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* **President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika,
President of Algeria The president of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian People's National Armed Forces. History of the office The Tripoli Program, whi ...
(1999–2019) **Prime Minister – **#
Ahmed Ouyahia Ahmed Ouyahia ( ar, rtl=yes, أحمد أويحيى, Aḥmad ʾŪyaḥyā; 2 July 1952) is an Algerian politician who was Prime Minister of Algeria four times (1995–98, 2004–2006, 2008–2012, 2017–2019). A career diplomat, he also served as ...
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Prime Minister of Algeria The prime minister of Algeria is the head of government of Algeria. Aymen Benabderrahmane has been the prime minister since 30 June 2021. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Algeria, along with other ministers and members of t ...
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Abdelmalek Sellal Abdelmalek Sellal ( ar, عبد المالك سلال, ʿAbd al-Mālik Silāl; born 1 August 1948) is an Algerian politician who was Prime Minister of Algeria from 3 September 2012 to 13 March 2014 when he took a leave of office to support Presiden ...
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Prime Minister of Algeria The prime minister of Algeria is the head of government of Algeria. Aymen Benabderrahmane has been the prime minister since 30 June 2021. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Algeria, along with other ministers and members of t ...
(2012–2014) * **President –
José Eduardo dos Santos José Eduardo dos Santos (; 28 August 1942 – 8 July 2022) was the president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As president, dos Santos was also the commander-in-chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and president of the People's Movement for the ...
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President of Angola The president of Angola () is both head of state and head of government in Angola. According to the constitution adopted in 2010, the post of prime minister is abolished; executive authority belongs to the president who has also a degree of leg ...
(1979–present) * **President –
Thomas Boni Yayi Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1 July 1951) is a Beninese banker and politician who was President of Benin from 2006 to 2016. He took office after winning the March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to a second term in March 2011. He also s ...
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President of Benin The president of Benin () is both head of state and head of government in Benin. The Cabinet of Benin is under the authority of the President, and serves to advise and help formulate strategies. It also liaises with ministries and other governme ...
(2006–2016) **Prime Minister –
Pascal Koupaki Pascal Irénée Koupaki (born 18 May 1951) is a Beninese politician who served as Prime Minister of Benin from May 2011 to August 2013. Koupaki worked as an official at the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) and the International Monetar ...
, Prime Minister of Benin (2011–2013) * **President –
Ian Khama Seretse Khama Ian Khama (born 27 February 1953) is a Botswana politician and former military officer who was the fourth President of the Republic of Botswana from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2018. After serving as Commander of the Botswana Defence ...
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President of Botswana The president of the Republic of Botswana is the head of state and the head of government of Botswana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution of Botswana. The president is elected to a five-year t ...
(2008–2018) * **President – Blaise Compaoré,
President of Burkina Faso This is a list of heads of state of Burkina Faso since the Republic of Upper Volta gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seven people have served as head of state of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting four ...
(1987–2014) **Prime Minister –
Luc-Adolphe Tiao Luc-Adolphe Tiao (born 4 June 1954) is a Burkinabé politician and journalist who was Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 2011 to 2014. Early life and career in journalism Born at Tenkodogo, Tiao attended a seminary from 1969 to 1974 and studied ...
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Prime Minister of Burkina Faso This is a list of prime ministers of Burkina Faso since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present day. A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso ...
(2011–2014) * **President –
Pierre Nkurunziza Pierre Nkurunziza (18 December 19648 June 2020) was a Burundian politician who served as the ninth president of Burundi for almost 15 years from August 2005 until his death in June 2020. A member of the Hutu ethnic group, Nkurunziza taught ph ...
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President of Burundi The president of Burundi, officially the President of the Republic ( French: ''Président de la République''), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Burundi. The president is also commander-in-chief of the National Def ...
(2005–2020) * **President –
Paul Biya Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has served as the president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982.
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President of Cameroon The president of Cameroon is the executive head of state and de facto head of government of Cameroon and is the commander in chief of the Cameroon Armed Forces. The authority of the State is exercised both by the President and by the Parliament. ...
(1982–present) **Prime Minister –
Philémon Yang Philémon Yunji Yang (born June 14, 1947Profile at Cameroonian ...
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Prime Minister of Cameroon Under the current Constitution of Cameroon, the Prime Minister of Cameroon is a relatively powerless position. While the Prime Minister is officially appointed to be the head of government, the President retains most of the executive power and c ...
(2009–2019) * **President –
Jorge Carlos Fonseca Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (; born 20 October 1950)
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President of Cape Verde President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
(2011–2021) **Prime Minister –
José Maria Neves José Maria Pereira Neves (; born 28 March 1960) is a Cape Verdean politician who is currently the president of Cape Verde, having previously served as the Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the African Party for th ...
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Prime Minister of Cape Verde This article lists the prime ministers of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1975. Pedro Pires was the first person to hold the office, ta ...
(2001–2016) * **President –
François Bozizé François Bozizé Yangouvonda (born 14 October 1946) is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. Bozizé rose to become a high-ranking army officer in the 1970s, under the rule of Jean-B ...
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President of the Central African Republic President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
(2003–2013) **Prime Minister – Faustin-Archange Touadéra,
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic This article lists the heads of government of the Central African Republic. There have been twenty-five heads of government of the Central African Republic and the Central African Empire. The office of Prime Minister, the head of government, wa ...
(2008–2013) * **President –
Idriss Déby Idriss Déby Itno ' (18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. A high-ranki ...
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President of Chad This is a list of heads of state of Chad since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of six people have served as head of state of Chad (not counting two Interim Heads of State). Additionally, one pers ...
(1990–2021) **Prime Minister –
Emmanuel Nadingar Emmanuel Djelassem Nadingar (born 1951"Chad appoints new prime minister"
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Prime Minister of Chad This is a list of prime ministers of Chad since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Chad in 1978 to the present day. A total of eighteen people have served as Prime Minister of Chad (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additio ...
