List of state leaders in 2015

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This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2015.

Africa[]

  •  Algeria
    • President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria (2014–2017)
  •  Angola
  •  Benin
    • President – Thomas Boni Yayi, President of Benin (2006–2016)
    • Prime Minister – Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of Benin (2015–2016)
  •  Botswana
    • President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008–2018)
  •  Burkina Faso
    • President –
      1. Michel Kafando, Acting President of Burkina Faso (2014–2015)
      2. Gilbert Diendéré, Head of National Council of Democracy of Burkina Faso (2015)
      3. Michel Kafando, Acting President of Burkina Faso (2015)
      4. Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso (2015–2022)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Yacouba Isaac Zida, Acting Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2014–2015)
      2. Yacouba Isaac Zida, Acting Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2015)
  •  Burundi
    • President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
  •  Cameroon
  •  Cape Verde
    • President – Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–2021)
    • Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016)
  •  Central African Republic
    • Head of State – Catherine Samba-Panza, Head of State of the Transition of the Central African Republic (2014–2016)
    • Prime Minister – Mahamat Kamoun, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2014–2016)
  •  Chad
    • President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, Prime Minister of Chad (2013–2016)
  •  Comoros
    • President – Ikililou Dhoinine, President of the Comoros (2011–2016)
  •  Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
    • President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
  •  Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    • President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Augustin Matata Ponyo, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2012–2016)
  •  Djibouti
    • President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present)
  •  Egypt
    • President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Ibrahim Mahlab, Prime Minister of Egypt (2014–2015)
      2. Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015–2018)
  •  Equatorial Guinea
    • President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
    • Prime Minister – Vicente Ehate Tomi, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2012–2016)
  •  Eritrea
    • President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)[a]
  •  Ethiopia
    • President – Mulatu Teshome, President of Ethiopia (2013–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012–2018)
  •  Gabon
  •  The Gambia
  •  Ghana
    • President – John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana (2012-2017)
  •  Guinea
    • President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–2021)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Mohamed Said Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea (2010–2015)
      2. Mamady Youla, Prime Minister of Guinea (2015–2018)
  •  Guinea-Bissau
    • President – José Mário Vaz, President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2019)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Domingos Simões Pereira, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2015)
      2. Baciro Djá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2015)
      3. Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2015–2016)
  •  Ivory Coast
    • President – Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast (2010–present)
    • Prime Minister – Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2012–2017)
  •  Kenya
    • President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–present)
  •  Lesotho
    • Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Tom Thabane, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2012–2015)
      2. Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2015–2017)
  •  Liberia
    • President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–2018)
  •  Libya
    • Head of State –
      • Nouri Abusahmain, Chairman of the General National Congress of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–2016)
      • Aguila Saleh Issa, President of the House of Representatives of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–2021)
    • Prime Minister –
      • Abdullah al-Thani, Acting Prime Minister of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–2021)
      1. Omar al-Hassi, Prime Minister of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–2015)
      2. Khalifa al-Ghawi, Prime Minister of Libya (co-claimant, 2015–2016)
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malawi
  •  Mali
    • President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali (2013–2020)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Moussa Mara, Prime Minister of Mali (2014–2015)
      2. Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (2015–2017)
  •  Mauritania
    • President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Yahya Ould Hademine, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014–2018)
  •  Mauritius
    • President –
      1. Kailash Purryag, President of Mauritius (2012–2015)
      2. Monique Ohsan Bellepeau, Acting President of Mauritius (2015)
      3. Ameenah Gurib, President of Mauritius (2015–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2014–2017)
  •  Morocco
    • Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Abdelilah Benkirane, Head of Government of Morocco (2011–2017)
    •  Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognised state)
      • President – Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of Western Sahara (1976–2016)
      • Prime Minister – Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018)
  •  Mozambique
    • President –
      1. Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–2015)
      2. Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Alberto Vaquina, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2012–2015)
      2. Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015–2022)
  •  Namibia
  •  Niger
    • President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021)
  •  Nigeria
  •  Rwanda
  •  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor – Mark Andrew Capes, Governor of Saint Helena (2011–2016)
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Senegal
    • President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–present)
    • Prime Minister – Mohammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019)
  •  Seychelles
    • President – James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–2016)
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia
    • President – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (2012–2017)
    • Prime Minister – Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (2014–2017)
    •  Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)
      • President – Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, President of Somaliland (2010–2017)
    •  Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
      • President – Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, President of Puntland (2014–2019)
  •  South Africa
  •  South Sudan
    • President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2005–present)[b]
  •  Sudan
    • President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
  •  Swaziland
    • Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
    • Prime Minister – Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008–2018)
  •  Tanzania
  •  Togo
    • President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu, Prime Minister of Togo (2012–2015)
      2. Komi Sélom Klassou, Prime Minister of Togo (2015–2020)
  •  Tunisia
    • President – Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Mehdi Jomaa, Head of Government of Tunisia (2014–2015)
      2. Habib Essid, Head of Government of Tunisia (2015–2016)
  •  Uganda
  •  Zambia
    • President –
      1. Guy Scott, Acting President of Zambia (2014–2015)
      2. Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia (2015–2021)
  •  Zimbabwe
    • President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987– 2017)

