List of Heads of State 1976

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Africa

• Egypt
  • Head of State: President Anwar as-Sadat (1970–1981) (1973–1974, 1980–1981 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mamduh Muhammad Salim (1975–1978)

• Algeria
  • Head of State and Government: President of the Revolutionary Council Houari Boumedienne (1965–1978) (President from December 10, 1976)

• Angola
  • Head of State: President Agostinho Neto (1975–1979)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Lopo do Nascimento (1975–1978)

• Equatorial Guinea
  • Head of State and Government: President Francisco Macías Nguema (1968–1979)

• Ethiopia
  • Head of State and Government: Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council Tafari Benti (1974–1977)

• Benin
  • Head of State and Government: President Mathieu Kérékou (1972–1991, 1996–2006 )

• Botswana
  • Head of State and Government: President Seretse Khama (1966–1980)

• Burundi
  • Head of State:
    • President Michel Micombero (1966–1976) (Prime Minister 1966)
    • President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (November 2, 1976–1987) (until November 10, 1976 Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Édouard Nzambimana (November 11, 1976–1978)

• Ivory Coast
  • Head of State and Government: President Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1960–1993)

• Gabon
  • Head of State: President Omar Bongo (1967–2009)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Léon Mébiame (1975–1990)

• Gambia
  • Head of State and Government: President Dawda Jawara (1970–1994) (Prime Minister 1965–1970)

• Ghana
  • Head of State and Government: Chairman of the Supreme Military Council Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1972–1978) (until 1975 Chairman of the National Compliance Council)

• Guinea
  • Head of State: President Ahmed Sékou Touré (1958–1984)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Louis Lansana Béavogui (1972–1984)

• Guinea-Bissau
  • Head of State: Chairman of the State Council Luís Cabral (1973–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Francisco Mendes (1973–1978)

• Cameroon
  • Head of State: President Ahmadou Ahidjo (1960–1982)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Paul Biya (1975–1982) (President since 1982)

• Cape Verde
  • Head of State: President Aristides Pereira (1975–1991)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Pedro Pires (1975–1991) (2001–2011 President)

• Kenya
  • Head of State and Government: President Jomo Kenyatta (1964–1978) (Prime Minister 1963–1964)

• Comoros
  • Head of State:
    • Chairman of the National Executive Council Said Mohamed Jaffar (1975–3 January 1976)
    • President Ali Soilih ( Jan. 3, 1976–1978)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abdallah Mohamed (January 6, 1976–1978)

• People's Republic of the Congo (1960–1970 Congo-Brazzaville ; from 1992 Republic of the Congo )
  • Head of State: President Marien Ngouabi ( 1968 , 1969–1977)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Louis Sylvain Goma (1975–1984, 1991 )

• Lesotho
  • Head of State: King Moshoeshoe II ( 1966–1970 , 1970–1990, 1995–1996 )
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan (1966–1986) (1970 Head of State)

• Liberia
  • Heads of State or Government: President William R. Tolbert, Jr. (1971–1980)

• Libya
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council Muammar al-Gaddafi (1969–1979) (1979–2011 revolutionary leader)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abd al-Salam Jallud (1972–1977)

• Madagascar
  • Head of State: President Didier Ratsiraka (1975–1993, 1997–2002 )
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Joel Rakotomalala (January 11, 1976– July 30, 1976)
    • Prime Minister Justin Rakotoniaina (August 12, 1976–1977)

• Malawi
  • Head of State and Government: President Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1966–1994) (Prime Minister 1964–1966)

• Mali
  • Head of State and Government: President Moussa Traoré (1968–1991)

• Morocco
  • Head of State: King Hassan II (1961–1999)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ahmed Osman (1972–1979)

• Mauritania
  • Head of State and Government: President Moktar Ould Daddah (1960–1978)

• Mauritius
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1968–1992)
    • Governor General: Raman Osman (1972–1977)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1968–1982) (1983–1985 Governor General)

