World leaders
Here I have provided most of the heads
of state of independant and now occupied countries in the world. The list of leaders goes back as far as records begin
or since their ruling dates and names were recorded. There will also be a brief history of each nation.
I have tried also to name the rulers as they
would be known in the language of their countries e.g Lewis = Louis, Ludwig, Ludvico, Lazaros and Luis, or
John = Johann, Hans Jean, Joao, Juan and Jan.
The leaders of each country are listed together
and not seperated from each other according to the time in history they ruled. An example of this is Bulgaria which had three
kingdoms in its history which were seperated by periods of rule by other nations, but here they are listed together.
Page Layout
Country Name
Date-Date Indepentend
Date-Date Occupied
Type of Office
Monarchy
Date-Date Dynasty Name, Ruler name Date-Date
Held office b.
d.
800-814 Carolingian, Karl I
742-814
Republic
Date-Date President name
Date-Date
Held office
b. d.
1918-1925 Friederich Ebert 1871-1925
Communist Republic
Date-Date President name
Date-Date
Held office
b. d.
1949-1960 Wilhelm Pieck
1876-1960
Others
No Date Olav I (Years in office not known)
1927-1930 Mihai I
(1940-1947) Ruled second time
May 2008
This site recognises
Armenias claim to the Nakhichevan enclave. The independence of Chechnia, Morocco's annexation of western Sahara,
Sebia's claim to Kosovo. The Republic of Ireland's claim to Ulster. This site does not recognise the Turkish Republic
of Northan Cyprus, Belize which is regonised as part of Guatamala. The annexation of Tibet and Urgistan by China in
1949-1950 Russia's annexation of the Kuril Islands in 1945 Israel's annexation of the Golan heights in 1981. Indonesia's annexation of West Papua in 1975.
All comments, questions and additions welcome
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This site is uppdated monthly and has been running since June 2005. Use of information
on this site is granted for non commercial use. Many thanks to Ben Cahoon and Worldstatesmen.org