List of state leaders in 1991

1990 state leaders - Events of 1991 - 1992 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mouloud Hamrouche, Prime Minister of Algeria (1989-1991)
    2. Sid Ahmed Ghozali, Prime Minister of Algeria (1991-1992)
• Angola -
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
  • Prime Minister - Fernando José de Franca Dias van Dúnem, Prime Minister of Angola (19 July 1991-1992)
• Benin
  • President -
    1. Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
    2. Nicéphore Soglo, President of Benin (1991-1996)
  • Prime Minister - Nicéphore Soglo, Prime Minister of Benin (1990-1991)
• Botswana - Quett Masire (name changed to Ketumile Masire during 1991), President of Botswana (1980-1998)
• Burkina Faso - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
• Cape Verde
  • President -
    1. Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
    2. António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991-2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pedro Pires, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
    2. Carlos Veiga, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1991-2000)
• Comoros - Said Mohamed Djohar, President of the Comoros (1989-1995)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Alassane Ouattara, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (1990-1993)
• Djibouti -
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
  • Prime Minister - Cristino Seriche Bioko, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1982-1992)
• Ethiopia
  • President -
    1. Mengistu Haile Mariam, President of Ethiopia (1977-1991)
    2. Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, President of Ethiopia (1991)
    3. Meles Zenawi, President of Ethiopia (1991-1995)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hailu Yimenu, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1989-1991)
    2. Tamirat Layne, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1991-1995)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister - Casimir Oyé-Mba, Prime Minister of Gabon (1990-1994)
• The Gambia - Dawda Jawara, President of The Gambia (1970-1994)
• Guinea - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
• Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Liberia - Amos Sawyer, President of Liberia (1990-1996)
• Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
• Mali
  • President -
    1. Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1968-1991)
    2. Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (1991-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Soumana Sacko, Prime Minister of Mali (1991-1992)
• Mauritania
  • President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1984-1992)
• Mauritius
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968-1992)
  • Governor-General - Veerasamy Ringadoo, Governor-General of Mauritius (1986-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1982-1995)
• Mozambique
  • President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Mário da Graça Machungo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1986-1994)
• Namibia
  • President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990-2002)
• Nigeria - Ibrahim Babangida, President of Nigeria (1985-1993)
• Rwanda
  • President - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
  • Prime Minister - Sylvestre Nsanzimana , Prime Minister of Rwanda (1991-1992)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President -
    1. Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975-1991)
    2. Miguel Trovoada, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1991-2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Celestino Rocha da Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1988-1991)
    2. Daniel Lima dos Santos Daio, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1991-1992)
• Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Malawi (1977-2004)
• Somalia
  • President -
    1. Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969 - 27 January 1991)
    2. Ali Mahdi Muhammad - 29 January 1991 till November 1991
• Uganda -
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the military council (1986-)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Samson Kisekka, Prime Minister of Uganda (1986-1991)
    2. George Cosmas Adiego, Prime Minister of Uganda (1991-1994)
• Zambia
  • President -
    1. Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
    2. Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991-2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Malimba Masheke, Prime Minister of Zambia (1989-1991)
    2. Position eliminated
• Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President - Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan (1987-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Fazal Haq Khaliqyar, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1990-1992)
• Brunei
  • Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • President - Yang Shangkun, President of the People's Republic of China (1988-1993)
  • Premier - Li Peng, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987-1998)
  • Head of Communist Party - Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002)
• India -
  • President - Ramaswamy Venkataraman, President of India (1987-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Chandra Shekhar, Prime Minister of India (1990-1991)
    2. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (1991-1996)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President - Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, President of Iran (1989–1997)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Toshiki Kaifu, Prime Minister of Japan (1989–1991)
    2. Kiichi Miyazawa, Prime Minister of Japan (1991–1993)
• South Korea
  • President - Roh Tae-woo, President of the Republic of Korea (1988–1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ro Jai-bong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1990–1991)
    2. Chung Won-shik, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1991–1992)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Prime Minister of Nepal (1990-1991)
    2. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (1991-1994)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan (1988-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1990-1993)
• Philippines
  • President - Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines (1986-1992)
• Singapore
  • President - Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (1985-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-2004)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988-2000)
  • Premier - Hau Pei-tsun, President of the Executive Yuan (1990-1993)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - William Hayden, Governor-General of Australia (1989-1996)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia (1983-1991)
    2. Paul Keating, Prime Minister of Australia (1991-1996)