• Mozambique
  • Head of State: President Samora Machel (1975–1986)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mário Fernandes da Graça Machungo (July 17, 1976–1994)

• Niger
  • Head of State and Government: President of the Supreme Military Council Seyni Kountché (1974–1987)

• Nigeria
  • Head of State and Government:
    • Head of the Federal Military Government Murtala Mohammed (1975-13 February 1976)
    • Head of the Federal Military Government Olusegun Obasanjo (February 14, 1976–1979)

• Upper Volta (from 1984 Burkina Faso )
  • Head of State: President Sangoulé Lamizana (1966–1980) (1974–1980 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Sangoulé Lamizana (1974–1980) (1966–1980 President)

• Rhodesia (not internationally recognized) (since 1980 Zimbabwe )
  • Head of State:
    • President Henry Everard (Jan. 1, 1976– Jan. 14, 1976, 1978, 1979 ) ( Acting )
    • President John Wrathall (January 14, 1976–1978)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ian Smith (1965–1979)

• Rwanda
  • Head of State and Government: President Juvénal Habyarimana (1973–1994)

• Zambia
  • Head of State: President Kenneth Kaunda (1964–1991)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Elijah Mudenda (1975–1977)

• São Tomé and Príncipe (independent since July 12, 1975)
  • Head of State: President Manuel Pinto da Costa (July 12, 1975–1991, 2011–2016 )
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Miguel Trovoada (1975–1979) (1991–1995, 1995–2001 President)

• Senegal
  • Head of State: President Léopold Sédar Senghor (1960–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abdou Diouf (1970–1980) (1981–2000 President)

• Seychelles (independent since June 29, 1976)
  • Head of State: President James Mancham (June 29, 1976–1977)
  • Head of Government: France-Albert René (June 29, 1976–1977) (President 1977–2004)

• Sierra Leone
  • Head of State: President Siaka Stevens (1971–1985) (1967, 1968–1971 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Christian A. Kamara-Taylor (1975–1978)

• Somalia
  • Head of State and Government: President Siad Barre (1969–1991)

• South Africa
  • Head of State: President Nicolaas Diederichs (1975–1978)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes Vorster (1966–1978) (1978–1979 President)

• Sudan
  • Head of State: President Jafar an-Numairi ( 1969–1971 , 1971–1985) (1969–1976, 1977–1985 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Jafar an-Numairi (1969–9 August 1976, 1977–1985 ) (1969–1971, 1971–1985 President)
    • Prime Minister Raschid Bakr (August 9, 1976–1977)

• Swaziland
  • Head of State: King Sobhuza II. (1968–1982)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Makhosini Dlamini (1968–31 March 1976)
    • Prime Minister Maphevu Dlamini (March 31, 1976–1979)

• Tanzania
  • Head of State: President Julius Nyerere (1962–1985) (Prime Minister 1961–1962)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Rashidi Kawawa (1972–1977)

• Togo
  • Head of State and Government: President Gnassingbé Eyadéma (1967–2005)

• Chad
  • Head of State and Government: President Félix Malloum (1975–1979)

• Tunisia
  • Head of State: President Habib Bourguiba (1957–1987)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Hédi Nouira (1970–1980)

• Uganda
  • Head of State and Government: President Idi Amin (1971–1979)

• Western Sahara (controversial; declared independence August 27, 1976)
  • Head of State:
    • Chairman of the Revolutionary Council al-Wali Mustafa Sayyid (February 29, 1976– June 9, 1976) (in exile)
    • Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Mahfoud Ali Beiba (June 10, 1976– August 30 , 1976) (acting) (1982–1985, 1988–1993, 1995–1999 Prime Minister) (in exile)
    • Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council Mohamed Abdelaziz (August 30, 1976-2016) (in exile)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed (March 5, 1976–1982, 1985–1988 ) (in exile)

