List of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000) explained

Lists of state leaders by century
See also

This is a list of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000) AD, such as the heads of state, heads of government, and the general secretaries of single-party states.

These polities are generally sovereign states, including states with limited recognition (when recognised by at least one UN member state), but excludes minor dependent territories, whose leaders can be found listed under territorial governors in the 20th century. For completeness, these lists can include colonies, protectorates, or other dependent territories that have since gained sovereignty.

Africa

Africa: Central

Angola

Colony, 1575–1951; Overseas province, 1951–1975

For details see the Kingdom of Portugal under Southwest Europe

Cameroon

United Nations trust territory, 1946–1960

For details see France under western Europe

United Nations trust territory, 1946–1961

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

East Cameroon

West Cameroon

United Cameroon

Central African Republic

French colony, 1903–1958

For details see France under western Europe

Chad

Colony, 1900–1960

For details see France under western Europe

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Colony, 1908–1960

For details see the Belgium under Western Europe

Congo: Republic of the

Federation of colonies, 1910–1934; Colony, 1934–1958

For details see France under western Europe

Guinea

Colony, 1778–1968

For details see Spain in southwest Europe

Gabon

São Tomé and Príncipe

Colony, 1470–1951; Overseas province, 1951–1975

For details see the Kingdom of Portugal under Southwest Europe

Africa: East

Burundi

United Nations trust territory, 1946–1962

For details see Belgium under western Europe

Comoros

Overseas territory, 1946–1961

For details see France under western Europe

Djibouti

Overseas territory, 1946–1967

Overseas territory, 1967–1977

For details see France under western Europe

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia (complete list) –

Kenya

British colony and protectorate, 1920–1963

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Madagascar

Colony, 1897–1958

For details see France under western Europe

Mauritius

Colony, 1810–1968

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Rwanda

Seychelles

British colony, 1903–1976

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Somalia

Protectorate, 1884–1940, 1941–1960

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

United Nations trust territory of Italy, 1950–1960

For details see Italy under southcentral Europe

Tanzania

United Nations trust territory, 1946–1961

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Uganda

British protectorate, 1894–1962

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Africa: Northcentral

Libya

Allied military administration, 1942–1951

Tunisia

Protectorate, 1881–1956

For details see France under western Europe

Africa: Northeast

Egypt

Sudan

Condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt, 1899–1956

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Africa: Northwest

Algeria

French Départements, 1830–1962

For details see France under western Europe

Morocco

French protectorate, 1912–1956; Spanish protectorate, 1912–1956; Tangier International Zone, 1924–1956

Overseas territory, 1884–1958; Overseas province, 1958–1975

For details see Spain in southwest Europe

Africa: South

Botswana

British protectorate, 1885–1966

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Eswatini/ Swaziland

Lesotho

British colony, 1884–1966

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Malawi

British protectorate, 1907–1964

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Mozambique

Colony, 1498–1972; Territory, 1972–1975

For details see the Kingdom of Portugal under Southwest Europe

Namibia

United Nations trust territory, 1946–1990

For details see the South African Republic under southern Africa

South Africa

Zambia

British protectorate, 1924–1964

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Self-governing British colony, 1953–1963

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Zimbabwe

British protectorate, 1924–1964

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Africa: West

Benin

Colony, 1904–1958

For details see France under western Europe

Burkina Faso

Colony, 1919–1932, 1947–1958

For details see France under western Europe

Cape Verde

Colony, 1462–1951; Overseas province, 1951–1975

For details see the Kingdom of Portugal under Southwest Europe

Gambia

British colony and protectorate, 1821–1965

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Ghana

British colony, 1821–1957

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Guinea

French colony, 1894–1958

For details see France under western Europe

Guinea-Bissau

Colony, 1474–1951; Overseas province, 1951–1974

For details see the Kingdom of Portugal under Southwest Europe

Ivory Coast

Colony, 1893–1960

For details see France under western Europe

Liberia

Mali

Colony, 1880–1958

French territory, united together with Senegal 1959–1960

For details see France under western Europe

Mauritania

French colony, 1903–1960

For details see France under western Europe

Niger

French colony, 1921–1960

For details see France under western Europe

Nigeria

British colony, 1821–1957

British colony, 1914–1960

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Senegal

Federation of colonies, 1895–1958

For details see France under western Europe

French colony, 1848–1960

For details see France under western Europe

Sierra Leone

British colony and protectorate, 1808–1961

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

First Republic

Military regime

Second Republic

Togo

United Nations Trust Territory, 1946–1956

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

United Nations Trust Territory, 1946–1960

For details see France under western Europe

Americas

Americas: Caribbean

Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

British colony, 1632–1981

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

The Bahamas

British colony, 1648–1973

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Barbados

British colony, 1625–1966

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Cuba

Dominica

British Colony, 1763–1978

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

Saint Kitts and Nevis

British colony, 1882–1983

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Saint Lucia

British colony, 1802–1979

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

British Colony, 1763–1979

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Trinidad and Tobago

British colony, 1797–1962

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Americas: Central

Belize

British colony, 1862–1981

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Daniel Ortega, Coordinator (1979–1985)

