Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as President of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 5 March 1950), known as Nandó, is an Angolan politician who was the first vice president of Angola from February 2010 to September 2012. He was the prime minister of Angola from 2002 to 2008 and presid ...

Prime Minister of Angola The prime minister of Angola was a high government official in Angola re-established by Angola's 1992 constitution with limited powers as head of government. Along with the rest of the Council of Ministers, the prime minister was appointed by ...

Mathieu Kérékou Mathieu Kérékou (; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician who served as President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 19 years, for ...

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 ...

Festus Mogae Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Botswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was re-elected in October 2004; after ten y ...

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 ...

Blaise Compaoré Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951)''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 76–77.

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 ...

Paramanga Ernest Yonli Paramanga Ernest Yonli (born 31 December 1956 in Tansarga, Tapoa Province) also known as Ernest Paramanga Yonli, is a Burkinabé politician. He was Prime Minister from 6 November 2000 to 3 June 2007 and then President of the Economic and Social ...

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 ...

Pierre Buyoya Pierre Buyoya (24 November 1949 – 17 December 2020) was a Burundian army officer and politician who served two terms as President of Burundi in 1987 to 1993 and 1996 to 2003. He was the second-longest serving president in Burundian history. An ...

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 ...

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.

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. ...

Peter Mafany Musonge Peter Mafany Musonge (born 3 December 1942
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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 ...

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Pedro Pires Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires (; born 29 April 1934) is a Cape Verdean politician who served as Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 1975 to 1991, and later as President from 2001 to 2011. Life and career Pires was born in São Filipe, Fogo, Cape ...

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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 f ...

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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 –

Ange-Félix Patassé Ange-Félix Patassé (January 25, 1937 – April 5, 2011) was a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé in the 2003 coup d'ét ...

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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 f ...

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Martin Ziguélé Martin Ziguélé (born 12 February 1957) is a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 2001 to 2003. He placed second in the 2005 presidential election and is currently the President of the Movement ...

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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, w ...

(2001–2003) * **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 ...

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Nagoum Yamassoum Nagoum Yamassoum (born 1954) is a Chadian politician who was Prime Minister of Chad from 1999 to 2002 and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2005. He is from the district of Grande Sido in the region of Moyen Chari. Early life ...

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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). Addition ...

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Haroun Kabadi Haroun Kabadi ( ar, هارون كبادي '; born 29 April 1949) is a Chadian politician. He was Prime Minister of Chad from June 2002 to June 2003 and was the President of the National Assembly of Chad from June 2011 to April 2021. Politics K ...

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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). Addition ...

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Azali Assoumani Azali Assoumani ( ar, غزالي عثماني; born 1 January 1959) is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as President of the Comoros since April 2019. He was also president from 2002 to 2006 and 2016 to February 2019. He ...

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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 ...

(1999–2002) **# Hamada Madi,

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 ...

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Azali Assoumani Azali Assoumani ( ar, غزالي عثماني; born 1 January 1959) is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as President of the Comoros since April 2019. He was also president from 2002 to 2006 and 2016 to February 2019. He ...

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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 ...

(2002–2006) **Prime Minister – Hamada Madi, Prime Minister of the Comoros (2000–2002) ** (unrecognised, secessionist state) ***''rejoined the Comoros on 10 March'' ***President –

Mohamed Bacar Colonel Mohamed Bacar (born May 5, 1962 in Barakani, Anjouan, then a French colony) is a Comorian former politician who was President of Anjouan, one of the three autonomous islands that make up the Union of the Comoros, from 2001 to 2008. He is ...

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President of Anjouan The President of Anjouan is the head of Anjouan, one of the three islands of the Union of Comoros. The position was firstly established in 1997 after the Declaration of independence of Anjouan. Secondly the position became President of the autono ...

(2001–2007) * **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 ...

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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, Pres ...

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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) * **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) * **President –

Hosni Mubarak Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in ...

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President 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 E ...

(1981–2011) **Prime Minister – Atef Ebeid,

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 ...

(1999–2004) * **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 ev ...

, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present) **Prime Minister –

Cándido Muatetema Rivas Cándido Muatetema Rivas (20 February 1960 – 16 June 2014) was a political figure in Equatorial Guinea who was Prime Minister from 2001 to 2004. Rivas was born in Batete, a village in southern Fernando Po (today Bioko) near Luba.

, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004) * **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 Democra ...

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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 ...

(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 of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a parliamentary republic with a Prime Minister as head of the government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ethiopian Armed Forces. The Pri ...

(1995–2012) * **President –

Omar Bongo El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second President of Gabon for 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009. Omar Bongo was promoted to key positions as ...

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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 ...

(1967–2009) **Prime Minister –

Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane (born 6 October 1939Samy Ghorbal"« Nous avons su garder le cap »" ''Jeune Afrique'', 20 November 2005 .) is a Gabonese politician who was Prime Minister of Gabon from 23 January 1999 to 20 January 2006. He was Ma ...

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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 ...

(1999–2006) * **President – Yahya Jammeh,

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 ...

(1994–2017) * **President –

John Kufuor John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born 8 December 1938) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. He was also Chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008. Kufuor's career has been spe ...

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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 el ...

(2001–2009) * **President –

Lansana Conté Lansana Conté (30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008

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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'' * ...

(1984–2008) **Prime Minister –

Lamine Sidimé Lamine Sidimé (born 1944) is a Guinean political figure who was Prime Minister of Guinea from 1999 to 2004. Early life Born at Mamou in 1944, Sidimé served as President of the Supreme Court from 1992, and he was appointed as Prime Minister b ...

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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 ...

(1999–2004) * **President –

Kumba Ialá Kumba Ialá Embaló, also spelled Yalá (15 March 1953 – 4 April 2014), was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was president from 17 February 2000 until he was deposed in a bloodless military coup on 14 September 2003. He belonged to the Balant ...

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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 ...

(2000–2003) **Prime Minister – **#

Alamara Nhassé ''This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ntchia and the second or paternal family name is Nhassé.'' Alamara Ntchia Nhassé (born 2 June 1957) is a Bissau-Guinean politician, who was Prime Minister from 9 D ...