• Zaïre (until 1964 Congo-Léopoldville , 1964–1971, since 1997 Democratic Republic of the Congo )
  • Head of State and Government: President Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997)

• Central African Republic (from December 4th Central African Empire )
  • Head of State:
    • President Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa (1966–4 October 1976) (until 18 October 1976 Jean-Bédel Bokassa) (1976–1979 Kaiser)
    • Emperor Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa (October 4, 1976–1979) (President 1966–1976)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Elisabeth Domitien (1975–4 April 1976)
    • Prime Minister Ange-Félix Patassé (September 5, 1976–1978) (President 1983–2003)

America

North America

• Canada
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Governor General : Jules Léger (1974–1979)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (1968–1979, 1980–1984 )

• Mexico
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Luis Echeverría Álvarez (1970–30 November 1976)
    • President José López Portillo (December 1, 1976–1982)

• United States of America
  • Head of State and Government: President Gerald Ford (1974–1977)

Central America

• Bahamas
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1973)
    • Governor General : Milo Butler (1973–1979)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Lynden O. Pindling (1973–1992)

• Barbados
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1966)
    • Governor General
      • Arleigh Winston Scott (1967-9 August 1976)
      • Supreme Court Chairman: William Douglas (August 9, 1976– November 17, 1976, 1984 ) ( Acting )
      • Deighton Lisle Ward (November 17, 1976-1984)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Errol Walton Barrow (1966–8 September 1976, 1986–1987 )
    • Prime Minister John Michael G. Adams (September 8, 1976–1985)

• Costa Rica
  • Head of State and Government: President Daniel Oduber Quirós (1974–1978)

• Dominican Republic
  • Head of State and Government: President Joaquín Balaguer ( 1950–1962 , 1966–1978, 1986–1996 )

• El Salvador
  • Head of State and Government: President Arturo Armando Molina (1972–1977)

• Grenada (1974 independence)
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1974)
    • Governor General Leo de Gale (1974–1978)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Eric Gairy (1974–1979)

• Guatemala
  • Head of State and Government: President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1974–1978)

• Haiti
  • Head of State and Government: President Jean-Claude Duvalier (1971–1986)

• Honduras
  • Head of State and Government: President Juan Alberto Melgar Castro (1975–1978)

• Jamaica
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1962)
    • Governor General : Florizel Glasspole (1973–1991)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Michael Manley (1972–1980, 1989–1992 )

• Cuba
  • Head of State:
    • President Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1959–3 December 1976)
    • President of the State Council Fidel Castro (December 3, 1976–2008) (1976–2008 President of the State Council and President of the Council of Ministers)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Fidel Castro (1959–2008) (since December 3, 1976 President of the Council of Ministers)

• Nicaragua
  • Head of State and Government: President Anastasio Somoza Debayle ( 1967–1972 , 1974–1979)

• Panama
  • Head of State and Government: President Demetrio Basilio Lakas (1969–1978)

• Trinidad and Tobago (1976 Republic)
  • Head of State:
    • Queen Elizabeth II (1952–1 August 1976)
      • Governor General : Ellis Clarke (1972–1 August 1976) (1976–1987 President)
    • President Ellis Clarke (Aug. 1, 1976–1987) (1972–1976 Governor General)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Eric Eustace Williams (1962–1981)

South America

• Argentina
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Isabel Martínez de Perón (1974–24 March 1976)
    • Military junta Jorge Rafael Videla , Emilio Massera , Orlando Agosti (March 24 - March 29, 1976)
    • President Jorge Rafael Videla (March 29, 1976–1981)

• Bolivia
  • Head of State and Government: President Hugo Banzer (1971–1978, 1997–2001 )

• Brazil
  • Head of State and Government: President Ernesto Geisel (1974–1979)

• Chile
  • Head of State and Government: President Augusto Pinochet (1974–1990)