(2010–2013) * **President –
Ikililou Dhoinine Ikililou Dhoinine (, born 14 August 1962) is a Comoros, Comorian politician who was the President of the Comoros from 2011 to 2016; he was a Vice-President of Comoros from 2006 to 2011. Political career Dhoinine won the Comorian presidential elec ...
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President of the Comoros The following is a list of heads of state of the Comoros, since the country gained independence from France in 1975. List of officeholders Timeline Succession Article 58 of the Comorian Constitution states that "in case of absolute absenc ...
(2011–2016) * **President –
Denis Sassou Nguesso Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer. He became president of the Republic of the Congo in 1997. He served a previous term as president from 1979 to 1992. During his first period as p ...
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President of the Republic of the Congo This is a list of presidents of the Republic of the Congo since the formation of the post of president in 1960, to the present day. A total of six people have served as President of the Republic of the Congo (not counting one acting/interim h ...
(1997–present) * **President –
Joseph Kabila Joseph Kabila Kabange ( , ; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician who served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between January 2001 and January 2019. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, Presi ...
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President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: link=no, Président de la République démocratique du Congo, sw, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, ln, Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki), is the head of state ...
(2001–2019) **Prime Minister – **#
Adolphe Muzito Adolphe Muzito (born 12 February 1957"DR Congo presiden ...
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Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: link=no, 1=Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo, sw, 1=Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, ln, 1=Minisele ya Yambo wa Republiki ya Kɔ́ngɔ ...
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Louis Alphonse Koyagialo Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo (23 March 1947 – 14 December 2014) was a Congolese politician. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with responsibility for the Ministry of Postal Ser ...
, Acting Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2012) **# Augustin Matata Ponyo,
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: link=no, 1=Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo, sw, 1=Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, ln, 1=Minisele ya Yambo wa Republiki ya Kɔ́ngɔ ...
(2012–2016) * **President –
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ( so, Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle ar, إسماعيل عمر جليه) (born 27 November 1947) is the current President of Djibouti. He has been in office since 1999, making him one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. He is ...
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President of Djibouti This is a list of presidents of Djibouti. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1977, there have been two presidents. The president is both head of state and head of government of Djibouti and the commander-in-chief of the Djibo ...
(1999–present) **Prime Minister –
Dileita Mohamed Dileita Dileita Mohamed Dileita ( aa, Dileita Macammad Dileita, ar, دليطة محمد دليطة) (born 12 March 1959''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 142–143.Prime Minister of Djibouti This is a list of prime ministers of Djibouti. Since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1977, there have been 6 official prime ministers. The prime minister is the head of government of Djibouti. The current prime minister is A ...
(2001–2013) * **Head of State – **#
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Soliman ( ar, محمد حسين طنطاوي سليمان, ; 31 October 1935 – 21 September 2021) was an Egyptian field marshal and politician. He was the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and, as chairman ...
, Chairman of the Armed Forces Supreme Council of Egypt (2011–2012) **#
Mohamed Morsi Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa al-AyyatThe spellings of his first and last names vary. survey of 14 news organizations plus Wikipedia in July 2012President of Egypt The president of Egypt is the executive head of state of Egypt and the de facto appointer of the official head of government under the Egyptian Constitution of 2014. Under the various iterations of the Constitution of Egypt following the Egyp ...
(2012–2013) **Prime Minister – **#
Kamal Ganzouri Kamal Ganzouri ( ar, كمال الجنزورى, ‎; 12 January 1933 – 31 March 2021) was an Egyptian economist who served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 7 December 2011 to 24 July 2012. He previously served as prime minister from 1996 ...
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Prime Minister of Egypt The prime minister of Egypt () is the head of the Egyptian government. A direct translation of the Arabic-language title is "Minister-President of Egypt" and "President of the Government". The Arabic title can also be translated as "President of ...
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Hesham Qandil Hesham Mohamed Qandil (also spelled: ''Hisham Kandil''; ar, هشام محمد قنديل  ; born 17 September 1962) is an Egyptian engineer and civil servant who was Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013. Qandil was appointed as Prime ...
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Prime Minister of Egypt The prime minister of Egypt () is the head of the Egyptian government. A direct translation of the Arabic-language title is "Minister-President of Egypt" and "President of the Government". The Arabic title can also be translated as "President of ...
(2012–2013) * **President –
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician and former military officer who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since August 1979. He is the longest-serving president of any country eve ...
, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present) **Prime Minister – **#
Ignacio Milam Tang Ignacio Milam Tang (born 20 June 1940
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Vicente Ehate Tomi Vicente Ehate Tomi (born 1968) is an Equatoguinean Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatori ...
, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2012–2016) * **President –
Isaias Afwerki Isaias Afwerki ( ti, ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ, ; born 2 February 1946) is an Eritrean politician and partisan who has been the president of Eritrea since shortly after he led the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) to victory in ...
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President of Eritrea This is a list of heads of state of Eritrea. Since the establishment of the office of President in 1993, the office has been held by Isaias Afwerki. The President is the head of state and head of government of Eritrea, as well as commander-in-c ...
(1991–present) * **President –
Girma Wolde-Giorgis Girma Wolde-Giorgis (; 28 December 1924 – 15 December 2018) was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013. He was the second person to hold the office of president since the founding of the Federal Democrati ...
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President of Ethiopia The President of Ethiopia is the head of state of Ethiopia. The position is largely ceremonial with executive power vested in the Council of Ministers chaired by The Prime Minister. The current president is Sahle-Work Zewde, who took office on 2 ...
(2001–2013) **Prime Minister – **#
Meles Zenawi Meles Zenawi Asres (Tigrinya and ; , born Legesse Zenawi Asres; 9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian soldier and politician who served as President of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and then Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his ...