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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 ...

(2001–2002) **# Mário Pires,

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 ...

(2002–2003) * **President –

Laurent Gbagbo Koudou Laurent Gbagbo
, FPI website . ( President of the Ivory Coast (2000–2011) **Prime Minister –

Pascal Affi N'Guessan Pascal Affi N'Guessan (born 1 January 1953) is an Ivorian politician who is the President of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2000–2003) * **President – **#

Daniel arap Moi Daniel Toroitich arap Moi ( ; 2 September 1924 – 4 February 2020) was a Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He was the country's longest-serving president. Moi previously served as the third vice ...

, President of Kenya (1978–2002) **# Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–2013) * **Monarch – Letsie III,

King of Lesotho This article list the monarchs (''Marena'') of Lesotho (also known as Basutoland until 1966). Succession The Succession to the throne of Lesotho is laid down in Chapter V of the African kingdom's constitution. The current King is Letsie III. ...

(1996–present) **Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili,

Prime Minister of Lesotho This is a list of prime ministers of Lesotho () since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Lesotho in 1965, to the present day. A total of seven people have served as Prime Minister of Lesotho (not counting one Acting Prime Minister a ...

(1998–2012) * **President – Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (2000–2003) * **''De facto'' Head of State – Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011) **''De jure'' Head of State – Muhammad az-Zanati, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1992–2008) **Prime Minister – Imbarek Shamekh, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2000–2003) * **President – **#

Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ignace Ratsiraka (; 4 November 1936 – 28 March 2021) was a Malagasy politician and naval officer who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving President o ...

, President of Madagascar (1997–2002) **#

Marc Ravalomanana Marc Ravalomanana (; born 12 December 1949) is a Malagasy politician who was the President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. Born into a farming Merina family in Imerinkasinina, near the capital city of Antananarivo, Ravalomanana first rose to ...

, President of Madagascar (2002–2009) **Prime Minister – **# Tantely Andrianarivo,

Prime Minister of Madagascar This is a list of prime ministers of Madagascar, since the establishment of the office of chief minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Other factions ;Status See also * Politics ...

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Jacques Sylla Jacques Hugues Sylla (July 1946 – 26 December 2009) was a Malagasy politician. He was the Prime Minister of Madagascar under President Marc Ravalomanana from February 2002 to January 2007. He subsequently served as the President of the Natio ...

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Prime Minister of Madagascar This is a list of prime ministers of Madagascar, since the establishment of the office of chief minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Other factions ;Status See also * Politics ...

(2002–2007) * **President – Bakili Muluzi,

President of Malawi The president of the Republic of Malawi ( ny, Mtsogoleri wa Dziko la Malawi) is the head of state and head of government of Malawi. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Malawi and is the commander-in-chief of the Malaw ...

(1994–2004) * **President – **#

Alpha Oumar Konaré Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) is a Malian politician, who served as President of Mali for two five-year terms from 1992 to 2002 and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008. Scholarly career Alpha Oumar K ...

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President of Mali This is a list of heads of state of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seven people have served as head of state of Mali (excluding three acting presidents). Additionally, two people, ...

(1992–2002) **#

Amadou Toumani Touré Amadou Toumani Touré (4 November 19489 November 2020) was a Malian politician. He supervised Mali's first multiparty elections as chairman of the transitional government (1991–1992), and later became the second democratically-elected Presiden ...

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President of Mali This is a list of heads of state of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seven people have served as head of state of Mali (excluding three acting presidents). Additionally, two people, ...

(2002–2012) **Prime Minister – **#

Mandé Sidibé Mandé Sidibé (20 January 1940"Présidentielles: 24 sur la ligne de dé ...

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Prime Minister of Mali This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mali (not counting five acting prime ministers). Additionally, ...

(2000–2002) **#

Modibo Keita Modibo or more correctlyMoodibbo in Fula or Fulfulde Orthography is a given name in some Fulɓe or Fulani regions, while in some regions it's used as a form of respect which means a learned scholar. Others are named moodibbo after one's parents or g ...

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Prime Minister of Mali This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mali (not counting five acting prime ministers). Additionally, ...

(2002) **# Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani,

Prime Minister of Mali This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mali (not counting five acting prime ministers). Additionally, ...

(2002–2004) * **President –

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ( ar, معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘ / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the ...

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President of Mauritania This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of nine people have served as head of state of Mauritania (not counting one Acting President). Additionally, o ...

(1984–2005) **Prime Minister –

Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna ( ar, شيخ العافية ولد محمد خونة; born 1956) is a Mauritanian political figure. He was the 7th Prime Minister of Mauritania from January 2, 1996, to December 18, 1997, Minister of Foreign Affa ...

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Prime Minister of Mauritania This is a list of prime ministers of Mauritania since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Mauritania in 1960 to the present day. A total of sixteen people have served as Prime Minister of Mauritania (not counting one Acting Prime ...

(1998–2003) * **President – **#

Cassam Uteem Cassam Uteem, GCSK (born in Port Louis on 22 March 1941) is a Mauritian political figure who served as the second president of Mauritius from 30 June 1992 to 15 February 2002. He is the longest served president of Mauritius, having served for nea ...

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President of Mauritius The president of the Republic of Mauritius (french: président de la République de Maurice) is the head of state of the Republic of Mauritius. Mauritius is a parliamentary republic, and the president functions as a ceremonial figurehead, ele ...

(1992–2002) **# Angidi Chettiar, Acting President of Mauritius (2002) **# Ariranga Pillay, Acting President of Mauritius (2002) **#

Karl Offmann Karl Auguste Offmann, GCSK (25 November 1940 – 12 March 2022) was a Mauritian politician who briefly served as the president of Mauritius from 2002 to 2003. After two of his successive predecessors had resigned over their refusal to sign a ...

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President of Mauritius The president of the Republic of Mauritius (french: président de la République de Maurice) is the head of state of the Republic of Mauritius. Mauritius is a parliamentary republic, and the president functions as a ceremonial figurehead, ele ...