• Ecuador
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Guillermo Rodríguez Lara (1972–11 January 1976)
    • Chairman of the Supreme Government Council Alfredo Poveda (January 11, 1976–1979)

• Guyana
  • Head of State: President Arthur Chung (1970–1980)
  • Head of government: Prime Minister Forbes Burnham (1966-1980) (1980-1985 president)

• Colombia
  • Head of State and Government: President Alfonso López Michelsen (1974–1978)

• Paraguay
  • Head of State and Government: President Alfredo Stroessner (1954–1989)

• Peru
  • Head of State: President Francisco Morales Bermúdez (1975–1980) (1975 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Óscar Vargas Prieto (1975–31 January 1976)
    • Prime Minister Jorge Fernández Maldonado Solari (January 31, 1976– July 16, 1976)
    • Prime Minister Guillermo Arbulu Galliani (July 17, 1976–1978)

• Suriname
  • Head of State: President Johan Ferrier (1975–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Henck AE Arron (1975–1980, 1988–1990 )

• Uruguay
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Juan María Bordaberry (1972– June 12, 1976)
    • President Alberto Demicheli (June 12, 1976– September 1, 1976)
    • President Aparicio Méndez (September 1, 1976–1981)

• Venezuela
  • Head of State and Government: President Carlos Andrés Pérez (1974–1979, 1989–1993 )

Asia

East, South and Southeast Asia

• Bangladesh
  • Head of State and Government: President Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1975–1977)

• Bhutan
  • Head of State and Government: King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1972-2006)

• Burma (now Myanmar )
  • Head of State: President Ne Win (1962–1981) (until 1974 Chairman of the Revolutionary Council) (1958–1960, 1962–1974 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Sein Win (1974–1977)

• Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Head of State: President Yen Chia-kan (1975–1978) (Prime Minister 1963–1972)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Chiang Ching-kuo (1972–1978) (1978–1988 President)

• People's Republic of China
  • Party leader:
    • Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong (1943–9 September 1976) (1949–1954 Chairman of the Central People's Government, 1954–1959 President)
    • Chairman of the Communist Party of China Hua Guofeng (September 9, 1976–1981) (Prime Minister 1976–1980)
  • Head of State:
    • Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhu De (1975–6 July 1976)
    • vacant (July 5, 1976–1978)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (1949–8 January 1976)
    • Prime Minister Hua Guofeng (February 4, 1976–1980) (acting until April 7, 1976) (1976–1981 Chairman of the CCP)

• India
  • Head of State: President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974–1977)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (1966–1977, 1980–1984 )

• Indonesia
  • Head of State and Government: President Suharto (1967–1998)

• Japan
  • Head of State: Emperor Hirohito (1926–1989)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Takeo Miki (1974–24 December 1976)
    • Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda (December 24, 1976–1978)

• Cambodia
  • Head of State:
    • President Norodom Sihanouk ( 1960–1970 , 1975–11 April 1976, 1993 ) (1941–1955, 1993–2004 King)
    • Chairman of the State Presidium Khieu Samphan (April 11, 1976–1979)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Penn Nouth ( 1948–1949, 1953, 1954–1955, 1958, 1961, 1968–1969 , 1975–4 April 1976)
    • Prime Minister Khieu Samphan (April 4, 1976– May 13, 1976)
    • Prime Minister Pol Pot (May 13, 1976–1979)

• North Korea
  • de facto ruler : Kim Il-sung (1948–1994)
  • Head of State: President : Kim Il-sung (1972–1994)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Kim Il (1972-29 April 1976)
    • Prime Minister Pak Song-chol (April 29, 1976–1977)

• South Korea
  • Head of State: President Park Chung-hee (1962–1979)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Choi Kyu-ha (1975–1979) (1979–1980 President)

• Laos
  • Head of State: President Souphanouvong (1975–1991)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Kaysone Phomvihane (1975–1991) (1991–1992 President)

