- List of state leaders in 1977
1976 state leaders - Events of 1977 - 1978 state leaders -
State leaders by year ----See also:
*List of religious leaders in 1977
*List of international organization leaders in 1977 Africa
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Algeria -Houari Boumédiènne ,President of Algeria (1965 -1978 )
*Angola -
** President -António Agostinho Neto ,President of Angola (1975 -1979 )
** Prime Minister -Lopo do Nascimento ,Prime Minister of Angola (1975 -1978 )
*Benin -Mathieu Kérékou ,President of Benin (1972 -1991 )
*Botswana -Seretse Khama ,President of Botswana (1966 -1980 )
*Burundi
** President -Jean-Baptiste Bagaza ,President of Burundi (1976 -1987 )
** Prime Minister -Édouard Nzambimana ,Prime Minister of Burundi (1976 -1978 )
*Cape Verde
** President -Aristides Pereira ,President of Cape Verde (1975 -1991 )
** Prime Minister -Pedro Pires ,Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975 -1991 )
*Comoros
** President -Ali Soilih , President of the Comoros (1976 -1978 )
** Prime Minister -Abdallah Mohamed , Prime Minister of the Comoros (1976 -1978 )
*Côte d'Ivoire -Félix Houphouët-Boigny ,President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960 -1993 )
*Djibouti -
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** President -Hassan Gouled Aptidon ,President of Djibouti (1977 -1999 )
** Prime Minister -Ahmed Dini Ahmed ,Prime Minister of Djibouti (1977 -1978 )
*Equatorial Guinea - Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong,President of Equatorial Guinea (1968 -1979 )
*Ethiopia -
**#Tafari Benti ,Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (1974 -1977 )
**#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 -Jomo Kenyatta , President of Kenya (1964 -1978 )
*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 -Moktar Ould Daddah ,President of Mauritania (1960 -1978 )
*Mauritius
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968 -1992 )
** Governor-General -
**#Abdul Rahman Muhammad Osman ,Governor-General of Mauritius (1972 -1977 )
**#Henry Garrioch ,Governor-General of Mauritius (1977 -1978 )
** Prime Minister -Seewoosagur Ramgoolam ,Prime Minister of Mauritius (1968 -1982 )
*Mozambique -Samora Machel , President of Mozambique (1975 –1986 )
*Nigeria -Olusegun Obasanjo ,President of Nigeria (1976 -1979 )
*Rhodesia -
**President -John Wrathall ,President of Rhodesia (1976 -1978 )
**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
** President -
**#James Mancham ,President of Seychelles (1976 -1977 )
**#France-Albert René ,President of Seychelles (1977 -2004 )
** Prime Minister -France-Albert René , Prime Minister of Seychelles (1976 -1977 )
*Somalia -Muhammad Siad Barre , President of Somalia (1969 -1991 )
*Swaziland
** Monarch - Sobhuza II,King of Swaziland (1968 -1982 )
** Prime Minister -Maphevu Dlamini ,Prime Minister of Swaziland (1976 -1979 )
*Togo -Gnassingbé Eyadéma ,President of Togo (1967 -2005 )
*Uganda -Idi Amin ,President of Uganda (1971 -1979 )
* Upper Volta
**President -Sangoulé Lamizana ,President of Upper Volta (1966 -1980 )
**Prime Minister -Sangoulé Lamizana ,Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1974 -1978 )
*Zambia
**President -Kenneth Kaunda ,President of Zambia (1964 -1991 )
**Prime Minister -
**#Elijah Mudenda ,Prime Minister of Zambia (1975 -1977 )
**#Mainza Chona ,Prime Minister of Zambia (1977 -1978 )Asia
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Afghanistan -Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan ,President of Afghanistan (1973 -1978 )
*Bangladesh -
*#Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem , President of Bangladesh (1975 –1977 )
*#Ziaur Rahman , President of Bangladesh (1977 –1981 )
*Brunei -Hassanal Bolkiah ,Sultan of Brunei (1967 –present)
*People's Republic of China
** "De facto" Head of State - Vice Chairmen of theStanding Committee of the National People's Congress (1976 -1978 )
** 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 )
*India -