(2002–2003) **Prime Minister – Sir

Anerood Jugnauth Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, PV, (29 March 1930 – 3 June 2021) was a Mauritian politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. A central fi ...

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Prime Minister of Mauritius The prime minister of Mauritius (french: link=no, Premier Ministre de Maurice) is the head of government of Mauritius. He presides over the Cabinet of Ministers, which advises the president of the country and is collectively responsible to the ...

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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

) **Prefect – **# Philippe de Mester, Prefect of Mayotte (2001–2002) **# Jean-Jacques Brot, Prefect of Mayotte (2002–2005) **Head of Government – Younoussa Bamana, President of the General Council of Mayotte (1991–2004) * **Monarch –

Mohammed VI Muhammad VI may refer to: * Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI (1868–1932), sultan of the Maldives from 1893 to 1902 * Mehmed VI (1861–1926), sultan of Ottoman Empire, from 1918 to 1922 * Mohammed VI of Morocco Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد الساد ...

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King of Morocco This is the list of rulers of Morocco, since the establishment of the state in 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used. The present King of Moroc ...

(1999–present) **Prime Minister – **#

Abderrahmane Youssoufi Abderrahmane Youssoufi ( ; ar, عبد الرحمن اليوسفي; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) was a Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002, serving under kings Hassan II ...

, Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002) **#

Driss Jettou Driss Jettou ( ar, إدريس جطو; born 24 May 1945) is a Moroccan politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco from 2002 to 2007. Early life and education Jettou was born in the town of El Jadida on 24 May 1945. After secondary s ...

, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–2007) ** ( self-declared, partially recognised state) ***President –

Mohamed Abdelaziz Mohamed Abdelaziz can refer to a number of people: * Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician) (1946–2016), President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–2016) *Mohamed Abdelaziz (Libyan politician) Mohamed Abdelaziz is a Libyan polit ...

, President of Western Sahara (1976–2016) ***Prime Minister – Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun,

Prime Minister of Western Sahara The prime minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the head of government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a government in exile based in the Sahrawi refugee camps of Tindouf, Algeria. The post of the prime minister has b ...

(1999–2003) * **President –

Joaquim Chissano Joaquim Alberto Chissano (born 22 October 1939) is a politician who served as the second President of Mozambique, from 1986 to 2005. He is credited with transforming the war-torn country of Mozambique into one of the most successful African demo ...

, President of Mozambique (1986–2005) **Prime Minister – Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004) * **President –

Sam Nujoma Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, (; born 12 May 1929) is a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first President of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma was a founding member and the first ...

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President of Namibia The president of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed fo ...

(1990–2005) **Prime Minister – **#

Hage Geingob Hage Gottfried Geingob (born 3 August 1941) is a Namibian politician, serving as the third president of Namibia since 21 March 2015. Geingob was the first Prime Minister of Namibia from 1990 to 2002, and served as prime minister again from 201 ...

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Prime Minister of Namibia The prime minister of the Republic of Namibia is the leader of the Government of Namibia. The prime minister is appointed by the President of Namibia and co-ordinates the work of the Cabinet. They also advise and assist the president in the exe ...

(1990–2002) **#

Theo-Ben Gurirab Theo-Ben Gurirab (23 January 1938 – 14 July 2018) was a Namibian politician who served in various senior government positions. He served as the second Prime Minister of Namibia from 28 August 2002 to 20 March 2005, following the demotion and ...

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Prime Minister of Namibia The prime minister of the Republic of Namibia is the leader of the Government of Namibia. The prime minister is appointed by the President of Namibia and co-ordinates the work of the Cabinet. They also advise and assist the president in the exe ...

(2002–2005) * **President –

Mamadou Tandja Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNS ...

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President of Niger This is a list of heads of state of Niger since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of ten people have served as head of state of Niger. The current head of state of Niger is the President of the Re ...

(1999–2010) **Prime Minister –

Hama Amadou Hama Amadou (born 1949) is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2007. He was also Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD-Nassara) from 1991 to 200 ...

, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007) * **President –

Olusegun Obasanjo Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, , ( ; yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian political and military leader who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its presid ...

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President of Nigeria The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of state and head of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Nigeri ...

(1999–2007) * **President –

Paul Kagame Paul Kagame (; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who is the 4th and current president of Rwanda since 2000. He previously served as a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a Uganda-based rebel ...

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President of Rwanda This article lists the presidents of Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day. The president of Rwanda is the head of state and head of executive of the Republic of Rwanda. The presi ...

(2000–present) **Prime Minister – Bernard Makuza,

Prime Minister of Rwanda This article lists the prime ministers of Rwanda since the formation of the post in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day. The prime minister of Rwanda is the head of government of the Republic of Rwanda. The prime minister ...

(2000–2011) * (

Overseas Territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...

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United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

) **''redesignated from dependent territory to overseas territory on 21 May'' **Governor – David Hollamby,

Governor of Saint Helena The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the official advice of His Majesty ...

(1999–2004) * **President – Fradique de Menezes,

President of São Tomé and Príncipe 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 ...

(2001–2003) **Prime Minister – **#

Evaristo Carvalho Evaristo do Espírito Santo Carvalho (22 October 1941 – 28 May 2022) was a São Toméan politician who served as the fourth president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2016 to 2021. He was previously the prime minister of the country on two o ...

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Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...

(2001–2002) **# Gabriel Costa,

Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...

(2002) **#

Maria das Neves Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa (born 1958) served as the 11th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe. She was a key figure in the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD) and became ...

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Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...

(2002–2004) * **President –

Abdoulaye Wade Abdoulaye Wade (born 29 May 1926)
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, President of Senegal (2000–2012) **Prime Minister – **#

Mame Madior Boye Mame Madior Boye ( wo, Maam Maajoor Bóoy; born 1940)"Mame Mad ...

, Prime Minister of Senegal (2001–2002) **#

Idrissa Seck Idrissa Seck (born August 9, 1959) is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to July 2004. He was a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and was considered a protégé of President Abdoulay ...