• Malaysia
  • Head of State: Supreme Ruler Yahya Petra (1975–1979)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Abdul Razak ( 1959 , 1970–14 January 1976)
    • Prime Minister Hussein Onn (January 15, 1976–1981)

• Maldives
  • Head of State and Government: President Ibrahim Nasir (1968–1978) (1957–1968 Prime Minister)

• Nepal
  • Head of State: King Birendra (1972-2001)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Tulsi Giri ( 1960–1963, 1964–1965 , 1975–1977)

• Pakistan
  • Head of State: President Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1973–1978)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1973–1977)

• Philippines
  • Head of State and Government: President Ferdinand Marcos (1965–1986)

• Singapore
  • Head of State: President Benjamin Henry Sheares (1971–1981)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (1959–1990)

• Sri Lanka
  • Head of State: President William Gopallawa (1972–1978) (1962–1672 Governor General)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike ( 1960–1965 , 1970–1977, 1994–2000 )

• Thailand
  • Head of State: King Rama IX. Bhumibol Adulyadej (1946-2016)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj (1975-20 April 1976)
    • Prime Minister Seni Pramoj ( 1945–1946, 1975 April 20, 1976– October 6, 1976)
    • Chairman of the State Administrative Council: Sangad Chaloryu (October 6, 1976– October 8, 1976, 1977 )
    • Prime Minister Thanin Kraivichien (October 8, 1976–1977)

• North Vietnam (united with South Vietnam on July 2, 1976)
  • Head of State: President Tôn Đức Thắng (1969–2 July 1976) (1976–1980 President of Vietnam)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Phạm Văn Đồng (1955–2 July 1976) (1976–1987 Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Vietnam)

• South Vietnam (united with North Vietnam on July 2, 1976)
  • Head of State: President of the Provisional Revolutionary Government Huỳnh Tấn Phát (1975–2 July 1976)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1975–2 July 1976) (1980–1981 President of Vietnam)

• Vietnam
  • Head of State: President Tôn Đức Thắng (July 2, 1976–1980) (1969–1976 President of North Vietnam)
  • Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Phạm Văn Đồng (July 2, 1976–1987) (1955–1976 Prime Minister of North Vietnam)

Middle East

• Bahrain
  • Head of State: Emir Isa II. (1971–1999)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa (since 1971)

• Iraq
  • Head of State and Government: President Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr (1968–1979) (Prime Minister 1963)

• Iran
  • Head of State: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda (1965–1977)

• Israel
  • Head of State: President Ephraim Katzir (1973–1978)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin (1974–1977, 1992–1995 )

• North Yemen
  • Head of State: President Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1974–1977) (until 1975 Chairman of the Command Council)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Ghani (1975–1980, 1983–1990 ) (1994–1997 Prime Minister of Yemen)

• South Yemen
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidential Council Salim Rubai Ali (1969–1978)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ali Nasir Muhammad (1971–1985) (1978, 1980–1986 President)

• Jordan
  • Head of State: King Hussein (1952–1999)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Zaid ar-Rifaʿi (1973–13 July 1976, 1985–1989 )
    • Prime Minister Mudar Badran (July 13, 1976–1979, 1980–1984, 1990–1991 )

• Qatar
  • Head of State and Government: Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani (1972–1995)

• Kuwait
  • Head of State: Emir Sabah III. as-Salim as-Sabah (1965–1977) (Prime Minister 1963–1965)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah ( 1962–1963 , 1965–1978) (1977–2006 Emir)

• Lebanon
  • Head of State:
    • President Suleiman Frangieh (1970– September 22, 1976)
    • President Elias Sarkis (September 23, 1976–1982)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Rashid Karami ( 1955–1956, 1958–1960, 1961–1964, 1965–1966, 1966–1968, 1969–1970 , 1975–9 December 1976, 1984–1987 )
    • Prime Minister Selim al-Hoss (December 9, 1976–1980, 1987–1990, 1998–2000 )

