List of state leaders in 1973

1972 state leaders - Events of 1973 - 1974 state leaders - State leaders by year----

See also:
*List of religious leaders in 1973
*List of international organization leaders in 1973

Africa

* Algeria - Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-1978)
* Botswana - Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966-1980)
* Burundi
** President - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976)
** Prime Minister - Albin Nyamoya, Prime Minister of Burundi (1972-1973)
* Côte d'Ivoire - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
* Dahomey - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Dahomey (1972-1991)
* Equatorial Guinea - Francisco Macías Nguema Biyogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1968-1979)
* Ethiopia
**Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1974)
** Prime Minister - Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961-1974)
* Gabon - Albert-Bernard Bongo (name changed to Omar Bongo on September 29), President of Gabon (1967-present)
* 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)
* Nigeria - Yakubu Gowon, President of Nigeria (1966-1975)
* Rhodesia -
**President - Clifford Dupont, President of Rhodesia (1970-1975)
**Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965-1979)
* Rwanda
*# Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961-1973)
*# Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
* Senegal
** President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960-1980)
** Prime Minister - Abdou Diouf, Prime Minister of Senegal (1970-1980)
* 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)
* Togo - Étienne 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 - Gérard Kango Ouedraogo, Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1971-1974)
* Zambia
**President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
**Prime Minister -
**# "Position created"
**# Mainza Chona, Prime Minister of Zambia (1973-1975)

Asia

* Afghanistan
** Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
**Prime Minister - Mohammad Musa Shafiq, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1972-1973)
**President - Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, President of Afghanistan (1973-1978)
* Bangladesh -
**President -
**#Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (1972–1973)
**#Mohammad Ullah, President of Bangladesh (1973–1975)
**Prime Minister - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975)
* Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
* People's Republic of China
** "Acting" Head of State - Dong Biwu, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1968-1975)
** Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council (1949-1976)
** Head of Communist Party - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
* India -
**President - Varahagiri Venkata Giri, President of India (1969-1974)
**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 - Kakuei Tanaka, Prime Minister of Japan (1972-1974)
* South Korea -
**President - Park Chunghee, President of the Republic of Korea (1963-1979)
**Prime Minister - Kim Jong-pil, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1971-1975)
* Malaysia
**Tuanku Al-Mutassimu Billahi Muhibbudin Sultan Abdul Halim Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1970 - 1975)
**Tun Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970-1976)
* Pakistan -
**President -
**# Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President of Pakistan (1971-1973)
**# Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, President of Pakistan (1973-1978)
**Prime Minister -
**# none (1971-1973)
**# 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 - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
** Premier - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Executive Yuan (1972-1978)
*Thailand -
** King - Rama IX, King of Thailand (1946-present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (1963-1973)
**# Sanya Dharmasakti, Prime Minister of Thailand (1973-1975)