, Prime Minister of Senegal (2002–2004) * **President –

France-Albert René France-Albert René (; 16 November 1934 – 27 February 2019) was a Seychellois lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the second President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004. He also served as the country's 2nd Prime Minister from its in ...

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President of Seychelles This article contains a list of presidents of the Republic of Seychelles. Presidents (1976–present) :Notes Timeline Latest election See also *Seychelles ** Politics of Seychelles **List of colonial governors of Seychelles **Vice-Pre ...

(1977–2004) * **President –

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (February 16, 1932 – March 13, 2014) was a Sierra Leonean politician who served twice as the 3rd President of Sierra Leone, from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007. An economist and attorney by profession, K ...

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President of Sierra Leone The president of the Republic of Sierra Leone is the head of state and the head of government of Sierra Leone, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. As the head of the executive branch of the Sierra Leone government, the presi ...

(1998–2007) * **President – Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000–2004) **Prime Minister – Hassan Abshir Farah,

Prime Minister of Somalia This is a list of prime ministers of Somalia. The prime minister of Somalia ( so, Ra'iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya) is the head of government of Somalia. There have been 22 official prime ministers since the office was created in 1956. The first p ...

(2001–2003) ** ( unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – ***#

Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal ( so, Maxamed Xaaji Ibraahim Cigaal, ar, محمد الحاج ابراهيم عقال; August 15, 1928 – May 3, 2002) was a Somali politician who served as the President of Somaliland from 1993 to his death in 2002. H ...

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President of Somaliland The president of Somaliland ( so, Madaxweynaha Somaliland; ar, رئيس جمهورية أرض الصومال, Rayiys jumhuriat 'ard alsuwmal) is the head of state and head of government of Somaliland. The president is also commander-in-chief o ...

(1993–2002) ***#

Dahir Riyale Kahin Dahir Riyale Kahin ( so, Daahir Riyaale Kaahin, ar, ظاهر ريالي كاهن) (born 12 March 1952) is a Somaliland politician who was President of Somaliland from 2002 to 2010. He previously served as a senior officer in the National Secur ...

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President of Somaliland The president of Somaliland ( so, Madaxweynaha Somaliland; ar, رئيس جمهورية أرض الصومال, Rayiys jumhuriat 'ard alsuwmal) is the head of state and head of government of Somaliland. The president is also commander-in-chief o ...

(2002–2010) ** (self-declared autonomous state) ***President – ***#

Jama Ali Jama Jama Ali Jama ( so, Jaamac Cali Jaamac, ar, جامع علي جامع) is a Somali politician. He was the President of Puntland from November 14, 2001, to May 8, 2002. Early life Jama was born to a family from the Osman Mahmoud sub-clan of the ...

, President of Puntland (2001–2002) ***# Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Puntland (2002–2004) * **President –

Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki KStJ (; born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who was the second president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC ...

, President of South Africa (1999–2008) * **President – Omar al-Bashir,

President of Sudan This article lists the heads of state of Sudan since the country's independence in 1956. History of the office Since independence was proclaimed on 1 January 1956, six individuals (and three multi-member sovereignty councils) have served as ...

(1989–2019) * **Monarch –

Mswati III Mswati III (born Makhosetive; 19 April 1968) is the king ( Swazi: Ngwenyama, Ingwenyama yemaSwati) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He was born in Manzini in the Protectorate of Swaziland to King Sobhuza II and one of his young ...

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King of Swaziland iNgwenyama (also ''Ingwenyama'') is the title of the male monarch of Eswatini. In English, the title is sometimes translated as King of Eswatini. The iNgwenyama reigns together with the Ndlovukazi, a spiritual leadership position held by the i ...

(1986–present) **Prime Minister –

Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini Prince Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (15 May 1942 – 28 September 2018) was a Swazi politician who served as Prime Minister of Eswatini, from 1996 to 2003 and again from October 2008 to September 2018. Career Dlamini was a member of parliamen ...

, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996–2003) * **President –

Benjamin Mkapa Benjamin William Mkapa (12 November 193824 July 2020) was the third president of Tanzania, in office from 1995 to 2005. He was Chairman of the Revolutionary State Political Party ( Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM). Early life Mkapa was born in Lupaso, ...

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President of Tanzania The President of the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of state and head of government of the United Republic of Tanzania. The President leads the executive branch of the Government of Tanza ...

(1995–2005) **Prime Minister –

Frederick Sumaye Frederick Tluway Sumaye (born 29 May 1950) is a Tanzanian politician who was Prime Minister of Tanzania from 28 November 1995 to 30 December 2005. Life and career As a member of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), Sumaye was a Member o ...

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Prime Minister of Tanzania The prime minister of Tanzania is the head in the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania. The position is subordinated to the president, who is the actual head of government. The functions and powers of the prime minister are desc ...

(1995–2005) * **President –

Gnassingbé Eyadéma Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born Étienne Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 – 5 February 2005) was the president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé. Eyadéma participated i ...

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President of Togo This is a list of presidents of Togo since the formation of the post of president in 1960, to the present day. A total of four people have served as president (not counting one acting president and two interim military officeholders). Additiona ...

(1967–2005) **Prime Minister – **#

Agbéyomé Kodjo Messan Agbéyomé Gabriel Kodjo (born 12 October 1954"Yamgnane recalé" ...

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Prime Minister of Togo This is a list of prime ministers of Togo since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to the present day. A total of thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Togo – twelve men and one woman. Among them, one person, Edem ...

(2000–2002) **# Koffi Sama,

Prime Minister of Togo This is a list of prime ministers of Togo since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to the present day. A total of thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Togo – twelve men and one woman. Among them, one person, Edem ...

(2002–2005) * **President –

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ( ar, زين العابدين بن علي, translit=Zayn al-'Ābidīn bin 'Alī; 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019), commonly known as Ben Ali ( ar, بن علي) or Ezzine ( ar, الزين), was a Tunisian politician ...

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President of Tunisia The president of Tunisia, officially the president of the Tunisian Republic ( ar, رئيس الجمهورية التونسية), is the head of state of Tunisia. Tunisia is a presidential republic, whereby the president is the head of state a ...

