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1967-1987)
**Premier - György Lázár, President of the Council of Ministers (1975-1987)
* Iceland
**President - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland (1980-1996)
**Prime Minister - Steingrímur Hermannsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1983-1987)
* Ireland
**President - Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
**Prime Minister - Garret FitzGerald, Taoiseach (1982-1987)
* Italy -
**President - Francesco Cossiga, President of the Italian Republic (1985-1992)
**Prime Minister - Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (1983-1987)
* Liechtenstein
**Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
**Regent - Prince Hans-Adam, Regent of Liechtenstein (1984-1989)
**Head of Government - Hans Brunhart, Head of Government (1978-1993)
* Luxembourg
**Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
**Prime Minister - Jacques Santer, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1984-1995)
* Malta
**President - Agatha Barbara, President of Malta (1982-1987)
**Prime Minister - Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Prime Minister of Malta (1984-1987)
* Monaco
**Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
**Head of Government - Jean Ausseil, Minister of State (1985-1991)
* Netherlands
**Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)
**Prime Minister - Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1982-1994)
* Norway
**Monarch - Olav V, King of Norway (1957-1991)
**Prime Minister -
**# Kåre Isaachsen Willoch, Prime Minister of Norway (1981-1986)
**# Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway (1986-1989)
* Poland
**Communist Party Leader - Wojciech Jaruzelski, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1981-1989)
**Head of State - Wojciech Jaruzelski, Chairman of the Council of State (1985-1989)
**Premier - Zbigniew Messner, President of the Council of Ministers (1985-1988)
* Portugal -
**President -
**# António Ramalho Eanes, President of Portugal (1976-1986)
**# Mário Soares, President of Portugal (1986-1996)
**Prime Minister - Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prime Minister of Portugal (1985-1995)
* Romania -
**Communist Party Leader - Nicolae Ceauşescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1965-1989)
**President - Nicolae Ceauşescu, President of Romania (1974-1989)
**Premier - Constantin Dăscălescu, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1982-1989)
* San Marino
**Captains Regent -
**#Pier Paolo Gasperoni and Ubaldo Biordi (October 1985–March 1986)
**#Marino Venturini and Ariosto Maiani (April 1986–September 1986)
**#Giuseppe Arzilli and Maurizio Tomassoni (October 1986–March 1987)
* Soviet Union -
**Communist Party Leader - Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-1991)
**Head of State - Andrei Gromyko, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985-1988)
**Premier - Nikolai Ryzhkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1985-1991)
* Spain -
**Monarch - Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975-present)
**Prime Minister - Felipe González, President of the Government (1982-1996)
* Sweden -
**Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
**Prime Minister -
**# Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (1982-1986)
**# Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986-1991)
* Switzerland -
**Swiss Federal Council - Kurt Furgler, Pierre Aubert, Leon Schlumpf, Alphons Egli, Otto Stich, Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Elisabeth Kopp; members of the Swiss Federal Council; members of the Swiss Federal Council
* Turkey -
**President - Kenan Evren, President of Turkey (1982-1989)
**Prime Minister - Turgut Özal, Prime Minister of Turkey (1983-1989)
* 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)
* Yugoslavia
**Communist Party Leader -
**# Vidoje Žarković, President of the Presidium of the League of Communists (1985-1986)
**# Milanko Renovica, President of the Presidium of the League of Communists (1986-1987)
**Head of State -
**# Radovan Vlajković, President of the Collective Presidency (1985-1986)
**# Sinan Hasani, President of the Collective Presidency (1986-1987)
**Premier -
**# Milka Planinc, President of the Federal Executive Council (1982-1986)
**# Branko Mikulić, President of the Federal Executive Council (1986-1989)

Middle East

* Egypt -
**President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
**Prime Minister -
**# Ali Lutfi, Prime Minister of Egypt (1985-1986)
**# Atef Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1986-1996)
* Israel
**President - Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-1993)
**Prime Minister -
**# Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel (1984-1986)
**# Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel (1986-1992)
* Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
* People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
** President -
**# Ali Nasir Mohammed, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1980-1986)
**# Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1986-1990)
** Prime Minister -
**# Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1971-1986)
**# Yasin Said Numan, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1986-1990)
* 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 (1983-1990)

North America and the Caribbean

*Antigua and Barbuda -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
**Governor-General - Wilfred Jacobs, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–1993)
**Prime Minister - Vere Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–1994)
*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 - Hugh Springer, Governor-General of Barbados (1984–1990)
**Prime Minister -
**#Harold Bernard St. John, Prime Minister of Barbados (1985–1986)
**#Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1986–1987)
*Belize -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
**Governor-General - Elmira Minita Gordon, Governor-General of Belize (1981–1993)
**Prime Minister - Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister of Belize (1984–1989)
*Canada
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
**Governor General - Jeanne Sauvé, Governor General of Canada (1984-1990)
**Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993)
**For more see 1986 Canadian incumbents
*Costa Rica -
*#Luis Alberto Monge, President of Costa Rica (1982–1986)
*#Óscar Arias, President of Costa Rica (1986–1990)
* Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-2008)
*Dominica -
**President - Clarence Augustus Seignoret, President of Dominica (1983–1993)
**Prime Minister - Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (1980–1995)
*Dominican Republic -
*#Salvador Jorge Blanco, President of the Dominican Republic (1982–1986)
*#Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1986–1996)
* El Salvador - José Napoleón Duarte, President of El Salvador (1984–1989)
*Haiti -
**# Jean-Claude Duvalier, President of Haiti (1971-February 6 1986)
**# Henri Namphy, President of Haiti (February 6 1986-1988)
* Trinidad and Tobago -
**President - Ellis Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1976-1987)
**Prime Minister -
**# George Chambers, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1981-1986)
**# A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1986-1991)
* United States - Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981-1989)

outh America

* Argentina - Raúl Alfonsín, President of Argentina (1983-1989)
* Bolivia - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1985-1989)
* Brazil - José Sarney, President of Brazil (1985-1990)
* Chile - Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1973-1990)
* Colombia -
*#Belisario Betancur, President of Colombia (1982-1986)
*#Virgilio Barco Vargas, President of Colombia (1986-1990)
* Ecuador - León Febres Cordero, President of Ecuador (1984-1988)
* Guyana -
**President - Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana (1985-1992)
**Prime Minister - Hamilton Green, Prime Minister of Guyana (1985-1992)
* Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
* Peru - Alan García Pérez, President of Peru (1985-1990)
* Suriname -
**President - Ramdat Misier, President of Suriname (1982-1988)
**Prime Minister -
**#Wim Udenhout, Prime Minister of Suriname (1984-1986)
**#Pretaapnarian Radhakishun, Prime Minister of Suriname (1986-1987)
* Uruguay - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay (1985-1990)
* Venezuela - Jaime Lusinchi, President of Venezuela (1984-1989)