List of state leaders in 1973.html



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

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
  1. Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961-1973)
  2. 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 -
    1. Position created
    2. 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 -
    1. Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (1972–1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President of Pakistan (1971-1973)
    2. Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, President of Pakistan (1973-1978)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. none (1971-1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (1963-1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1949-1950, 1958-1961, 1968-1973)
    2. Edmond Leburton, Prime Minister of Belgium (1973-1974)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Anker Jørgensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1972-18 December 1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Prime Minister of France (1969-1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of the Council of State (1960-1973)
    2. Fritz Ebert, Acting Chairman of the Council of State (1973)
    3. Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of State (1973-1976)
  • Premier -
    1. Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1964-1973)
    2. Horst Sindermann, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1973-1976)
• Ireland -
  • President -
    1. Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959-1973)
    2. Erskine H. Childers, President of Ireland (1973-1974)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jack Lynch, Taoiseach (1966-1973)
    2. Liam Cosgrave, Taoiseach (1973-1977)
• Italy
  • President - Giovanni Leone, President of the Italian Republic (1971-1978)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Giulio Andreotti, Prime Minister of Italy (1972-1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. Barend Biesheuvel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1971-1973)
    2. Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1973-1977)
• Norway
  • Monarch - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway (1957-1991)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lars Korvald, Prime Minister of Norway (1972-16.oct 1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. Francisco Franco, President of the Government (1939-1973)
    2. Luis Carrero Blanco, President of the Government (1973)
    3. Carlos Arias Navarro, President of the Government (1973-1976)
• Sweden
  • Monarch -
    1. Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. Cevdet Sunay, President of Turkey (1966-1973)
    2. Fahri Korutürk, President of Turkey (1973-1980)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ferit Melen, Prime Minister of Turkey (1972-1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. Aziz Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1972-1973)
    2. Anwar Sadat, Prime Minister of Egypt (1973-1974)
• Israel
  • President -
    1. Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963-1973)
    2. 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 -
    1. John Warburton Paul, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1973)
    2. 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)

South 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)