(1987–2011) **Prime Minister –

Mohamed Ghannouchi Mohamed Ghannouchi ( ar, محمد الغنوشي ''Muhammad Al-Ghannushi''; born 18 August 1941) is a Tunisian politician who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from 1999 to 2011. Regarded as a technocrat, Ghannouchi was a long-standing figure in the ...

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Prime Minister of Tunisia The prime minister of Tunisia ( ar, رئيس حكومة تونس, ra’īs ḥukūmat Tūnis) is the head of the executive branch of the government of Tunisia. The prime minister directs the executive branch along with the president and, together ...

(1999–2011) * **President –

Yoweri Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and retired senior military officer who has been the 9th and current President of Uganda since 26 January 1986. Museveni spearheaded rebellions with aid of then ...

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President of Uganda The president of the Republic of Uganda is the head of state and the head of government of Uganda. The president leads the executive branch of the government of Uganda and is the commander-in-chief of the Uganda People's Defence Force. The ...

(1986–present) **Prime Minister –

Apolo Nsibambi Apolo Robin Nsibambi (25 October 1940 – 28 May 2019) was a Ugandan academic and politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of Uganda from 5 April 1999 until 24 May 2011, when Amama Mbabazi succeeded him. Early life and education Apolo Ro ...

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Prime Minister of Uganda The prime minister of Uganda chairs the Cabinet of Uganda, although the president is the effective head of government. Robinah Nabbanja has been the prime minister since 21 June 2021. The post of Prime Minister was created for the first time in ...

(1999–2011) * **President – **#

Frederick Chiluba Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba (30 April 1943 – 18 June 2011) was a Zambian politician who was the second president of Zambia from 1991 to 2002. Chiluba, a trade union leader, won the country's multi-party presidential election in 1991 as t ...

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President of Zambia The president of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia. The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964. Since 1991, when Kaunda left the presidency, the office has been held by seven othe ...

(1991–2002) **#

Levy Mwanawasa Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (3 September 1948 – 19 August 2008) was the third president of Zambia. He served as president from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. Mwanawasa is credited with having initiated a campaign to rid the corrupt ...

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President of Zambia The president of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia. The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964. Since 1991, when Kaunda left the presidency, the office has been held by seven othe ...

(2002–2008) * **President –

Robert Mugabe Robert Gabriel Mugabe (; ; 21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. He served as Leader of the ...

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President of Zimbabwe The president of Zimbabwe is the head of state of Zimbabwe and head of the executive branch of the government of Zimbabwe. The president chairs the national cabinet and is the chief commanding authority of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. The i ...

(1987–2017)

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* **President –

Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (; Pashto/ fa, حامد کرزی, , ; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Repub ...

, Chairman of the

Afghan Interim Administration The Afghan Interim Administration (AIA), also known as the Afghan Interim Authority, was the first administration of Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime and was the highest authority of the country from 22 December 2001 until 13 July ...

(2001–2002);

President of Afghanistan The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was constitutionally the head of state and head of government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces. On 15 August 2021, as th ...

(2002–2014) * **''the

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was superseded on 14 February'' **Monarch – Sheikh

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999. He is the son of Isa bin Salm ...

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King of Bahrain The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain ( ar, ملك مملكة البحرين) is the monarch and head of state of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of Hak ...

(1999–present) **Prime Minister – Sheikh

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (24 November 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 202 ...

, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–2020) * **President – **#

A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Abdul Qasim Mohammad Badruddoza Chowdhury (known as AQM Badrudozza Chowdhury; ; born 1 November 1932) served as the President of Bangladesh from 14 November 2001 until his resignation on 21 June 2002. He was the founding secretary-general of B ...

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President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...

(2001–2002) **#

Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar BarristerMuhammad Jamiruddin Sircar ( bn, এডভোকেট মুহাম্মদ জমির উদ্দিন সরকার; born 1 December 1931); is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician who served as the acting President of Bangl ...

, Acting President of Bangladesh (2002) **#

Iajuddin Ahmed Iajuddin Ahmed (1 February 193110 December 2012) was the President of Bangladesh, serving from 6 September 2002 until 12 February 2009. From late October 2006 to January 2007, he also served as Chief Advisor of the caretaker government. From Oc ...

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President of Bangladesh The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...

(2002–2009) **Prime Minister –

Khaleda Zia Khaleda Zia (; born Khaleda Khanam Putul in 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Ba ...

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Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা� ...

(2001–2006) * **Monarch – Jigme Singye Wangchuck,

King of Bhutan The Druk Gyalpo (; 'Dragon King') is the head of state of the Kingdom of Bhutan. In the Dzongkha language, Bhutan is known as ''Drukyul'' which translates as "The Land of the Thunder Dragon". Thus, while kings of Bhutan are known as ''Druk ...

(1972–2006) **Prime Minister – **# Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2001–2002) **# Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2002–2003) * **Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present) **Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah,

Prime Minister of Brunei The prime minister of Brunei ( ms, Perdana Menteri Negara Brunei Darussalam) is the head of government of Brunei. Concurrently, the title is held by the sultan of Brunei, who is also the head of state of the country.Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1993–2004) **Prime Minister –

Hun Sen Hun Sen (; km, ហ៊ុន សែន, ; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician and former military commander who has served as the prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He is the longest-serving head of government of Cambodia, and ...

, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present) * **Communist Party Leader – **#

Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1989 to 2002, as chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as pr ...

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General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party () is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader ...

(1989–2002) **# Hu Jintao,

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party () is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader ...

(2002–2012) **President –

Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1989 to 2002, as chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as pr ...

, President of China (1993–2003) **Premier –

Zhu Rongji Zhu Rongji (; IPA: ; born 23 October 1928) is a retired Chinese politician who served as Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1998 to 2003 and CCP Politburo Standing Committee member from 1992 to 2002 along with the Chinese Communist ...