• Oman
  • Head of State and Government: Sultan Qaboos ibn Said (1970–2020)

• Saudi Arabia
  • Head of State and Government: King Khalid ibn Abd al-Aziz (1975–1982)

• Syria
  • Head of State: President Hafiz al-Assad (1971–2000) (1970–1971 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Mahmud al-Ayyubi (1972–7 August 1976)
    • Prime Minister Abdul Rahman Kleifawi ( 1971–1972 , 7 August 1976–1978)

• Turkey
  • Head of State: President Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel ( 1965–1971 , 1975–1977, 1977–1978, 1979–1980, 1991–1993 ) (1993–2000 President)

• United Arab Emirates
  • Head of State: President Zayid bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1971–2004) (1966–2004 Emir of Abu Dhabi)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Maktum bin Raschid Al Maktum (1971–1979, 1990–2006 ) (1990–2006 Emir of Dubai)

Central Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Head of State and Government: President Mohammed Daoud Khan (1973–1978) (1953–1963 Prime Minister)

• Mongolia
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Great People's Chural Jumdschaagiin Tsedenbal (1974–1984) (1952–1974 Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
  • Head of Government: Chairman of the Dschambyn Batmönch Council of Ministers (1974–1984) (1984–1990 Chairman of the Great People's Chural)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Governor General : John Robert Kerr (1974–1977)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983)

• Cook Islands (independent state in free association with New Zealand)
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1965)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Albert R. Henry (1965–1978)

• Fiji
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1970–1987)
    • Governor General: George Cakobau (1973–1983)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Kamisese Mara (1970–1987, 1987–1992 ) (1993–2000 President)

• Nauru
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Hammer DeRoburt (1968– December 22, 1976, 1978–1986, 1986, 1986–1989 )
    • President Bernard Dowiyogo (December 22, 1976–1978, 1989–1995, 1996, 1998–1999, 2000–2001, 2003 )

• New Zealand
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Governor General : Denis Blundell (1972–1977)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert Muldoon (1975–1984)

• Niue (independent state in free association with New Zealand)
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1974)
    • Queen's Representative: Governor General of New Zealand
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert Rex (1974–1992)

• Papua New Guinea
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1975)
    • Governor General : John Guise (1975–1977)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Michael Somare (1975–1980, 1982–1985, 2002–2011 )

• Tonga
  • Head of State: King Taufaʻahau Tupou IV. (1970-2006)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Fatafehi ​​Tu'ipelehake (1970–1991)

• Western Samoa (today Samoa )
  • Head of State: O le Ao o le Malo Tanumafili II. (1962-2007)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV. ( 1970–1973 , 1975–24 March 1976)
    • Prime Minister Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi (March 24, 1976–1982) (2007–2017 Head of State)

Europe

• Albania
  • Party leader: 1st Secretary of the Albanian Workers' Party Enver Hoxha (1948–1985) (1946–1954 Prime Minister)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly Haxhi Lleshi (1953–1982)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu (1954–1981)

• Andorra
  • Co-princes :
    • President of France : Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974–1981)
    • Bishop of Urgell : Joan Martí Alanís (1971-2003)

• Belgium
  • Head of State: King Baudouin I (1951–1993)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Leo Tindemans (1974–1978)

• Bulgaria
  • Party leader: General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party Todor Zhivkov (1954–1989) (1971–1989 Chairman of the Council of State) (1962–1971 Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Council of State Todor Zhivkow (1971–1989) (1954–1989 party leader) (1962–1971 Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
  • Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Stanko Todorow (1971–1981) (President 1990)

• Denmark
  • Head of State: Queen Margrethe II (since 1972)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Anker Jørgensen ( 1972–1973 , 1975–1982)
  • Faroe Islands (politically self-governing and autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark)
    • Representative of the Danish government: Reichsombudsmann Leif Groth (1972–1981)
    • Head of Government: Prime Minister Atli P. Dam (1970–1981, 1985–1989, 1991–1993 )

