List of state leaders in 1981

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1981.

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

References

  1. ↑ Lesotho only became independent in 1966.
  2. ↑ Mauritius only became independent in 1968.
  3. ↑ Bophuthatswana was only declared to be independent in 1977.
  4. ↑ Before independence Lennox Sebe was titled Chief Minister.
  5. ↑ Venda was only declared to be independent in 1979.
  6. ↑ Swaziland only became independent in 1968, until when Sobhuza II was titled Paramount Chief of Swaziland.
  7. ↑ Julius Nyerere was President of Tanganyika from 1962 to 1964.
  8. ↑ Bahrain only became independent in 1971, until then the monarch was titled Hakim of Bahrain.
  9. ↑ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
  10. ↑ Hu Yaobang was Chairman of the Communist Party of China 1981-1982 and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China 1980-1987, but the latter post only became the top position of the party on 12 September 1982.
  11. ↑ In exile between 1990 and 1991.
  12. ↑ In exile between 1990 and 1991.
  13. ↑ Qatar only became independent in 1971.
  14. ↑ Singapore only became independent in 1965.
  15. ↑ Prime minister of North Vietnam from 1955 to 1976.
  16. ↑ Ali Abdullah Saleh became President of Yemen upon unification in 1990.
  17. ↑ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
  18. ↑ Titled Premier until independence.
  19. ↑ The Bahamas only became independent on 1973.
  20. ↑ Titled Premier until independence.
  21. ↑ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines only became independent in 1979, until them Sir Sydney Gun-Munro was titled Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  22. ↑ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines only became independent in 1979.
  23. ↑ Ellis Clarke was titled Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago between 1972 and 1976 under the monarchy.
  24. ↑ Trinidad and Tobago only became independent in 1962.
  25. ↑ Fiji only became independent in 1970, until when Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara was titled Chief Minister of Fiji.
  26. ↑ The Solomon islands only became independent in 1978.
  27. ↑ Tonga only became independent in 1970.
  28. ↑ Tonga only became independent in 1970.
  29. ↑ Tuvalu only became independent in 1978.
  30. ↑ Vanuatu only became independent in 1980.

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