, Premier of the State Council of China (1998–2003) * **'' gained independence; the UN Transitional Administration dissolved on 20 May'' **President –

Xanana Gusmão José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão (; born 20 June 1946) is an East Timorese politician. A former rebel, he was the third President of the independent East Timor, serving from 2002 to 2007. He then became its fourth prime minister, serving from ...

, President of East Timor (2002–2007) **Prime Minister – Mari Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2001–2006) **UN Special Representative – Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for East Timor (1999–2002) * **President – **#K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002) **#A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–2007) **Prime Minister – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004) * **President – Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001–2004) * **Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present) **President – Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–2005) * **President – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003) **Prime Minister – Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003) * **President – Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007) **Prime Minister – Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006) ** (international recognition of the State of Palestine, non-state administrative authority) ***President – Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994–2004) * **Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019) **Prime Minister – Junichirō Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–2006) * **Monarch – Abdullah II of Jordan, Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present) **Prime Minister – Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (2000–2003) * **President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019) **Prime Minister – **#Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1999–2002) **#Imangali Tasmagambetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2002–2003) * **Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–2011) **''De facto'' Head of State – Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea (1993–2011) **''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 – Hong Song-nam, Premier of North Korea, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (1997–2003) * **President – Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998–2003) **Prime Minister – **#Lee Han-dong, Prime Minister of South Korea (2000–2002) **#Chang Sang, Prime Minister of South Korea, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2002) **#Jeon Yun Churl, Prime Minister of South Korea, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2002) **#Chang Dae-hwan, Prime Minister of South Korea, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2002) **#Kim Suk-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea (2002–2003) * **Monarch – Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–2006) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978–2003) * **President – Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005) **Prime Minister – **#Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2000–2002) **#Nikolai Tanayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2002–2005) * **Communist Party Leader – Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) **President – Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–2006) **Premier – Bounnhang Vorachith, Prime Minister of Laos, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2001–2006) * **President – Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–2007) **Prime Minister – Rafic Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2000–2004) * **Monarch – Tuanku Sirajuddin of Perlis, Syed Sirajuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001–2006) **Prime Minister – Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003) * **President – Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–2008) * **President – Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005) **Prime Minister – Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–2004) * **Head of State – Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011) **Prime Minister – Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar (1992–2003) * **Monarch – Gyanendra of Nepal, Gyanendra, King of Nepal (2001–2008) **Prime Minister – **#Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2001–2002) **#Gyanendra of Nepal, Gyanendra, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002) **#Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002–2003) * **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 – Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–2008) **Prime Minister – **#Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002) **#Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2002–2004) * **President – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–2010) * **Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–2013) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–2007) * **Monarch – Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005) **Regent – Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah, Regent of Saudi Arabia (1996–2005) **Prime Minister – Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005) * **President – S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–2011) **Prime Minister – Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004) * **President – Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005) **Prime Minister – Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001–2004) * **President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present) **Prime Minister – Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Prime Minister of Syria (2000–2003) * **President – Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China, President of Taiwan (2000–2008) **Premier – **#Chang Chun-hsiung, Premier of the Republic of China, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2000–2002) **#Yu Shyi-kun, Premier of the Republic of China, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2002–2005) * **President – Emomali Rahmonov, 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 – Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006) * **President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007) **Prime Minister – **#Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999–2002) **#Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002–2003) * **President – Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006) * **President – Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1976–2004) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–2006) * **President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–2016) **Prime Minister – Oʻtkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003) * **Communist Party Leader – Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–2011) **President – Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam (1997–2006) **Prime Minister – Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006) * **President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–2012) **Prime Minister – Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–2007)

Europe

* **President – **#Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002) **#Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007) **Prime Minister – **#Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002) **#Pandeli Majko, Prime Minister of Albania (2002) **#Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005) *° **Monarchs – ***French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, Co-Princes of Andorra, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007) ****Co-Prince's Representative – ****#Frédéric de Saint-Sernin (1999–2002) ****#Philippe Massoni (2002–2007) ***Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Martí i Alanis, Co-Princes of Andorra, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (1971–2003) ****Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012) **Prime Minister – Marc Forné Molné, Prime Minister of Andorra, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005) * **President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008) **Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007) * **President – Thomas Klestil, President of Austria, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004) **Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007) * **President – Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003) **Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003) ** (international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007) ***Prime Minister – Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007) * **President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present) **Prime Minister – Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001–2004) * **Monarch – Albert II of Belgium, Albert II, monarchy of Belgium, King of the Belgians (1993–2013) **Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008) * **Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ***Serb Member – ***#Živko Radišić (1998–2002) ***#Mirko Šarović (2002–2003; Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2002–2003) ***Bosniak Member – ***#Beriz Belkić (2001–2002; Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2002) ***#Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006) ***Croat Member – ***#Jozo Križanović (2001–2002; Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2002) ***#Dragan Čović (2002–2005) **Prime Minister – **#Zlatko Lagumdžija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002) **#Dragan Mikerević, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002) **#Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007) **High Representative – **#Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999–2002) **#Lord Paddy Ashdown, (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006) * **President – **#Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002) **#Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012) **Prime Minister – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005) * **President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010) **Prime Minister – Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000–2003) * **President – Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003) ** (international recognition of Northern Cyprus, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005) ***Prime Minister – Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004) * **President – Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003) **Prime Minister – **#Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002) **#Vladimír Špidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004) * **Monarch – Margrethe II of Denmark, Margrethe II, monarchy of Denmark, Queen of Denmark (1972–present) **Prime Minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009) * **President – Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006) **Prime Minister – **#Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999–2002) **#Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2002–2003) * **President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012) **Prime Minister – Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003) * **President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007) **Prime Minister – **#Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002) **#Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005) * **President – Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2004) **Prime Minister – Avtandil Jorbenadze, Minister of State of Georgia (2001–2004) ** (international recognition of Abkhazia, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005) ***Prime Minister – ***#Anri Jergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002) ***#Gennadi Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2002–2003) ** (international recognition of South Ossetia, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011) ***Prime Minister – Gerasim Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001–2003) * **President – Johannes Rau, President of Germany, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004) **Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1949–), Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005) * **President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005) **Prime Minister – Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004) * **President – Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005) **Prime Minister – **#Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002) **#Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004) * **President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016) **Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004) * **President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011) **Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008) * **President – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006) **Prime Minister – Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006) * **President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007) **Prime Minister – **#Andris Bērziņš (Latvian Prime Minister), Andris Bērziņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–2002) **#Einars Repše, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004) * **Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present) **Prime Minister – Otmar Hasler, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009) * **President – Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003) **Prime Minister – Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006) * **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 – Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004) **Prime Minister – **#Ljubčo Georgievski, Prime Minister of Macedonia, President of the Government of Macedonia (1998–2002) **#Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister of Macedonia, President of the Government of Macedonia (2002–2004) * **President – Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004) **Prime Minister – Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004) * **President – Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009) **Prime Minister – Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008) ** (international recognition of Transnistria, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Igor Smirnov (politician), Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011) * **Monarch – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Rainier III, monarchy of Monaco, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005) **Prime Minister – Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State (Monaco), Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005) * **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 of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) ***Prime Minister – ***#Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002) ***#Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010) ** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) ***''see '' ** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) ***''see '' * **Monarch – Harald V of Norway, Harald V, monarchy of Norway, King of Norway (1991–present) **Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005) * **President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005) **Prime Minister – Leszek Miller, Prime Minister of Poland, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004) * **President – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006) **Prime Minister – **#António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002) **#José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004) * **President – Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004) **Prime Minister – Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004) * **President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008) **Prime Minister – Mikhail Kasyanov, Prime Minister of Russia, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004) * **Captains-Regent – **#Alberto Cecchetti and Gino Giovagnoli, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2001–2002) **#Antonio Lazzaro Volpinari and Giovanni Francesco Ugolini, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2002) **#Giuseppe Maria Morganti and Mauro Chiaruzzi, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2002–2003) * **President – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004) **Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006) * **President – **#Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1990–2002) **#Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007) **Prime Minister – **#Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002) **#Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–2004) * **Monarch – Juan Carlos I of Spain, Juan Carlos I, monarchy of Spain, King of Spain (1975–2014) **Prime Minister – José María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004) * **Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, monarchy of Sweden, King of Sweden (1973–present) **Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006) * **Council – Swiss Federal Council, Federal Council of Switzerland ***Members – Kaspar Villiger (1989–2003; President of the Swiss Confederation, President of Switzerland, 2002), Ruth Dreifuss (1993–2002), Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), and Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011) * **President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005) **Prime Minister – **#Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002) **#Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the United Kingdom, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present) **Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007) ** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