• Federal Republic of Germany
  • Head of State: Federal President Walter Scheel (1974–1979)
  • Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (1974–1982)

• German Democratic Republic
  • Party leader: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED Erich Honecker (1971–1989) (1976–1989 Chairman of the State Council)
  • Head of State:
    • Chairman of the State Council Willi Stoph (1973–29 October 1976) (1964–1973, 1976–1989 Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
    • Chairman of the Council of State Erich Honecker (October 29, 1976–1989) (1971–1989 party leader)
  • Head of Government:
    • Chairman of the Council of Ministers Horst Sindermann (1973–29 October 1976)
    • Chairman of the Council of Ministers Willi Stoph ( 1964–1973 , October 29, 1976–1989) (1973–1976 Chairman of the State Council)

• Finland
  • Head of State: President Urho Kekkonen (1956–1982) (1950–1953, 1954–1956 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Martti Miettunen ( 1961–1962 , 1975–1977)

• France
  • Head of State: President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974–1981)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Jacques Chirac (1974–25 August 1976, 1986–1988 ) (1995–2007 President)
    • Prime Minister Raymond Barre (August 25, 1976-1981)

• Greece
  • Head of State: President Konstantinos Tsatsos (1975–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis ( 1955–1958, 1958–1961, 1961–1963 , 1974–1980) (1980–1985, 1990–1995 President)

• Ireland
  • Head of State:
    • President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1974–22 November 1976)
    • Presidential Commission : Seán Treacy , James Dooge , Thomas F. O'Higgins (November 22, 1976– December 3, 1976)
    • President Patrick Hillery (December 3, 1976–1990)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Liam Cosgrave (1973–1977)

• Iceland
  • Head of State: President Kristján Eldjárn (1968–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Geir Hallgrímsson (1974–1978)

• Italy
  • Head of State: President Giovanni Leone (1971–1978) (1963, Prime Minister 1968)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Aldo Moro ( 1962–1968 , 1974–30 July 1976)
    • Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti ( 1972–1973 , July 30, 1976–1979, 1989–1992 )

• Yugoslavia
  • Head of State: President Josip Broz Tito (1953–1980) (1945–1963 Prime Minister)
  • Head of government: President of the executive Federal Council Džemal Bijedić (1971–1977)

• Channel Islands
  • guernsey
    • Head of State and Government: Duchess Elisabeth II (since 1952)
      • Lieutenant Governor: John Davis (1974–1980)
  • jersey
    • Head of State and Government: Duchess Elisabeth II (since 1952)
      • Lieutenant Governor: Desmond Fitzpatrick (1974–1979)

• Liechtenstein
  • Head of State: Prince Franz Josef II. (1938–1989)
  • Head of Government : Walter Kieber (1974–1978)

• Luxembourg
  • Head of State: Grand Duke Jean (1964–2000)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Gaston Thorn (1974–1979)

• Malta
  • Head of State:
    • President Anthony Mamo (1974–26 December 1976) (1971–1974 Governor General)
    • President Anton Buttiġieġ (December 26, 1976–1981)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Dom Mintoff (1971–1984)

• Isle of Man
  • Head of State: Lord of Man Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Lieutenant Governor : John Warburton Paul (1974–1980)
  • Head of Government: Chairman of the Executive Council Percy Radcliffe (1971–1977, 1981–1985 )

• Monaco
  • Head of State: Prince : Rainier III. (1949-2005)
  • Head of Government: Minister of State André Saint-Mleux (1972–1981)

• Netherlands
  • Head of State: Queen Juliana (1948–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Joop den Uyl (1973–1977)

• Norway
  • Head of State: King Olav V (1957–1991)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Trygve Bratteli ( 1971–1972 , 1973–12 January 1976)
    • Prime Minister Odvar Nordli (January 12, 1976–1981)