Australia and Oceania

*Australia
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
**Governor-General - Sir Paul Hasluck, Governor-General of Australia (1969-1974)
**Prime Minister - Gough Whitlam, Prime Minister of Australia (1972-1975)
*Nauru - Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1968-1976)
*'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 - Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1972-1974)
* 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 -
***Georges Pompidou, President of France (1969-1974)
***Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgell (1971-2003)
*Austria -
**President - Franz Jonas, President of Austria (1965–1974)
**Chancellor - Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (1970–1983)
* Belgium
** King - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
** Prime Minister -
**#Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1949-1950, 1958-1961, 1968-1973)
**#Edmond Leburton, Prime Minister of Belgium (1973-1974)
* Denmark
** Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Anker Jørgensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1972-18 December 1973)
**# Poul Hartling, Prime Minister of Denmark (18 December 1973-1975)
* Finland
** President - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956-1981)
** Prime Minister - Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland (1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987)
* France -
**President - Georges Pompidou, President of France (1969-1974)
**Prime Minister -
**# Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Prime Minister of France (1969-1973)
**# Pierre Messmer, Prime Minister of France (1973-1974)
* Federal Republic of Germany -
**President - Gustav Heinemann, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969-1974)
**Chancellor - Willy Brandt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969-1974)
* German Democratic Republic -
**Communist Party Leader - Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1971-1989)
**Head of State -
**# Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of the Council of State (1960-1973)
**# Fritz Ebert, Acting Chairman of the Council of State (1973)
**# Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of State (1973-1976)
**Premier -
**# Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1964-1973)
**# Horst Sindermann, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1973-1976)
* Ireland -
**President -
**# Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959-1973)
**# Erskine H. Childers, President of Ireland (1973-1974)
**Prime Minister -
**# Jack Lynch, Taoiseach (1966-1973)
**# Liam Cosgrave, Taoiseach (1973-1977)
* Italy
**President - Giovanni Leone, President of the Italian Republic (1971-1978)
**Prime Minister -
**# Giulio Andreotti, Prime Minister of Italy (1972-1973)
**# Mariano Rumor, Prime Minister of Italy (1973-1974)
* Liechtenstein
**Prince - Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
**Head of government - Alfred Hilbe, Head of Government (1970-1974)
* Luxembourg
**Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
**Prime Minister - Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1954-1974, 1979-1989)
* 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 -
**#Barend Biesheuvel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1971-1973)
**#Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1973-1977)
* Norway
**Monarch - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway (1957-1991)
**Prime Minister -
**#Lars Korvald, Prime Minister of Norway (1972-16.oct 1973)
**#Trygve Martin Bratteli, Prime Minister of Norway (1971-1972, 16. oct 1973-1976)
* 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 - Américo Thomaz, President of Portugal (1958-1974)
**Prime Minister - Marcello Caetano, President of the Council of Ministers (1968-1974)
*Spain -
**Generalísimo - Francisco Franco, Head of the Spanish State (1939-1975)
**Prime Minister -
**#Francisco Franco, President of the Government (1939-1973)
**#Luis Carrero Blanco, President of the Government (1973)
**#Carlos Arias Navarro, President of the Government (1973-1976)
* Sweden
** Monarch -
**#Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
**#Carl XVI Gustav, King of Sweden (1973-present)
** Prime Minister - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-1976)
*Switzerland -
**Swiss Federal Council - Hans-Peter Tschudi, Roger Bonvin, Rudolf Gnägi, Nello Celio, Ernst Brugger, Pierre Graber, Kurt Furgler; members of the Swiss Federal Council
* Turkey
** President -
**# Cevdet Sunay, President of Turkey (1966-1973)
**# Fahri Korutürk, President of Turkey (1973-1980)
** Prime Minister -
**# Ferit Melen, Prime Minister of Turkey (1972-1973)
**# Naim Talu, Prime Minister of Turkey (1973-1974)
* United Kingdom -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
**Prime Minister - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1970-1974)
*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 (1971-1981)
**Prime Minister -
**# Aziz Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1972-1973)
**# Anwar Sadat, Prime Minister of Egypt (1973-1974)
* Israel
**President -
**# Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963-1973)
**# Ephraim Katzir, President of Israel (1973-1978)
**Prime Minister - Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (1969-1974)
* Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
* 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 - Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1967-1974)
** Prime Minister - Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1972-1974)

North America and the Caribbean

*Bahamas -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
**Governor-General -
**#John Warburton Paul, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1973)
**#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)
**Prime Minister - Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1966–1976)
*Canada
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
**Governor General - Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967-1974)
**Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979)
*Costa Rica - José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1970–1974)
* Cuba
** President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959-1976)
** Premier - Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba (1959-1976)
*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)
**Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956-1981)
* United States - Richard Nixon, President of the United States (1969-1974)

outh America

* Brazil - Emílio Garrastazú Médici, President of Brazil (1969-1974)
* Chile
**Salvador Allende, President (1970-1973)
**Augusto Pinochet, President de facto (1973-1990)
* Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
* Peru - Juan Velasco Alvarado, President of Peru (1968-1975)
*Uruguay - Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay (1972-1976)
*Venezuela - Rafael Caldera, President of Venezuela (1969-1974)