) ***Lieutenant-Governor – Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005) ***Chief Minister – Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004) ** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

) ***Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Foley (British Army general, born 1939), John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005) ***Bailiff – Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005) ** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

) ***Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006) ***Bailiff – Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009) ** (

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) ***''redesignated from a British Dependent Territories, Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May'' ***Governor – David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000–2003) ***Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011) * **Monarch – Pope John Paul II, list of sovereigns of Vatican City State, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005) **Head of Government – Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006) **Holy See (legal status of the Holy See, ''sui generis'' subject of public international law) ***Secretary of State – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006) * **President – Vojislav Koštunica, President of Serbia and Montenegro, President of Yugoslavia **Prime Minister – Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003) **Kosovo (Kosovo#Post-war, Self-Governing Entity United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, under UN administration) ***President – Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006) ***Prime Minister – Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2002–2004) ***UN Special Representative – ***#Charles H. Brayshaw, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002) ***#Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002–2003)

North America

* (

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) **''redesignated from a British Dependent Territories, Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May'' **Governor – Peter Johnstone (governor), Peter Johnstone, Governor of Anguilla (2000–2004) **Chief Minister – Osbourne Fleming, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2000–2010) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present) **Governor-General – Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007) **Prime Minister – Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) * (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – Olindo Koolman, Governor of Aruba (1992–2004) **Prime Minister – Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the Bahamas, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present) **Governor-General – Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005) **Prime Minister – **#Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002) **#Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002–2007) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Barbados, Queen of Barbados (1966–2021) **Governor-General – Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011) **Prime Minister – Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Belize, Queen of Belize (1981–present) **Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–2021) **Prime Minister – Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008) * (

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) **''redesignated from a British Dependent Territories, Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May'' **Governor – **#Tim Gurney, Governor of Bermuda, Acting Governor of Bermuda (2001–2002) **#Sir John Vereker (governor), John Vereker, Governor of Bermuda (2002–2007) **Premier – Jennifer M. Smith, Premier of Bermuda (1998–2003) * (

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) **''redesignated from a British Dependent Territories, Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May'' **Governor – **#Frank Savage, Governor of the Virgin Islands, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1998–2002) **#Elton Georges, Governor of the Virgin Islands, Acting Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2002) **#Tom Macan, Governor of the Virgin Islands, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2002–2006) **Chief Minister – Ralph T. O'Neal, Chief Minister of the Virgin Islands, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1995–2003) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Canada, Queen of Canada (1952–present) **Governor-General – Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005) **Prime Minister – Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003) * (

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) **''redesignated from a British Dependent Territories, Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May'' **Governor – **#Peter Smith (diplomat), Peter Smith, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1999–2002) **#James Ryan (governor), James Ryan, Governor of the Cayman Islands, Acting Governor of the Cayman Islands (2002) **#Bruce Dinwiddy, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2002–2005) **Head of Government – McKeeva Bush, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2001–2005) * **President – **#Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002) **#Abel Pacheco, President of Costa Rica (2002–2006) * **Communist Party Leader – Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011) **President – Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008) **Prime Minister – Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008) * **President – Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2004) **Prime Minister – Pierre Charles (Dominican politician), Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004) * **President – Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004) * **President – Francisco Flores Pérez, President of El Salvador (1999–2004) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Grenada, Queen of Grenada (1974–present) **Governor-General – Sir Daniel Williams (governor-general), Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008) **Prime Minister – Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008) * **President – Alfonso Portillo, President of Guatemala (2000–2004) * **President – Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004) **Prime Minister – **#Jean Marie Chérestal, Prime Minister of Haiti (2001–2002) **#Yvon Neptune, Prime Minister of Haiti (2002–2004) * **President – **#Carlos Roberto Flores, President of Honduras (1998–2002) **#Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002–2006) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Jamaica, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present) **Governor-General – Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006) **Prime Minister – P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006) * **President – Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006) * (