• Austria
  • Head of State: Federal President Rudolf Kirchschläger (1974–1986)
  • Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky (1970–1983)

• Poland
  • Party leader: 1st Secretary Edward Gierek (1970–1980)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Council of State Henryk Jabłoński (1972–1985)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Piotr Jaroszewicz (1970–1980)

• Portugal
  • Head of State:
    • President Costa Gomes (1974–14 July 1976)
    • President Ramalho Eanes (July 14, 1976–1986)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1975–23 July 1976)
    • Prime Minister Mário Soares (July 23, 1976–1978, 1980–1985 ) (President 1986–1996)

• Romania
  • Party leader: General Secretary Nicolae Ceaușescu (1965–1989) (1967–1989 Head of State)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Council of State Nicolae Ceaușescu (1967–1989) (1965–1989 party leader)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Manea Mănescu (1974–1979)

• San Marino
  • Head of State: Capitani Reggenti
    • Giovanni Vito Marcucci ( 1961–1962, 1966–1967 , October 1, 1975– April 1, 1976) and Giuseppe Della Balda (October 1, 1975– April 1, 1976)
    • Clelio Galassi (April 1, 1976– October 1, 1976) and Marino Venturini (April 1, 1976– October 1, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1995–1996 )
    • Primo Bugli ( 1949, 1955–1956, 1973 , April 1, 1976– October 1, 1977) and Virgilio Cardelli (April 1, 1976– October 1, 1977)

• Sweden
  • Head of State: King Carl XVI. Gustaf (since 1973)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Olof Palme (1969–7 October 1976, 1982–1986 )
    • Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin (October 7, 1976–1978, 1979–1982 )

• Switzerland
  • Federal President : Rudolf Gnägi ( 1971 , 1976)
  • Federal Council :
    • Rudolf Gnägi (1966–1979)
    • Ernst Brugger (1970–1978)
    • Pierre Graber (1970–1978)
    • Kurt Furgler (1972–1986)
    • Hans Hürlimann (1974–1982)
    • Georges-André Chevallaz (1974-1983)
    • Willi Ritschard (1974–1983)

• Soviet Union
  • Party leader: General Secretary of the CPSU Leonid Brezhnev (1964–1982) (until 1966 first secretary) (1960–1964, 1977–1982 head of state)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Nikolai Podgorny (1965–1977)
  • Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Alexei Kosygin (1964–1980)

• Spain
  • Head of State: King Juan Carlos I (1975-2014)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Carlos Arias Navarro (1974–1 July 1976)
    • Vice Prime Minister Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendívil (July 1, 1976– July 5, 1976) (acting)
    • Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez (July 5, 1976–1981)

• Czechoslovakia
  • Party leader: Chairman Gustáv Husák (1969–1987) (1975–1989 President)
  • Head of State: President Gustáv Husák (1975–1989) (1669–1987 party leader)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Lubomír Štrougal (1970–1988)

• Hungary
  • Party leader: General Secretary of the Party of Hungarian Working People János Kádár (1956–1988) (1956–1958, Prime Minister 1961–1965)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidential Council Pál Losonczi (1967–1987)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister György Lázár (1975–1987)

• Vatican city
  • Head of State: Pope Paul VI. (1963–1978)
  • Head of Government: Cardinal Secretary of State Jean-Marie Villot (1969–1979)

• United Kingdom
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952) (crowned 1953)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Harold Wilson ( 1964–1970 , 1974–5 April 1976)
    • Prime Minister James Callaghan (April 5, 1976–1979)

• Republic of Cyprus
  • Head of State and Government: President Makarios III. ( 1960–1974 , 1974–1977)

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are areas that are directly under the British Crown. They are not part of the UK.
2. ↑ The Federal Council is the collective head of state in Switzerland. The Federal President has the role of primus inter pares