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Prime Minister of Ethiopia The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and Chief executive (gubernatorial), Chief Executive of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a parliamentary republic with a Prime Minister as head of the government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Et ...
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Hailemariam Desalegn Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe ( amh, ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister ...
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Prime Minister of Ethiopia The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and Chief executive (gubernatorial), Chief Executive of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a parliamentary republic with a Prime Minister as head of the government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Et ...
(2012–2018) * **President –
Ali Bongo Ondimba Ali Bongo Ondimba (born Alain Bernard Bongo; 9 February 1959),"Bongo Ali", ''Gabon: Les hommes de pouvoir'', number 4Africa Intelligence 5 March 2002 . sometimes known as Ali Bongo, is a Gabonese politician who has been the third president of Ga ...
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President of Gabon The president of Gabon is the head of state of Gabon. A total of three people have served as president (not counting two acting presidents) since the post was formed in 1960. Description of the office Election The president of the republic is ...
(2009–present) **Prime Minister – **#
Paul Biyoghé Mba Paul Biyoghé Mba (born 18 April 1953)"Gabon : Paul Biyoghe Mba nouveau Pre ...
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Prime Minister of Gabon The Prime Minister of Gabon (French: ''Premier ministre de la République gabonaise'') is the head of government of Gabon. The position was first created in 1960, upon the country's independence from France, but was soon abolished by a new con ...
(2009–2012) **#
Raymond Ndong Sima Raymond Ndong Sima (born 23 January 1955"Raymond Ndong Sima : un homme d'action"
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Prime Minister of Gabon The Prime Minister of Gabon (French: ''Premier ministre de la République gabonaise'') is the head of government of Gabon. The position was first created in 1960, upon the country's independence from France, but was soon abolished by a new con ...
(2012–2014) * **President –
Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 199 ...
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President of the Gambia The president of the Republic of The Gambia is the head of state and head of government of the Gambia. The president leads the executive branch of the government of the Gambia and is the commander-in-chief of the Gambia Armed Forces. The post w ...
(1994–2017) * **President – **#
John Atta Mills John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party ...
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President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential elec ...
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John Dramani Mahama John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as presi ...
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President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential elec ...
(2012–2017) * **President – Alpha Condé,
President of Guinea This article lists the presidents of Guinea, since the country gained independence from France in 1958 (after rejecting to join the French Community in a constitutional referendum). List Key ;''Political parties'' * * * ;''Other factions'' * ...
(2010–2021) **Prime Minister –
Mohamed Said Fofana Mohamed Said Fofana (born 1952) was the List of heads of government of Guinea, Prime Minister of Guinea from 2010 to 2015. He was appointed by List of heads of state of Guinea, President Alpha Condé on December 24, 2010. His previous role was dir ...
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Prime Minister of Guinea This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister in 1972. List Key ;''Political parties'' * * * * ;''Other factions'' * * Officeholders Notes Timeline See also *Guinea **List of ...
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Malam Bacai Sanhá Malam Bacai Sanhá () (5 May 1947 – 9 January 2012) was a Guinea-Bissau politician who was President of Guinea-Bissau from 8 September 2009 until his death on 9 January 2012. A member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Ca ...
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President of Guinea-Bissau This article lists the presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Other factions ;Symbols Notes Timeline Latest election See also * Polit ...
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Raimundo Pereira Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira (born 1956) is a Bissau-Guinean lawyer and politician who was interim President of Guinea-Bissau from 3 March 2009 to 8 September 2009 and again in 2012, following the departure of President Malam Bacai Sanhá for medi ...
, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2012) **#
Mamadu Ture Kuruma Major General Mamadu Ture Kuruma (or N'Krumah; born 26 April 1947) is a Bissau-Guinean military vice-chief of staff and the leader of the Military Command that took power following a coup against acting president Raimundo Pereira and former pri ...
, Chairman of the Military Command of Guinea-Bissau (2012) **#
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo :''This name uses Portuguese naming customs. the first or maternal family name is Serifo and the second or paternal family name is Nhamadjo.'' Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (25 March 1958 – 17 March 2020) was a Bissau-Guinean politician who served as ...
, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2012–2014) **Prime Minister – **#
Carlos Gomes Júnior Carlos Domingos Gomes Júnior (born December 19, 1949)
(in Portuguese).
is a Guinea-Bissau, Bissau-Guinean politician who was Head ...
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Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973. Since Guinea-Bissau's declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1974, there have been twenty prime ministe ...
(2009–2012) **# Adiato Djaló Nandigna,
Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973. Since Guinea-Bissau's declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1974, there have been twenty prime ministe ...
(2012) **# Rui Duarte de Barros, Acting Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2012–2014) * **President –
Alassane Ouattara Alassane Dramane Ouattara (; ; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician who has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF)President of the Ivory Coast (2010–present) **Prime Minister – **#
Guillaume Soro Guillaume Kigbafori Soro (born 8 May 1972) is an Ivorian politician who was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from April 2007 to March 2012. Prior to his service as Prime Minister, Soro led the Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire, and later ...
, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2007–2012) **#
Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (born 6 March 1951Official CV at government website ...
, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2012) **#Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2012–2017) * **President – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–2013) **Prime Minister – Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–2013) * **Monarch – Letsie III of Lesotho, Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present) **Prime Minister – **#Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012) **#Tom Thabane, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2012–2015) * **President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–2018) * **''the Libyan National Transitional Council dissolved on 8 August'' **Head of State – **#Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Chairman of the National Transitional Council, Chairman of the National Transitional Council of Libya (2011–2012) **#Mohammed Ali Salim, Chairman of the General National Congress, Acting Chairman of the General National Congress of Libya (2012) **#Mohammed Magariaf, Chairman of the General National Congress, Chairman of the General National Congress of Libya (2012–2013) **Prime Minister – **#Abdurrahim El-Keib, Prime Minister of the National Transitional Council, Acting Prime Minister of Libya (2011–2012) **#Ali Zeidan, Prime Minister of the State of Libya, Prime Minister of Libya (2012–2014) * **Head of State – Andry Rajoelina, President of the High Transitional Authority, President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar (2009–2014) **Prime Minister – Omer Beriziky, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2011–2014) * **President – **#Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–2012) **#Joyce Banda, President of Malawi (2012–2014) * **Head of State – **#Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–2012) **#Amadou Sanogo, Chairman of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State, Chairman of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State of Mali (2012) **#Dioncounda Traoré, President of Mali, Acting President of Mali (2012–2013) **Prime Minister – **#Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2011–2012) **#Cheick Modibo Diarra, Prime Minister of Mali, Acting Prime Minister of Mali (2012) **#Django Sissoko, Prime Minister of Mali, Acting Prime Minister of Mali (2012–2013) ** (international recognition of Azawad, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***''Azawadi declaration of independence, declared independence on 6 April; extinguished on 12 July'' ***Head of State – ***#Mahmoud Ag Aghaly, list of heads of state of Azawad, President of the Executive Committee of Azawad (2012) ***#Bilal Ag Acherif, list of heads of state of Azawad, Chairman of the Interim Council of Azawad (2012) ***#Mahamadou Djeri Maïga, list of heads of state of Azawad, Acting Chairman of the Interim Council of Azawad (2012) * **President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019) **Prime Minister – Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008–2014) * **President – **#Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–2012) **#Monique Ohsan Bellepeau, President of Mauritius, Acting President of Mauritius (2012) **#Kailash Purryag, President of Mauritius (2012–2015) **Prime Minister – Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–2014) * **Monarch – Mohammed VI of Morocco, Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present) **Prime Minister – Abdelilah Benkirane, Prime Minister of Morocco, Head of Government of Morocco (2011–2017) ** (international recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, self-declared, partially recognised state) ***President – Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician), Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of Western Sahara (1976–2016) ***Prime Minister – Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018) * **President – Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–2015) **Prime Minister – **#Aires Ali, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2010–2012) **#Alberto Vaquina, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2012–2015) * **President – Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–2015) **Prime Minister – **#Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005–2012) **#Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (2012–2015) * **President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–2021) **Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021) * **President – Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria (2010–2015) * **President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present) **Prime Minister – Pierre Habumuremyi, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2011–2014) * (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Mark Andrew Capes, Governor of Saint Helena (2011–2016) * **President – Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – **#Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2010–2012) **#Gabriel Costa (politician), Gabriel Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2012–2014) * **President – **#Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012) **#Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–present) **Prime Minister – **#Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2009–2012) **#Abdoul Mbaye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2012–2013) * **President – James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–2016) * **President – Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–2018) * **''the Somali Transitional Federal Government dissolved on 20 August'' **President – **#Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of Somalia (2009–2012) **#Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle, President of Somalia, Acting President of Somalia (2012) **#Mohamed Osman Jawari, President of Somalia, Acting President of Somalia (2012) **#Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (2012–2017) **Prime Minister – **#Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Prime Minister of Somalia (2011–2012) **#Abdi Farah Shirdon, Prime Minister of Somalia (2012–2013) ** (international recognition of Somaliland, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, President of Somaliland (2010–2017) ** (self-declared autonomous state) ***President – Abdirahman Farole, President of Puntland (2009–2014) * **President – Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009–2018) * **President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2011–present) * **President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019) * **Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present) **Prime Minister – Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008–2018) * **President – Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–2015) **Prime Minister – Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2008–2015) * **President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present) **Prime Minister – **#Gilbert Houngbo, Prime Minister of Togo (2008–2012) **#Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu, Prime Minister of Togo (2012–2015) * **President – Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia (2011–2014) **Prime Minister – Hamadi Jebali, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2011–2013) * **President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present) **Prime Minister – Amama Mbabazi, Prime Minister of Uganda (2011–2014) * **President – Michael Sata, President of Zambia (2011–2014) * **President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017) **Prime Minister – Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (2009–2013)


Asia

* **President – Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2002–2014) * **Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present) **Prime Minister – Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–2020) * **President – Zillur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (2009–2013) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present) * **Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Druk Gyalpo, King of Bhutan (2006–present) **Prime Minister – Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2008–2013) * **Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present) **Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present) * **Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present) **Prime Minister – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present) * **Communist Party Leader – **#Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2002–2012) **#Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2012–present) **President – Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China, President of China (2003–2013) **Premier – Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China, Premier of the State Council of China (2003–2013) * **President – **#José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor (2007–2012) **#Taur Matan Ruak, President of East Timor (2012–2017) **Prime Minister – Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of East Timor (2007–2015) * **President – **#Pratibha Patil, President of India (2007–2012) **#Pranab Mukherjee, President of India (2012–2017) **Prime Minister – Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–2014) * **President – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–2014) * **Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present) **President – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (2005–2013) * **President – Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq (2005–2014) **Prime Minister – Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq (2006–2014) * **President – Shimon Peres, President of Israel (2007–2014) **Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–2021) * **Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019) **Prime Minister – **#Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan (2011–2012) **#Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2012–2020) * **Monarch – Abdullah II of Jordan, Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present) **Prime Minister – **#Awn Al-Khasawneh, Prime Minister of Jordan (2011–2012) **#Fayez Tarawneh, Prime Minister of Jordan (2012) **#Abdullah Ensour, Prime Minister of Jordan (2012–2016) * **President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019) **Prime Minister – **#Karim Massimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2007–2012) **#Serik Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2012–2014) * **Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-un, First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (2012–present) **''De facto'' Head of State – Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the National Defence Commission, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea (2011–present) **''De jure'' Head of State – Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–2019) **Premier – Choe Yong-rim, Premier of North Korea, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2010–2013) * **President – Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (2008–2013) **Prime Minister – Kim Hwang-sik, Prime Minister of South Korea (2010–2013) * **Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–2020) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011–2019) * **President – Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2011–2017) **Prime Minister – **#Omurbek Babanov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2011–2012) **#Aaly Karashev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2012) **#Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2012–2014) * **Communist Party Leader – Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2006–2016) **President – Choummaly Sayasone, President of Laos (2006–2016) **Prime Minister – Thongsing Thammavong, Prime Minister of Laos, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2010–2016) * **President – Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon (2008–2014) **Prime Minister – Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2011–2014) * **Monarch – Tuanku Abdul Halim of Kedah, Abdul Halim, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–2018) * **President – **#Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives (2008–2012) **#Mohammed Waheed Hassan, President of the Maldives (2012–2013) * **President – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia (2009–2017) **Prime Minister – **#Sükhbaataryn Batbold, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2009–2012) **#Norovyn Altankhuyag, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2012–2014) * **President – Thein Sein, President of Myanmar (2011–2016) * **President – Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal (2008–2015) **Prime Minister – Baburam Bhattarai, Prime Minister of Nepal (2011–2013) * **Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present) **Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present) * **President – Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan (2008–2013) **Prime Minister – **#Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2008–2012) **#Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2012–2013) * **President – Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine (2005–present) **Prime Minister – Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of Palestine (2007–2013) **  Gaza Strip (rebelling against the Palestinian National Authority, in the West Bank) ***President – Aziz Duwaik, President of the Palestinian National Authority, Acting President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2009–2014) ***Prime Minister – Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2007–2014) * **President – Benigno Aquino III, Benigno Aquino, President of the Philippines (2010–2016) * **Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–2013) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2007–2013) * **Monarch – Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015) **Prime Minister – Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015) * **President – Tony Tan, President of Singapore (2011–2017) **Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present) * **President – Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2005–2015) **Prime Minister – D. M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2010–2015) * **President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present) **Prime Minister – **#Adel Safar, Prime Minister of Syria (2011–2012) **#Riyad Farid Hijab, Prime Minister of Syria (2012) **#Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji, Prime Minister of Syria, Acting Prime Minister of Syria (2012) **#Wael Nader al-Halqi, Prime Minister of Syria (2012–2016) ** (rival government, National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, in rebellion) ***President – Moaz al-Khatib, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2012–2013) * **President – Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China, President of Taiwan (2008–2016) **Premier – **#Wu Den-yih, Premier of the Republic of China, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2009–2012) **#Sean Chen (politician), Sean Chen, Premier of the Republic of China, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2012–2013) * **President – Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present) **Prime Minister – Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–2013) * **Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, monarchy of Thailand, King of Thailand (1946–2016) **Prime Minister – Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2011–2014) * **President – Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007–2014) **Prime Minister – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014) * **President – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006–2022) * **President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present) * **President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–2016) **Prime Minister – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–2016) * **Communist Party Leader – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–present) **President – Trương Tấn Sang, President of Vietnam (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006–2016) * **President – **#Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–2012) **#Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, President of Yemen (2012–present) **Prime Minister – Mohammed Basindawa, Prime Minister of Yemen (2011–2014)


Europe

* **President – **#Bamir Topi, President of Albania (2007–2012) **#Bujar Nishani, President of Albania (2012–2017) **Prime Minister – Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania (2005–2013) * **Monarchs – ***French Co-Prince – ***#Nicolas Sarkozy, Co-Princes of Andorra, French Co-prince of Andorra (2007–2012) ***#François Hollande, Co-Princes of Andorra, French Co-prince of Andorra (2012–2017) ****Co-Prince's Representative – ****#Christian Frémont (2008–2012) ****#Sylvie Hubac (2012–2015) ***Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Co-Princes of Andorra, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present) ****Co-Prince's Representative – ****#Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012) ****#Josep Maria Mauri (2012–present) **Prime Minister – Antoni Martí, Prime Minister of Andorra, Head of Government of Andorra (2011–2015) * **President – Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia (2008–2018) **Prime Minister – Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2008–2014) * **President – Heinz Fischer, President of Austria, Federal President of Austria (2004–2016) **Chancellor – Werner Faymann, Chancellor of Austria, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2008–2016) * **President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present) **Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018) ** (international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Bako Sahakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–2020) ***Prime Minister – Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–2017) * **President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present) **Prime Minister – Mikhail Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of Belarus (2010–2014) * **Monarch – Albert II of Belgium, Albert II, monarchy of Belgium, King of the Belgians (1993–2013) **Prime Minister – Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister of Belgium (2011–2014) * **Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ***Serb Member – Nebojša Radmanović (2006–2014; Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012–2013) ***Croat Member – Željko Komšić (2006–2014; Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011–2012) ***Bosniak Member – Bakir Izetbegović (2010–2018; Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012) **Prime Minister – **#Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007–2012) **#Vjekoslav Bevanda, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012–2015) **High Representative – Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009–2021) * **President – **#Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012) **#Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria (2012–2017) **Prime Minister – Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2009–2013) * **President – Ivo Josipović, President of Croatia (2010–2015) **Prime Minister – Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister of Croatia (2011–2016) * **President – Demetris Christofias, President of Cyprus (2008–2013) ** (international recognition of Northern Cyprus, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Derviş Eroğlu, President of Northern Cyprus (2010–2015) ***Prime Minister – İrsen Küçük, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2010–2013) * **President – Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013) **Prime Minister – Petr Nečas, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2010–2013) * **Monarch – Margrethe II of Denmark, Margrethe II, monarchy of Denmark, Queen of Denmark (1972–present) **Prime Minister – Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark (2011–2015) * **President – Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (2006–2016) **Prime Minister – Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia (2005–2014) * **President – **#Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012) **#Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland (2012–present) **Prime Minister – Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland (2011–2014) * **President – **#Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France (2007–2012) **#François Hollande, President of France (2012–2017) **Prime Minister – **#François Fillon, Prime Minister of France (2007–2012) **#Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister of France (2012–2014) * **President – Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2008–2013) **Prime Minister – **#Nika Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia (2009–2012) **#Vano Merabishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (2012) **#Bidzina Ivanishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (2012–2013) ** (international recognition of Abkhazia, partially recognised, secessionist state) ***President – Alexander Ankvab, President of Abkhazia (2011–2014) ***Prime Minister – Leonid Lakerbaia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2011–2014) ** (international recognition of South Ossetia, partially recognised, secessionist state) ***President – ***#Vadim Brovtsev, President of South Ossetia, Acting President of South Ossetia (2011–2012) ***#Leonid Tibilov, President of South Ossetia (2012–2017) ***Prime Minister – ***#Vadim Brovtsev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2009–2012) ***#Rostislav Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2012–2014) * **President – **#Christian Wulff, President of Germany, Federal President of Germany (2010–2012) **#Horst Seehofer, President of Germany, Acting Federal President of Germany (2012) **#Joachim Gauck, President of Germany, Federal President of Germany (2012–2017) **Chancellor – Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany (1949–), Federal Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021) * **President – Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005–2015) **Prime Minister – **#Lucas Papademos, Prime Minister of Greece (2011–2012) **#Panagiotis Pikrammenos, Prime Minister of Greece (2012) **#Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece (2012–2015) **#Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece (since 2015) * **President – **#Pál Schmitt, President of Hungary (2010–2012) **#László Kövér, President of Hungary, Acting President of Hungary (2012) **#János Áder, President of Hungary (2012–present) **Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (2010–present) * **President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016) **Prime Minister – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland (2009–2013) * **President – Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland (2011–present) **Prime Minister – Enda Kenny, Taoiseach, Taoiseach of Ireland (2011–2017) * **President – Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy (2006–2015) **Prime Minister – Mario Monti, Prime Minister of Italy, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2011–2013) * **President – Andris Bērziņš (Latvian President), Andris Bērziņš, President of Latvia (2011–2015) **Prime Minister – Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2009–2014) * **Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present) **Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present) **Prime Minister – Klaus Tschütscher, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2009–2013) * **President – Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania (2009–2019) **Prime Minister – **#Andrius Kubilius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2008–2012) **#Algirdas Butkevičius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2012–2016) * **Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri, monarchy of Luxembourg, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present) **Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013) * **President – Gjorge Ivanov, President of Macedonia (2009–2019) **Prime Minister – Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of Macedonia, President of the Government of Macedonia (2006–2016) * **President – George Abela, President of Malta (2009–2014) **Prime Minister – Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013) * **President – **#Marian Lupu, President of Moldova, Acting President of Moldova (2010–2012) **#Nicolae Timofti, President of Moldova (2012–2016) **Prime Minister – Vlad Filat, Prime Minister of Moldova (2009–2013) ** (international recognition of Transnistria, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Yevgeny Shevchuk, President of Transnistria (2011–2016) ***Prime Minister – Pyotr Stepanov, Prime Minister of Transnistria (2012–2013) * **Monarch – Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Albert II, monarchy of Monaco, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (2005–present) **Prime Minister – Michel Roger, Minister of State (Monaco), Minister of State of Monaco (2010–2015) * **President – Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2003–2018) **Prime Minister – **#Igor Lukšić, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2010–2012) **#Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2012–2016) * **Monarch – Beatrix of the Netherlands, Beatrix, monarchy of the Netherlands, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013) ** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country) ***Prime Minister – Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–present) ** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country) ***''see '' ** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country) ***''see '' ** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country) ***''see '' * **Monarch – Harald V of Norway, Harald V, monarchy of Norway, King of Norway (1991–present) **Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2005–2013) * **President – Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland (2010–2015) **Prime Minister – Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2007–2014) * **President – Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal (2006–2016) **Prime Minister – Pedro Passos Coelho, Prime Minister of Portugal (2011–2015) * **President – ***Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–2014) ***Crin Antonescu, President of Romania, Acting President of Romania (2012) **Prime Minister – **#Emil Boc, Prime Minister of Romania (2008–2012) **#Cătălin Predoiu, Prime Minister of Romania, Acting Prime Minister of Romania (2012) **#Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2012) **#Victor Ponta, Prime Minister of Romania (2012–2015) * **President – **#Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia (2008–2012) **#Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (2012–present) **Prime Minister – **#Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2008–2012) **#Viktor Zubkov, Prime Minister of Russia, Acting Chairman of the Government of Russia (2012) **#Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Russia, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2012–2020) * **Captains-Regent – **#Gabriele Gatti and Matteo Fiorini, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2011–2012) **#Maurizio Rattini and Italo Righi, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2012) **#Teodoro Lonfernini and Denise Bronzetti, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2012–2013) * **President – **#Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2004–2012) **#Slavica Đukić Dejanović, President of Serbia, Acting President of Serbia (2012) **#Tomislav Nikolić, President of Serbia (2012–2017) **Prime Minister – **#Mirko Cvetković, Prime Minister of Serbia, President of the Government of Serbia (2008–2012) **#Ivica Dačić, Prime Minister of Serbia, President of the Government of Serbia (2012–2014) ** (international recognition of Kosovo, partially recognised, secessionist state; United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, under nominal international administration) ***President – Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo (2011–2016) ***Prime Minister – Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2008–2014) ***UN Special Representative – Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2011–2015) * **President – Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–2014) **Prime Minister – **#Iveta Radičová, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2010–2012) **#Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2012–2018) * **President – **#Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia (2007–2012) **#Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia (2012–present) **Prime Minister – **#Borut Pahor, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2008–2012) **#Janez Janša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2012–2013) * **Monarch – Juan Carlos I of Spain, Juan Carlos I, monarchy of Spain, King of Spain (1975–2014) **Prime Minister – Mariano Rajoy, Prime Minister of Spain, President of the Government of Spain (2011–2018) * **Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, monarchy of Sweden, King of Sweden (1973–present) **Prime Minister – Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden (2006–2014) * **Council – Swiss Federal Council, Federal Council of Switzerland ***Members – Doris Leuthard (2006–present), Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (2008–2015; President of the Swiss Confederation, President of Switzerland, 2012), Ueli Maurer (2009–present), Didier Burkhalter (2009–present), Johann Schneider-Ammann (2010–present), Simonetta Sommaruga (2010–present), and Alain Berset (2012–present) * **President – Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine (2010–2014) **Prime Minister – Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the United Kingdom, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present) **Prime Minister – David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010–2016) ** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the United Kingdom) ***Lieutenant-Governor – Adam Wood, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2011–2016) ***Chief Minister – Allan Bell, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2011–2016) ** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the United Kingdom) ***Lieutenant-Governor – Peter Walker (RAF officer), Peter Walker, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2011–2015) ***Chief Minister – ***#Lyndon Trott, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2008–2012) ***#Peter Harwood, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2012–2014) ** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the United Kingdom) ***Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John McColl (British Army officer), John McColl, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2011–2016) ***Chief Minister – Ian Gorst, Chief Minister of Jersey (2011–2018) ** (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) ***Governor – Sir Adrian Johns, Governor of Gibraltar (2009–2013) ***Chief Minister – Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (2011–present) * **Monarch – Pope Pope Benedict XVI, Benedict XVI, list of sovereigns of Vatican City State, Sovereign of Vatican City (2005–2013) **Head of Government – Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (2011–2021) **Holy See (legal status of the Holy See, ''sui generis'' subject of public international law) ***Secretary of State – Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State (2006–2013)


North America

* (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Alistair Harrison, Governor of Anguilla (2009–2013) **Chief Minister – Hubert Hughes, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2010–2015) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present) **Governor-General – Dame Louise Lake-Tack, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (2007–2014) **Prime Minister – Baldwin Spencer (politician), Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004–2014) * (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – Fredis Refunjol, Governor of Aruba (2004–2016) **Prime Minister – Mike Eman, Prime Minister of Aruba (2009–present) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the Bahamas, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present) **Governor-General – Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2010–2014) **Prime Minister – **#Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2007–2012) **#Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2012–2017) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Barbados, Queen of Barbados (1966–2021) **Governor-General – **#Elliott Belgrave, Governor-General of Barbados, Acting Governor-General of Barbados (2011–2012) **#Sandra Mason, Governor-General of Barbados, Acting Governor-General of Barbados (2012) **#Sir Elliott Belgrave, Governor-General of Barbados (2012–2017) **Prime Minister – Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados (2010–2018) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Belize, Queen of Belize (1981–present) **Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–2021) **Prime Minister – Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize (2008–2020) * (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – **#Richard Gozney, Governor of Bermuda (2007–2012) **#David B. Arkley, Governor of Bermuda, Acting Governor of Bermuda (2012) **#George Fergusson (diplomat), George Fergusson, Governor of Bermuda (2012–2016) **Premier – **#Paula Cox, Premier of Bermuda (2010–2012) **#Craig Cannonier, Premier of Bermuda (2012–2014) * (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – William Boyd McCleary, Governor of the Virgin Islands, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2010–2014) **Premier – Orlando Smith, Premier of the Virgin Islands, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2011–2019) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Canada, Queen of Canada (1952–present) **Governor-General – David Johnston, Governor General of Canada (2010–2017) **Prime Minister – Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (2006–2015) * (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Duncan Taylor (diplomat), Duncan Taylor, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2010–2013) **Premier – **#McKeeva Bush, Premier of the Cayman Islands (2009–2012) **#Julianna O'Connor-Connolly, Premier of the Cayman Islands (2012–2013) * **President – Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica (2010–2014) * **Communist Party Leader – Raúl Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (2011–2021) **President – Raúl Castro, President of Cuba, President of the Council of State of Cuba (2008–2018) **Prime Minister – Raúl Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (2008–2018) * (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – **#Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of Curaçao (2010–2012) **#Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede, Governor of Curaçao, Acting Governor of Curaçao (2012–2013) **Prime Minister – **#Gerrit Schotte, Prime Minister of Curaçao (2010–2012) **#Stanley Betrian, Prime Minister of Curaçao, Acting Prime Minister of Curaçao (2012) **#Daniel Hodge, Prime Minister of Curaçao (2012–2013) * **President – **#Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–2012) **#Eliud Williams, President of Dominica (2012–2013) **Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present) * **President – **#Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (2004–2012) **#Danilo Medina, President of the Dominican Republic (2012–present) * **President – Mauricio Funes, President of El Salvador (2009–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Grenada, Queen of Grenada (1974–present) **Governor-General – Sir Carlyle Glean, Governor-General of Grenada (2008–2013) **Prime Minister – Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada (2008–2013) * **President – **#Álvaro Colom, President of Guatemala (2008–2012) **#Otto Pérez Molina, President of Guatemala (2012–2015) * **President – Michel Martelly, President of Haiti (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – **#Garry Conille, Prime Minister of Haiti (2011–2012) **#Laurent Lamothe, Prime Minister of Haiti (2012–2014) * **President – Porfirio Lobo Sosa, President of Honduras (2010–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Jamaica, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present) **Governor-General – Sir Patrick Allen (politician), Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica (2009–present) **Prime Minister – **#Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2011–2012) **#Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2012–2016) * **President – **#Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico (2006–2012) **#Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico (2012–2018) * (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Adrian Davis (governor), Adrian Davis, Governor of Montserrat (2011–2015) **Premier – Reuben Meade, Premier of Montserrat (2009–2014) * **President – Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (2007–present) * **President – Ricardo Martinelli, President of Panama (2009–2014) *  (overseas collectivity of France) **Prefect – Philippe Chopin, Prefect of Saint Barthélemy (2011–2015) **Head of Government – Bruno Magras, Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy (2007–present) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present) **Governor-General – Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–2013) **Prime Minister – Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–2015) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Lucia, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present) **Governor-General – Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–2017) **Prime