List of state leaders in 1976

1975 state leaders - Events of 1976 - 1977 state leaders - State leaders by year----

See also:
*List of religious leaders in 1976
*List of international organization leaders in 1976

Africa

* 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 -
**# Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976)
**# Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President of Burundi (1976-1987)
** Prime Minister - Édouard Nzambimana (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 -
**# Said Mohamed Jaffar, President of the Comoros (1975-1976)
**# 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)
* Equatorial Guinea - Macías Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong (name changed to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong during the year), President of Equatorial Guinea (1968-1979)
* Ethiopia - Tafari Benti, Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (1974-1977)
* 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)
** Prime Minister - Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1968-1982)
*Mozambique - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique (1975–1986)
* Nigeria
** President -
**# Murtala Mohammed, President of Nigeria (1975-1976)
**# Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1976-1979)
* Rhodesia -
**President -
**# Henry Everard, acting President of Rhodesia (1975-1976)
**# 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)
** 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 -
**# Prince Makhosini Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1968-1976)
**# 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)

Asia

* Afghanistan - Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, President of Afghanistan (1973-1978)
* Bangladesh - Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, President of Bangladesh (1975–1977)
* Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
*People's Republic of China
** "De facto" Head of State -
**#Zhu De, Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1975- 1976)
**#Vice Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1976-1978)
** Premier -
**#Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council (1949-1976)
**#Hua Guofeng, Premier of the State Council (1976-1980)
** Head of Communist Party -
**#Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
**#Hua Guofeng, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1976-1981)
* India -
**President - Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, President of India (1974-1977)
**Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977)
*Indonesia - Haji Mohammad Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
*Japan
**Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
**Prime Minister -
**#Takeo Miki, Prime Minister of Japan (1974-1976)
**#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 Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970-January 14, 1976)
**Tun Hussein Onn, Prime Minister of Malaysia (January 15, 1976 - 1981)
*Nepal
**Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
**Prime Minister - Tulsi Giri, Prime Minister of Nepal (1975-1977)
* Pakistan -
**President - Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, President of Pakistan (1973-1978)
**Prime Minister - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1973-1977)
* 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 -
**# Kukrit Pramoj, Prime Minister of Thailand (1975-1976)
**# Seni Pramoj, Prime Minister of Thailand (1976)
**# Tanin Kraivixien, Prime Minister of Thailand (1976-1977)

Australia and Oceania

*Australia
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
**Governor-General - Sir John Kerr, Governor-General of Australia (1974-1977)
**Prime Minister - Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia (1975-1983)
*Nauru -
*#Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1968-1976)
*#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)
** 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 - 1977)
** 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

* 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)
* France -
**President - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of France (1974-1981)
**Prime Minister -
**# Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister of France (1974-1976)
**# 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 -
**# Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of State (1973-1976)
**# Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State (1976-1989)
**Premier -
**# Horst Sindermann, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1973-1976)
**# Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1976-1989)
* Ireland -
**President -
**# Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, President of Ireland (1974-1976)
**# Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
**Prime Minister - Liam Cosgrave, Taoiseach (1973-1977)
* Italy
**President - Giovanni Leone, President of the Italian Republic (1971-1978)
**Prime Minister -
**# Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy (1974-1976)
**# 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 -
**#Anthony Mamo, President of Malta (1974-1976)
**#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 - Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
**Prime Minister - Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1973-1977)
* 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 -
**#Francisco da Costa Gomes, President of Portugal (1974-1976)
**#António Ramalho Eanes, President of Portugal (1976-1986)
**Prime Minister -
**#José Pinheiro de Azevedo, Prime Minister of Portugal (1975-1976)
**#Vasco de Almeida Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal (1976)
**#Mário Soares, Prime Minister of Portugal (1976-1978)
*Spain -
**Monarch - King Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975-present)
**Prime Minister -
**#Carlos Arias Navarro, President of the Government (1973-1976)
**#Adolfo Suárez González, President of the Government (1976-1981)
* Sweden -
**Monarch - King Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
**Prime Minister -
*#Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, (1969-1976)
*#Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden, (1976-1978)
*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)
* United Kingdom -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
**Prime Minister -
**# Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1974-1976)
**# 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

* 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)
* 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)
** Prime Minister - Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1975-1980)

North America and the Caribbean

*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 -
**#Arleigh Winston Scott, Governor-General of Barbados (1967–1976)
**#William Douglas, acting Governor-General of Barbados (1976)
**#Deighton Lisle Ward, Governor-General of Barbados (1976–1984)
**Prime Minister -
**#Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1966–1976)
**#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
** President -
**# Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959-1976)
**# Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-2008)
** Premier
**# Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba (1959-1976)
**# "Office abolished, 3 December 1976
*Dominican Republic - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1966–1978)
* El Salvador - Arturo Armando Molina, President of El Salvador (1972–1977)
*Trinidad and Tobago
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962-1976)
**Governor General - Ellis Clarke, Governor General of Trinidad and Tobago (1972-1976)
**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)

outh America

*Argentina -
*# Isabel Martínez de Perón, President of Argentina (1975-1976)
*# 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)
* Guyana - Arthur Chung, President of Guyana (1970-1980)
* Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
* Peru - Francisco Morales Bermúdez, President of Peru (1975-1980)
*Uruguay -
*#Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay (1972-1976)
*#Alberto Demicheli, President of Uruguay (1976)
*#Aparicio Méndez, President of Uruguay (1976-1981)
*Venezuela - Carlos Andrés Pérez, President of Venezuela (1974-1979)