**President -
**#Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ,President of India (1974 -1977 )
**#Basappa Danappa Jatti , actingPresident of India (1977 )
**#Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ,President of India (1977 -1982 )
**Prime Minister -
**#Indira Gandhi ,Prime Minister of India (1966 -1977 )
**#Morarji Desai ,Prime Minister of India (1977 -1979 )
*Indonesia -Haji Mohammad Suharto , President of Indonesia (1967 –1998 )
*Japan
**Monarch -Showa Emperor ,Emperor of Japan (1926 -1989 )
**Prime Minister -Takeo Fukuda ,Prime Minister of Japan (1976 -1978 )
*South Korea -
**President -Park Chunghee , President of the Republic of Korea (1963 -1979 )
**Prime Minister -Choi Kyu-hah , Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1975 -1979 )
*Malaysia
**Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra,Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1975 -1979 )
**Tun Hussein Onn,Prime Minister of Malaysia (1976 -1981 )
*Nepal
**Monarch -Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev , King of Nepal (1972 –2001 )
**Prime Minister -
**#Tulsi Giri , Prime Minister of Nepal (1975 -September 12 1977 )
**#Kirti Nidhi Bista , Prime Minister of Nepal (September 12 1977 -1979 )
*Pakistan -
**President -Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry ,President of Pakistan (1973 -1978 )
**Head of Government -
**#Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ,Prime Minister of Pakistan (1973 -1977 )
**#Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , Chief Martial Law Administrator (1977 -1985 )
*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 -Yen Chia-kan ,President of the Republic of China (1975 -1978 )
** Premier -Chiang Ching-kuo , President of the Executive Yuan (1972 -1978 )
*Thailand -
** King - Rama IX, King of Thailand (1946 -present)
** Prime Minister -
**#Tanin Kraivixien ,Prime Minister of Thailand (1976 -1977 )
**#Kriangsak Chomanan ,Prime Minister of Thailand (1977 -1980 )Australia and Oceania
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Australia
**Monarch - Elizabeth II,Queen of Australia (1952 -present)
**Governor-General -
**# Sir John Kerr,Governor-General of Australia (1974 -1977 )
**# SirZelman Cowen ,Governor-General of Australia (1977 -1982 )
**Prime Minister -Malcolm Fraser ,Prime Minister of Australia (1975 -1983 )
*Nauru -Bernard Dowiyogo ,President of Nauru (1976 -1978 )
*New Zealand
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952 - present)
** Governor-General -
**# Sir Denis Blundell,Governor-General of New Zealand , (1972 -1977 )
**# Sir Keith Holyoake,Governor-General of New Zealand , (1977 -1980 )
** Prime Minister -Robert Muldoon ,Prime Minister of New Zealand , (1975 -1984 )
*Papua New Guinea
** Monarch - Elizabeth II,Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975 - present)
** Governor-General -
**#Sir John Guise ,Governor-General of Papua New Guinea , (1975 -1 March 1977 )
**#Sir Tore Lokoloko ,Governor-General of Papua New Guinea , (1 March 1977 -1983 )
** Prime Minister -Michael Somare ,Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea , (1975 -1980 )
*Tonga
** Monarch -Taufa'ahau Tupou IV , King of Tonga (1965 –2006 )
** Prime Minister - Tu'i Pelehake (Fatafehi),Prime Minister of Tonga , (1965 –1991 )Europe
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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
** King - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951 -1993 )
** Prime Minister -Leo Tindemans , Prime Minister of Belgium (1974 -1978 )
*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 -
**#Martti Miettunen (1961 -1962 ,1975 -1977 )
**#Kalevi Sorsa (1972 -1975 ,1977 -1979 ,1982 -1987 )
*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 -Walter Scheel , President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974 -1979 )
**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 -
**#Liam Cosgrave ,Taoiseach (1973 -1977 )
**#Jack Lynch ,Taoiseach (1977 -1979 )
*Italy
**President -Giovanni Leone , President of the Italian Republic (1971 -1978 )
**Prime Minister -Giulio Andreotti ,Prime Minister of Italy (1976 -1979 )
*Liechtenstein
**Prince - Prince Franz Josef II,Prince of Liechtenstein (1938 -1989 )
**Head of government -Walter Kieber , Head of Government (1974 -1978 )
*Luxembourg