Panama

Americas: North

Canada

Mexico

United States

Americas: South

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Augusto Rademaker, Aurélio de Lira Tavares, Márcio Melo, President (1969)

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

British colony, 1814–1966

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Netherlands

Dutch colony 1634–1828, 1845–1954

For details see the Netherlands under western Europe

Constituent country 1954–2010

For details see the Netherlands under western Europe

Saint Kitts and Nevis

British colony, 1882–1983

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Paraguay

Paraguay (complete list) –

Peru

Suriname

Dutch colony 1667–1954

For details see the Netherlands under western Europe

Constituent country 1954–1975

For details see the Netherlands under western Europe

Uruguay

Venezuela

Asia

Asia: Central

Asia: East

Asia: Southeast

Brunei

British protectorate, 1888–1984

Cambodia

United Nations protectorate, 1992–1993

East Timor

United Nations protectorate, 1999–2002

Indonesia

United Nations protectorate, 1962–1963

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar / Burma

Philippines

Third Philippine Republic

Fourth Philippine Republic

Fifth Philippine Republic

Fourth Philippine Republic

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Asia: South

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Huraa Dynasty (complete list) –

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Asia: West

Bahrain

Protectorate of the United Kingdom, 1861–1971

Cyprus

Colony, 1878–1960

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Yemen: North

Yemen: South

British Colony, 1937–1963

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Yemen: United

Europe

Europe: Balkans

Albania

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Greece

4th of August Regime

Third Republic

Kosovo

Yugoslavia: Serbia & Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro

Yugoslavia: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Yugoslavia: Croatia

United Nations protectorate, 1996–1998

Yugoslavia: Macedonia

Yugoslavia: Slovenia

Europe: Baltic states

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Europe: British Isles

Ireland

United Kingdom

Europe: Central

Austria

Czechoslovakia

Germany

Hungary

Third Republic

Liechtenstein

Poland

Switzerland

Europe: East

Belarus

Moldova

Romania

Russia

Ukraine

Europe: Nordic

Denmark

Finland

Iceland

Norway

Sweden

Europe: Southcentral

Italy

Malta

British colony, 1813–1964

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

San Marino

Vatican

Europe: Southwest

Andorra

Portugal

António de Spínola (President), Francisco da Costa Gomes, Jaime Silvério Marques, Diogo Neto, Carlos Galvão de Melo, José Pinheiro de Azevedo, António Rosa Coutinho, Acting Head of state (1974)

António de Spínola, Francisco da Costa Gomes, Jaime Silvério Marques, Diogo Neto, Carlos Galvão de Melo, José Pinheiro de Azevedo, António Rosa Coutinho, Acting Head of government (1974)

Spain

Europe: West

Belgium

France

Luxembourg

Monaco

Netherlands

Eurasia: Caucasus

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Oceania

Oceania: Australia and Papua New Guinea

Australia

Papua New Guinea

United Nations Trust Territory of Australia, 1946–1975

For details see Australia

United Nations Trust Territory of Australia, 1946–1975

For details see Australia or the United Kingdom under the British Isles, Europe

New Guinea: United Nations Trust Territory of Australia, 1949–1975

Papua: Australian external territory (1949–1975)

For details see Australia

Oceania: Pacific

Fiji

British colony, 1874–1970

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

French Polynesia

Protectorate of France, 1887/1888–1959

Overseas territory of France, 1959–2003

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Nauru

New Zealand

New Zealand protectorate, 1907–present

For details see the New Zealand under Oceania

Palau

Samoa and American Samoa

Solomon Islands

British protectorate, 1893–1978

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe

Tonga

Tuvalu

United States

United Nations Trust Territory under the administration of the United States, 1947–1994

Vanuatu

British-French Condominium, 1906–1980

For details see the United Kingdom under British Isles and France under western Europe

Notes and References

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  4. Klein, Martin A., Islam and Imperialism in Senegal. Sine-Saloum, 1847–1914, Edinburgh University Press, 1968, p. XV
  5. Book: Said., Zahlan, Rosemarie. The Origins of the United Arab Emirates : a Political and Social History of the Trucial States.. 2016. Taylor and Francis. 9781317244653. 239. 945874284.