Asia[]

  •  Afghanistan
    • President – Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan (2014–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan (2014–2020)
  •  Bahrain
    • Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–2020[c]
  •  Bangladesh
    • President – Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh (2013–present)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present)
  •  Bhutan
    • Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
    • Prime Minister – Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2013–2018)
  •  Brunei
    • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)[d]
    • Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
  •  Cambodia
    • Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
    • Prime Minister – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)[e]
  •  China (People's Republic of China)
  •  East Timor
  •  India
    • President – Pranab Mukherjee, President of India (2012–2017)
    • Prime Minister – Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (2014–present)
  •  Indonesia
    • President – Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia (2014–present)
  •  Iran
    • Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
    • President – Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran (2013–2021)
  •  Iraq
    • President – Fuad Masum, President of Iraq (2014–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Haider al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq (2014–2018)
  •  Israel
    • President – Reuven Rivlin, President of Israel (2014–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–2021)
  •  Japan
    • Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2012–2020)
  •  Jordan
    • Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
    • Prime Minister – Abdullah Ensour, Prime Minister of Jordan (2012–2016)
  •  Kazakhstan
    • President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019)[f]
    • Prime Minister – Karim Massimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2014–2016)
  •  North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
  •  South Korea (Republic of Korea)
  •  Kuwait
    • Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–2020)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011–2019)
  •  Kyrgyzstan
    • President – Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2011–2017)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Djoomart Otorbaev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2014–2015)
      2. Temir Sariyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2015–2016)
  •  Laos
  •  Lebanon
    • President – Tammam Salam, Acting President of Lebanon (2014–2016)
    • Prime Minister – Tammam Salam, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2014–2016)
  •  Malaysia
    • Monarch – Tuanku Abdul Halim, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2011–2016)
    • Prime Minister – Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–2018)
  •  Maldives
  •  Mongolia
    • President – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia (2009–2017)
    • Prime Minister – Chimediin Saikhanbileg, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2014–2016)
  •  Myanmar
    • President – Thein Sein, President of Myanmar (2011–2016)
  •    Nepal
    • President –
      1. Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal (2008–2015)
      2. Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Sushil Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2014–2015)
      2. Khadga Prasad Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal (2015–2016)
  •  Oman
    • Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–2020)
    • Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–2020)
  •  Pakistan
    • President – Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan (2013–2018)
    • Prime Minister – Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2013–2017)
  •  Palestine[h]
    • President – Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister – Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of Palestine (2013–2019)
  •  Philippines
    • President – Benigno Aquino, President of the Philippines (2010–2016)
  •  Qatar
    • Monarch – Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (2013–present)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2013–2020)
  •  Saudi Arabia
    • Monarch –
      1. Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015)
      2. Salman, King of Saudi Arabia (2015–present)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015)
      2. Salman, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2015–present)
  •  Singapore
    • President – Tony Tan, President of Singapore (2011–2017)
    • Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)
  •  Sri Lanka
    • President –
      1. Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2005–2015)
      2. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka (2015–2019)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. D. M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2010–2015)
      2. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2015–2018)
  • Syria
    •  Syrian Arab Republic
      • President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
      • Prime Minister – Wael Nader al-Halqi, Prime Minister of Syria (2012–2016)
    •  Syrian Interim Government (partially recognised, rival government)
      • President –
        1. Hadi al-Bahra, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2014–2015)
        2. Khaled Khoja, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2015–2016)
      • Prime Minister – Ahmad Tu'mah, Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2014–2016)
  •  Taiwan (Republic of China)
    • President – Ma Ying-jeou, President of Taiwan (2008–2016)
    • Premier – Mao Chi-kuo, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2014–2016)
  •  Tajikistan
    • President – Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
    • Prime Minister – Kokhir Rasulzoda, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (2013–present)
  •  Thailand
    • Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–2016)
    • Prime Minister – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand (2014–present)
  •  Turkey
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  United Arab Emirates
    • President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present)
    • Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present)
  •  Uzbekistan
    • President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–2016)[i]
    • Prime Minister – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–2016)
  •  Vietnam
  • Yemen
    •  Republic of Yemen
    •   Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen (unrecognised, rival government)
      • the Yemeni Supreme Revolutionary Committee was formed on 6 February
      • Head of State – Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, President of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen (2015–2016)

Europe[]

North America[]