**Monarch - Grand Duke Jean,Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964 -2000 )
**Prime Minister -Gaston Thorn ,Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1974 -1979 )
*Malta
**President -Anton Buttigieg ,President of Malta (1976 -1981 )
**Prime Minister -Dom Mintoff ,Prime Minister of Malta (1971 -1984 )
*Monaco
**Monarch - Prince Rainer III,Prince of Monaco (1949 -2005 )
**Head of Government -André Saint-Mleux ,Minister of State of Monaco (1972 –1981 )
*Netherlands
**Monarch - Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948 -1980 )
**Prime Minister -
**#Joop den Uyl ,Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1973 -1977 )
**#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 -Mário Soares ,Prime Minister of Portugal (1976 -1978 )
*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 -Rudolf Gnägi ,Ernst Brugger ,Pierre Graber ,Kurt Furgler ,Willy Ritschard ,Hans Hürlimann ,Georges-André Chevallaz
*Turkey
** President -Fahri Korutürk , President of Turkey (1973-1980)
** Prime Minister -
**#Süleyman Demirel ,Prime Minister of Turkey (1975-1977)
**#Bülent Ecevit ,Prime Minister of Turkey (1977)
**#Süleyman Demirel ,Prime Minister of Turkey (1977-1978)
*United Kingdom -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II,Queen of the United Kingdom (1952 -present)
**Prime Minister -James Callaghan ,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1976 -1979 )
*Vatican City
** Pope - Paul VI,Bishop of Rome (1963 -1978 )
** Secretary of State -Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot ,Cardinal Secretary of State (1969 -1979 )Middle East
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Egypt
**President -Anwar Sadat ,President of Egypt (1970 -1981 )
**Prime Minister -Mamdouh Muhammad Salem ,Prime Minister of Egypt (1975 -1978 )
*Israel -
**President -Ephraim Katzir ,President of Israel (1973 -1978 )
**Prime Minister -
**#Yitzhak Rabin ,Prime Minister of Israel (1974 -1977 )
**#Shimon Peres , actingPrime Minister of Israel (1977 )
**#Menachem Begin ,Prime Minister of Israel (1977 -1983 )
*Oman -Qaboos Bin Said ,Sultan of Oman (1970 -)
*People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
** President -Salim Ali Rubai , Chairman of the Presidential Council (1970 -1978 )
** Prime Minister -Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas , Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1971 -1986 )
*Yemen Arab Republic
** President -
**#Ibrahim al-Hamdi , Chairman of the Military Command Council (1974 -1977 )
**#Ahmed al-Ghashmi , President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1977 -1978 )
** Prime Minister -Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani , Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1975 -1980 )North America and the Caribbean
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Bahamas -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II,Queen of the Bahamas (1973 –present)
**Governor-General -Milo Butler , Governor-General of the Bahamas (1973 –1979 )
**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 -Jules Léger ,Governor General of Canada (1974 -1979 )
**Prime Minister -Pierre Trudeau ,Prime Minister of Canada (1968 -1979 )
*Costa Rica -Daniel Oduber Quirós , President of Costa Rica (1974 –1978 )
*Cuba -Fidel Castro ,President of Cuba (1976 -2008 )
*Dominican Republic -Joaquín Balaguer , President of the Dominican Republic (1966 –1978 )
*El Salvador
**President -
**#Arturo Armando Molina ,President of El Salvador (1972 –1977 )
**#Carlos Humberto Romero ,President of El Salvador (1977 –1979 )
*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 -
*#Gerald Ford ,President of the United States (1974 -1977 )
*#Jimmy Carter ,President of the United States (1977 -1981 )outh America
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Argentina -Jorge Rafael Videla ,President of Argentina (1976 -1981 )
*Bolivia -Hugo Banzer Suárez ,President of Bolivia (1971 -1978 )
*Brazil -Ernesto Geisel ,President of Brazil (1974 -1979 )
*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 -Carlos Andrés Pérez , President of Venezuela (1974 -1979 )
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