Minister – Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (2011–2016) * (overseas collectivity of France) **Prefect – Philippe Chopin, Prefect of Saint Martin (2011–2015) **Head of Government – **#Frantz Gumbs, Territorial Council of Saint Martin, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin (2009–2012) **#Alain Richardson, Territorial Council of Saint Martin, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin (2012–2013) *  (overseas collectivity of France) **Prefect – Patrice Latron, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2011–2014) **Head of Government – Stéphane Artano, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2006–2018) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present) **Governor-General – Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–2019) **Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present) * (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – Eugene Holiday, Governor of Sint Maarten (2010–present) **Prime Minister – Sarah Wescot-Williams, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (2010–2014) * **President – George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–2013) **Prime Minister – Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2010–2015) * (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Ric Todd, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2011–2013) **Premier – Rufus Ewing, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2012–2016) * **President – Barack Obama, President of the United States (2009–2017) ** (Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the United States) ***Governor – Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico (2009–2013) ** (insular area of the United States) ***Governor – John de Jongh, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (2007–2015)


Oceania

* (Territories of the United States, unorganised, territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States) **Governor – Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–2013) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Australia, Queen of Australia (1952–present) **Governor-General – Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia (2008–2014) **Prime Minister – Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010–2013) ** (Australian Indian Ocean Territories, external territory of Australia) ***Administrator – ***#Brian Lacy, Administrator of Christmas Island (2009–2012) ***#Jon Stanhope, Administrator of Christmas Island (2012–2014) ***Shire-President – Foo Kee Heng, President of Shire of Christmas Island Shire Council, Shire president of Christmas Island (2011–2013) ** (Australian Indian Ocean Territories, external territory of Australia) ***Administrator – ***#Brian Lacy, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2009–2012) ***#Jon Stanhope, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2012–2014) ***Shire-President – Aindil Minkom, President of the Shire of Cocos Council, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2011–2015) ** (politics of Norfolk Island#Relationship with Australia, self-governing territory of Australia) ***Administrator – ***#Owen Walsh, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2007–2012) ***#Neil Pope, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2012–2014) ***Chief Minister – David Buffett, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2010–2013) * **President – Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, President of Fiji (2009–2015) **Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–present) *  (overseas collectivity of France) **High Commissioner – **#Richard Didier, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2011–2012) **#Jean-Pierre Laflaquière, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2012–2013) **President – Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia (2011–2013) * (insular area of the United States) **Governor – Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam (2011–2019) * **President – Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–2016) * **President – **#Jurelang Zedkaia, President of the Marshall Islands (2009–2012) **#Christopher Loeak, President of the Marshall Islands (2012–2016) * **President – Manny Mori, President of Micronesia (2007–2015) * **President – Sprent Dabwido, President of Nauru (2011–2013) *  (French overseas departments and territories#Special collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of France) **High Commissioner – Albert Dupuy, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2010–2013) **Head of Government – Harold Martin (New Caledonian politician), Harold Martin, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2011–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present) **Governor-General – Sir Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General of New Zealand (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2008–2016) ** (associated state of New Zealand) ***Queen's Representative – Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–2013) ***Prime Minister – Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2010–2020) ** (associated state of New Zealand) ***Premier – Toke Talagi, Premier of Niue (2008–present) ** (dependent territory of New Zealand) ***Administrator – Jonathan Kings, Administrator of Tokelau (2011–2015) ***Head of Government – ***#Foua Toloa, list of heads of government of Tokelau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2011–2012) ***#Kerisiano Kalolo, list of heads of government of Tokelau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2012–2013) * (Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the United States) **Governor – Benigno Fitial, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2006–2013) * **President – Johnson Toribiong, President of Palau (2009–2013) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Papua New Guinea, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present) **Governor-General – Sir Michael Ogio, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2011–2017) **Prime Minister – ***Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011–2019) ***Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (claimant, 2011–2012) * (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Victoria Treadell, Governor of Pitcairn, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2010–2014) **Mayor – Mike Warren (mayor), Mike Warren, Mayor of Pitcairn, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2008–2013) * **Head of State – Tufuga Efi, O le Ao o le Malo, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (2007–2017) **Prime Minister – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–2021) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present) **Governor-General – Sir Frank Kabui, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2009–2019) **Prime Minister – Gordon Darcy Lilo, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2011–2014) * **Monarch – **#George Tupou V, monarchy of Tonga, King of Tonga (2006–2012) **#Tupou VI, monarchy of Tonga, King of Tonga (2012–present) **Prime Minister – Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō, Prime Minister of Tonga (2010–2014) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Tuvalu, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present) **Governor-General – Sir Iakoba Italeli, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2010–2019) **Prime Minister – Willy Telavi, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2010–2013) * **President – Iolu Abil, President of Vanuatu (2009–2014) **Prime Minister – Sato Kilman, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2011–2013) *  (overseas collectivity of France) **Administrator – Michel Jeanjean, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2010–2013) **Head of Government – **#Pesamino Taputai, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2011–2012) **#Vetelino Nau, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2012) **#Sosefo Suve, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2012–2013)


South America

* **President – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina (2007–2015) * **President – Evo Morales, President of Bolivia (2006–2019) * **President – Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil (2011–2016) * **President – Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile (2010–2014) * **President – Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia (2010–2018) * **President – Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador (2007–2017) * (British Overseas Territories, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) **Governor – Nigel Haywood, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2010–2014) * **President – Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana (2011–2015) **Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–2015) * **President – **#Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay (2008–2012) **#Federico Franco, President of Paraguay (2012–2013) * **President – Ollanta Humala, President of Peru (2011–2016) **Prime Minister – **#Oscar Valdés, Prime Minister of Peru, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2011–2012) **#Juan Jiménez Mayor, Prime Minister of Peru, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2012–2013) * **President – Dési Bouterse, President of Suriname (2010–2020) * **President – José Mujica, President of Uruguay (2010–2015) * **President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–2013)


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