Oceania[]

  •  American Samoa (unorganised, unincorporated territory of the United States)
    • Governor – Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Governor of American Samoa (2013–2021)
  •  Australia
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of Australia (2014–2019)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia (2013–2015)
      2. Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia (2015–2018)
    •  Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
      • Administrator – Barry Haase, Administrator of Christmas Island (2014–2017)
      • Shire-President – Gordon Thomson, Shire president of Christmas Island (2013–present)
    •  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
      • Administrator – Barry Haase, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2014–2017)
      • Shire-President –
        1. , Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2011–2015)
        2. , Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2015–2017)
    •  Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
      • Administrator – Gary Hardgrave, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2014–2017)
      • Chief Minister – Lisle Snell, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2013–2015)
  •  Fiji
    • President –
      1. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, President of Fiji (2009–2015)
      2. Jioji Konrote, President of Fiji (2015–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–present)
  •   French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)
  •  Guam (insular area of the United States)
    • Governor – Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam (2011–2019)
  •  Kiribati
    • President – Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–2016)
  •  Marshall Islands
    • President – Christopher Loeak, President of the Marshall Islands (2012–2016)
  •  Micronesia
    • President –
      1. Manny Mori, President of Micronesia (2007–2015)
      2. Peter M. Christian, President of Micronesia (2015–2019)
  •  Nauru
  •   New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
  •  New Zealand
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General of New Zealand (2011–2016)
    • Prime Minister – John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2008–2016)
    •  Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand)
    •  Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
      • Premier – Toke Talagi, Premier of Niue (2008–present)
    •  Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
      • Administrator –
        1. Jonathan Kings, Administrator of Tokelau (2011–2015)
        2. Linda Te Puni, Acting Administrator of Tokelau (2015–present)
      • Head of Government –
        1. Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2014–2015)
        2. Siopili Perez, Head of Government of Tokelau (2015–2016)
  •  Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor –
      1. Eloy Inos, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2013–2015)
      2. Ralph Torres, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2015–present)
  •  Palau
  •  Papua New Guinea
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Michael Ogio, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2011–2017)
    • Prime Minister – Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011–2019)
  •  Pitcairn Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor – Jonathan Sinclair, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2014–2017)
    • Mayor – Shawn Christian, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2014–2019)
  •  Samoa
  •  Solomon Islands
    • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
    • Governor-General – Sir Frank Kabui, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2009–2019)
    • Prime Minister – Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2014–2017)
  •  Tonga
    • Monarch – Tupou VI, King of Tonga (2012–present)
    • Prime Minister – ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Prime Minister of Tonga (2014–2019)
  •  Tuvalu
  •  Vanuatu
    • President – Baldwin Lonsdale, President of Vanuatu (2014–2017)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Joe Natuman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2014–2015)
      2. Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2015–2016)
  •   Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
    • Administrator –
      1. , Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2013–2015)
      2. Marcel Renouf, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2015–2017)
    • Head of Government – , President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2014–2017)

South America[]

  •  Argentina
    • President –
      1. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina (2007–2015)
      2. Federico Pinedo, Acting President of Argentina (2015)
      3. Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina (2015–present)
  •  Bolivia
    • President – Evo Morales, President of Bolivia (2006–2019)
  •  Brazil
    • President – Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil (2011–2016)
  •  Chile
    • President – Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile (2014–2018)
  •  Colombia
  •  Ecuador
    • President – Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador (2007–2017)
  •  Falkland Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
    • Governor – Colin Roberts, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2014–2017)
    • Head of Government – Keith Padgett, Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands (2012–2016)
  •  Guyana
  •  Paraguay
    • President – Horacio Cartes, President of Paraguay (2013–2018)
  •  Peru
  •  Suriname
  •  Uruguay
  •  Venezuela

Notes[]

  1. ^ Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
  2. ^ South Sudan only became independent in 2011.
  3. ^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
  4. ^ Brunei only became independent in 1984.
  5. ^ Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister in 1993–98.
  6. ^ Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
  7. ^ Kim was commonly referred to as supreme leader prior to the end of 2011, and then appointed as First Chairman of the National Defence Commission in 2012—nevertheless serving as the de facto leader of North Korea throughout.
  8. ^ Palestine continues to be administered de jure by the Palestinian National Authority, and hence the Palestinian head of state and head of government jointly remain as both the president and prime minister of this corresponding National Authority. Supplementary to its existing status internationally as a partially recognised state, it remains an occupied state on the part of Israel in the West Bank.
  9. ^ Uzbekistan only became independent in 1991.
  10. ^ Montenegro only became independent in 2006.
  11. ^ The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is head of state and government collectively. As a party to the Council, the president serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.

External links[]

  • Rulers—a list of rulers throughout time and places
  • WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories
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