• Fiji -
  • President - Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, President of Fiji (5 December, 1987-16 December, 1993)
  • Prime Minister - Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (5 December, 1987-2 June, 1992)

• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Toaripi Lauti, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1990-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Bikenibeu Paeniu, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1989-1993)

Europe

• Albania
  • First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor - Ramiz Alia, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1985-1991)
  • Head of State - Ramiz Alia, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1982-1991)
  • Premier - Adil Çarçani, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1982-1991)
  • President - Ramiz Alia, President of Albania (1991-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (1991-1991)
    2. Ylli Bufi, Prime Minister of Albania (1991-1991)
    3. Vilson Ahmeti, Prime Minister of Albania (1991-1992)
• Andorra
  • Co-Princes
    • François Mitterrand, President of France (1981–1995)
    • Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgell (1971–2003)
  • Head of Government - Òscar Ribas Reig, Executive Council President (1990–1994)
• Austria
  • President - Kurt Waldheim, Federal President of Austria (1986–1992)
  • Chancellor - Franz Vranitzky, Chancellor of Austria (1986–1997)
• Belgium
  • King - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1982-1992)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister - Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
• Estonia
  • Prime Minister - Edgar Savisaar, acting Prime Minister of Estonia (1991 – 1992)
• Finland
  • President - Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland, (1982-1994)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Harri Holkeri, Prime Minister of Finland, (1987-1991)
    2. Esko Aho, Prime Minister of Finland, (1991-1995)
• France
  • President - François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Michel Rocard, Prime Minister of France (1988-1991)
    2. Edith Cresson, Prime Minister of France (1991-1992)
• Germany
  • President - Richard von Weizsäcker, President of Germany (1984-1994)
  • Chancellor - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany (1982-1998)
• Hungary
  • President - Árpád Göncz, President of Hungary (1990–2000)
  • Prime Minister - József Antall, Prime Minister of Hungary (1990–1993)
• Ireland -
  • President - Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990-1997)
  • Prime Minister - Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1987-1992)
• Italy
  • President - Francesco Cossiga, President of the Italian Republic (1985-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Giulio Andreotti, Prime Minister of Italy (1989-1992)
• Liechtenstein
  • Monarch - Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
  • Head of Government - Hans Brunhart, Head of Government (1978–1993)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964–2000)
  • Prime Minister - Jacques Santer, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1984–1995)
• Malta
  • President - Censu Tabone, President of Malta (1989–1994)
  • Prime Minister - Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1987–1996)
• Monaco
  • Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Jean Ausseil, Minister of State of Monaco (1985–1991)
    2. Jacques Dupont, Minister of State of Monaco (1991–1994)
• The Netherlands
  • Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1982–1994)
• Poland
  • President - Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland (1990-1995)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Prime Minister of Poland (1989-1991)
    2. Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Prime Minister of Poland (1991)
    3. Jan Olszewski, Prime Minister of Poland (1991-1992)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986–1991, 1994–1996)
    2. Carl Bildt, Prime Minister of Sweden (1991–1994)
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Council: Otto Stich, Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Arnold Koller, Flavio Cotti, René Felber, Adolf Ogi, Kaspar Villiger
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1990-1997)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
  • Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990-present)

Middle East

• Egypt -
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
  • Prime Minister - Atef Muhammad Naguib Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1986-1996)
• Israel
  • President - Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel (1986-1992)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
• Yemen
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990-present)
  • Prime Minister - Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of Yemen (1990-1994)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor-General of Canada (1990-1995)
  • Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993)
  • See also: 1991 Canadian incumbents
• El Salvador - Alfredo Cristiani, President of El Salvador (1989–1994)
• Guatemala
  1. Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo, President of Guatemala (14 January 1986 – 14 January 1991)
  2. Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías, President of Guatemala (14 January 1991 – 31 May 1993)
• Mexico - Carlos Salinas, President of Mexico (1988–1994)
• Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  • President - Noor Hassanali, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987-1997)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1986-1991)
    2. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1991-1995)
• United States - George H.W. Bush, President of the United States (1989-1993)

South America

• Argentina
  • President - Carlos Menem, President of Argentina (1989-1999)
• Bolivia -
  • President - Jaime Paz Zamora, President of Bolivia (1989-1993)
• Brazil -
  • President - Fernando Collor de Mello, President of Brazil (1990-1992)
• Chile - Patricio Aylwin, President (1990-1994)