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) **''redesignated from a British Dependent Territories, Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May'' **Governor – Tony Longrigg, Governor of Montserrat (2001–2004) **Chief Minister – John Osborne (Montserrat politician), John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2001–2006) * (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – **#Jaime Saleh, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1990–2002) **#Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2010) **Prime Minister – **#Miguel Arcangel Pourier, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1999–2002) **#Etienne Ys, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2003) * **President – **#Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002) **#Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002–2007) * **President – Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999–2004) * **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 (1997–2006) * ( departmental collectivity of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

) **Prefect – **#Jean-François Tallec, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2001–2002) **#Claude Valleix, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2002–2005) **Head of Government – Marc Plantegenest, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2000–2005) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present) **Governor-General – **#Sir Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996–2002) **#Monica Dacon, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Acting Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002) **#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) * **President – A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003) **Prime Minister – Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2010) * (

Overseas Territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...

of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

) **''redesignated from a British Dependent Territories, Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May'' **Governor – **#Mervyn Jones, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2000–2002) **#Cynthia Astwood, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Acting Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2002) **#Jim Poston, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2002–2005) **Chief Minister – Derek Hugh Taylor, Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1995–2003) * **President – George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009) ** (Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the United States) ***Governor – Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (2001–2005) ** (insular area of the United States) ***Governor – Charles Wesley Turnbull, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (1999–2007)

Oceania

* (Territories of the United States, unorganised, territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States) **Governor – Tauese Sunia, Governor of American Samoa (1997–2003) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Australia, Queen of Australia (1952–present) **Governor-General – Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003) **Prime Minister – John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007) ** (Australian Indian Ocean Territories, external territory of Australia) ***Administrator – Bill Taylor (naval officer), Bill Taylor, Administrator of Christmas Island (1999–2003) ***Shire-President – Andrew Smolders, President of Shire of Christmas Island Shire Council, Shire president of Christmas Island (2001–2003) **Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian Indian Ocean Territories, external territory of Australia) ***Administrator – Bill Taylor (naval officer), Bill Taylor, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1999–2003) ***Shire-President – Ronald Grant (Cocos Islands), Ronald Grant, President of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001–2007) ** (politics of Norfolk Island#Relationship with Australia, self-governing territory of Australia) ***Administrator – Tony Messner, Administrator of Norfolk Island (1997–2003) ***Chief Minister – Geoffrey Robert Gardner, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2001–2006) * **President – Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–2006) **Prime Minister – Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006) * (overseas territory (France), overseas territory of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

) **High Commissioner – Michel Mathieu (French politician), Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001–2005) **Head of Government – Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991–2004) * (insular area of the United States) **Governor – Carl Gutierrez, Governor of Guam (1995–2003) * **President – Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003) * **President – Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008) * **President – Leo Falcam, President of Micronesia (1999–2003) * **President – René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003) * (French overseas departments and territories#Special collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

) **High Commissioner – **#Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (1999–2002) **#Alain Triolle, High Commissioner of New Caledonia, Acting High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002) **#Daniel Constantin (administrator), Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002–2005) **Head of Government – Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–2004) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present) **Governor-General – Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006) **Prime Minister – Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008) ** (associated state of New Zealand) ***Queen's Representative – Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–2013) ***Prime Minister – ***#Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999–2002) ***#Robert Woonton, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2002–2004) ** (associated state of New Zealand) ***Premier – ***#Sani Lakatani, Premier of Niue (1999–2002) ***#Young Vivian, Premier of Niue (2002–2008) **Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand) ***Administrator – Lindsay Johnstone Watt, Administrator of Tokelau (1993–2003) ***Head of Government – ***#Kuresa Nasau, list of heads of government of Tokelau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2001–2002) ***#Pio Tuia, list of heads of government of Tokelau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2002–2003) * (Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the United States) **Governor – **#Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio, Pedro Tenorio, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1998–2002) **#Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–2006) * **President – Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–2009) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Papua New Guinea, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present) **Governor-General – Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997–2003) **Prime Minister – **#Sir Mekere Morauta, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1999–2002) **#Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–2010) * (

Overseas Territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...

of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

) **''redesignated from a British Dependent Territories, Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May'' **Governor – Richard Fell, Governor of Pitcairn, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–2006) **Mayor – Steve Christian, Mayor of Pitcairn, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (1999–2004) * **Head of State – Malietoa Tanumafili II, O le Ao o le Malo, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (1962–2007) **Prime Minister – Tuila'epa Sa'ilele 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 John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–2004) **Prime Minister – Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006) * **Monarch – Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, monarchy of Tonga, King of Tonga (1965–2006) **Prime Minister – Prince Tupou VI, Lavaka Ata ʻUlukālala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Tuvalu, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present) **Governor-General – Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003) **Prime Minister – **#Koloa Talake, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001–2002) **#Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2002–2004) * **President – John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004) **Prime Minister – Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004) * (overseas territory (France), overseas territory of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

) **Administrator – **#Alain Waquet, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2000–2002) **#Christian Job, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2002–2005) **Head of Government – Patalione Kanimoa, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2001–2005)

South America

* **President – **#Eduardo Camaño, President of Argentina, Acting President of Argentina (2001–2002) **#Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002–2003) * **President – **#Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001–2002) **#Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (2002–2003) * **President – Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2002) * **President – Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006) * **President – **#Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002) **#Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia (2002–2010) * **President – Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003) * (

Overseas Territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...

of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

) **''redesignated from a British Dependent Territories, Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May'' **Governor – **#Donald Lamont, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1999–2002) **#Russ Jarvis, Governor of the Falkland Islands, Acting Governor of the Falkland Islands (2002) **#Howard Pearce, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2002–2006) * **President – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–2011) **Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–2015) * **President – Luis Ángel González Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999–2003) * **President – Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006) **Prime Minister – **#Roberto Dañino, Prime Minister of Peru, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2001–2002) **#Luis Solari De La Fuente, Prime Minister of Peru, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2002–2003) * **President – Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–2010) * **President – Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay (2000–2005) * **President – **#Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999–2002) **#Pedro Carmona, President of Venezuela (2002) **#Diosdado Cabello, President of Venezuela, Acting President of Venezuela (2002) **#Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–2013)

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