List of state leaders in 1972

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1971 state leaders - Events of 1972 - 1973 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Australia and Oceania 4 Europe 5 Middle East 6 North America and the Caribbean 7 South America

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
  • President -
    1. Hubert Maga, President of Dahomey (1970-1972)
    2. Justin Ahomadegbé, President of Dahomey (1972)
    3. Mathieu Kérékou, President of Dahomey (1972-1991)
• Equatorial Guinea - Francisco Macías Nguema (name changed to Francisco Macías Nguema Biyogo on 14 July), President of Equatorial Guinea (1968-1979)
• Ethiopia
  • Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1936), (1941-1974)
  • Prime Minister - Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961-1974)
• Gabon - Albert-Bernard Bongo, 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 -
    1. Position created
    2. 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 -
    1. Arthur Williams, Governor-General of Mauritius (1968-1972)
    2. 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)
• 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 - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abdul Zahir, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1971-1972)
    2. Mohammad Musa Shafiq, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1972-1973)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • De facto Head of State -
    • Song Qingling, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1968-1972)
    • 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)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan (1964-1972)
    2. 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 - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President of Pakistan (1971-1973)
• 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 -
    1. Yen Chia-kan, President of the Executive Yuan (1963-1972)
    2. Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Executive Yuan (1972-1978)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Paul Hasluck, Governor-General of Australia (1969-1974)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sir William McMahon, Prime Minister of Australia (1971-1972)
    2. Gough Whitlam, Prime Minister of Australia (1972-1975)
• 'New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Arthur Porritt, Governor-General of New Zealand (1967-7 February1972)
    2. Sir Denis Blundell, Prime Minister of New Zealand (7 February 1972-1977)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1960-7 February1972)
    2. Jack Marshall, Prime Minister of New Zealand (7 February 1972-8 December 1972)
    3. Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand (8 December 1972-1974)

Europe

• Andorra
  • Co-Princes -
    • Georges Pompidou, President of France (1969-1974)
    • Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgell (1971-2003)
• Austria
  • President - Franz Jonas, Federal President of Austria (1965-1974)
  • Chancellor - Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (1970-1983)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1968-1973)
• Denmark
  • Monarch -
    1. Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-14 January 1972)
    2. Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (14 January 1972-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark (1971-5 October 1972)
    2. Anker Jørgensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (5 October 1972-1973)
• Finland
  • President - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956-1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Teuvo Aura, Prime Minister of Finland (1970, 1971-1972)
    2. Rafael Paasio, Prime Minister of Finland (1966-1968, 1972)
    3. 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)
• 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)
  • Premier - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1964-1973)
• Ireland -
  • President - Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Jack Lynch, Taoiseach (1966-1973)
• Italy
  • President - Giovanni Leone, President of the Italian Republic (1971-1978)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Emilio Colombo, Prime Minister of Italy (1970-1972)
    2. Giulio Andreotti, Prime Minister of Italy (1972-1973)
• 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, 1979-1984)
• Monaco
  • Monarch - Prince Rainer III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
  • Head of Government -
    1. François-Didier Gregh, Minister of State of Monaco (1969-1972)
    2. 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)
• Norway
  • Monarch - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway (1957-1991)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Trygve Martin Bratteli, Prime Minister of Norway (1971-18.oct. 1972), (1973-1976)
    2. Lars Korvald, Prime Minister of Norway (18. oct. 1972-1973)
• 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 -
    1. Józef Cyrankiewicz (1970-1972)
    2. Henryk Jabłoński (1972-1985)
  • Premier - Piotr Jaroszewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1970-1980)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
  • 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
• 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. Mahmoud Fawzi, Prime Minister of Egypt (1971-1972)
    2. Aziz Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1972-1973)
• Israel
  • President - Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (1969-1974)
• 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 - Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1967-1974)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1971-1972)
    2. Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1972-1974)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
  • Governor General - Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967-1974)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979)
• Cuba
  • President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959-1976)
  • Premier - Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba (1959-1976)
• El Salvador
  • President -
    1. Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (1967–1972)
    2. Arturo Armando Molina, President of El Salvador (1972–1977)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962-1976)
  • Governor General -
    1. Solomon Hochoy, Governor General of Trinidad and Tobago (1962-1972)
    2. 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)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru - Juan Velasco Alvarado, President of Peru (1968-1975)