List of state leaders in 1981

State leaders in 1980 - Events of 1981 - State leaders in 1982 - State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria -
  • President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1979-1984)
• Angola - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
• Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
• Botswana - Quett Masire, President of Botswana, (1980-1998)
• Burundi - Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President of Burundi (1976-1987)
• Cameroon
  • President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Paul Biya, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1975-1982)
• Cape Verde
  • President - Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Pedro Pires, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
• Central African Republic
  • President - David Dacko, President of the Central African Republic (1979-1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jean-Pierre Lebouder, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1980-1981)
    2. Simon Narcisse Bozanga, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1981)
• Chad - Goukouni Oueddei, President of Chad (1979-1982)
• Comoros
  • President - Ahmed Abdallah, President of Comoros (1978-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Salim bin Ali, Prime Minister of Comoros (1978-
• Congo - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of Congo (1979-1992, 1997-present)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
• Djibouti
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti, (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Premier of Djibouti, (1978-2001)
• Equatorial Guinea - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-
• Ethiopia - Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairman of Provisional Administrative Council (1977-1991)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister - Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-
• Gambia - Dawda Jawara, President of Gambia (1970-1994)
• Ghana - President
  1. Hilla Limann, President of Ghana (1979-1981)
  2. Jerry Rawlings, President of Ghana (1981-2001)
• Guinea
  • President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
  • Prime Minister - Louis Lansana Beavogui, Prime Minister of Guinea (1972-1984)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President - Luís Cabral, President of Guinea-Bissau (1973-
  • Prime Minister - João Bernardo Vieira, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1980-1999)
• Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch - Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, King of Lesotho (1960-1990, 1995-1996)
  • Prime Minister - Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1966-
• Liberia - Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (1980-1990)
• Libya
  • de facto ruler - Moammar Al Qadhafi, Leader of the Revolution, (1969-present)
  • Head of state - Abdul Ali al-Obeidi, Secretary-General of Libya (1979-
  • Head of government - Jadallah Azzuz ai Talhi, (1979-
• Madagascar
  • President - Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1975-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Désiré Rakatoarijaona, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1977-
• Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
• Mali - Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1968-1991)
• Mauritania - Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, President of Mauritania (1979-1984)
• Mauritius
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius, (1952-1992)
  • Governor-General - Dayendranath Burrenchobay, Governor-General of Mauritius (1978-
  • Prime Minister - Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1961-
• Morocco
  • Monarch - King Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Maati Bouabid, Prime Minister of Morocco (1979-
• Mozambique - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique (1975-1986)
• Niger - Seyni Kountché, President of Niger (1974-1987)
• Nigeria - Alhaji Shehu Shagari, President of Nigeria (1979-1983)
• Rwanda - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
• São Tomé and Príncipe - Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975-1991)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981-2000)
  • Prime Minister - ?, Prime Minister of Senegal
• Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
• Sierra Leone - Siaka Stevens, President of Sierra Leone (1978-85)
• Somalia - Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969-
• South Africa -
  • President - Marias Viljoen, State President of South Africa (1979-1984)
  • Prime Minister - P.W. Botha, Prime Minister of South Africa (1978-1984)
• Sudan - Gaafar Nimeiry, President (1969- ) and Prime Minister of Sudan (1977-
• Swaziland -
  • Monarch - King Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (1921-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Maphrevu Diamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1976-
• Tanzania -
  • President - Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania (1964-1985)
  • Head of Government - Edward Sokoine, (1977-
• Togo - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-present)
• Tunisia
  • President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957-1987)
  • Prime Minister - Mohammed Mzali, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1980-
• Uganda -
  • President - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971, 1980-1985)
  • Prime Minister - Otema Alimadi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1980-1985)
• Upper Volta - Saye Zerbo, President and Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1980-1982)
• Zaire
  • President - Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965-1997)
  • Prime Minister - Nguzu Kari-i-Bond, Prime Minister of Zaire (1980-
• Zambia
  • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Daniel Lisulo, Prime Minister of Zambia (1978-1981)
    2. Nalumino Mundia, Prime Minister of Zambia (1981-1985)
• Zimbabwe -
  • President - Canaan Banana, President of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
  • Prime Minister - Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)

Asia

• Afghanistan -
  • President - Babrak Karmal, President of Afghanistan, (1979-1986)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Babrak Karmal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1979-1981)
    2. Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1981-1988)
• Bangladesh
  • President - Abdus Sattar, Acting President of Bangladesh
  • Prime Minister - Shah Mohammad Azizur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1979-1982)
• Bhutan - King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1972-
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• Burma
  • President - Ne Win, President of Burma (1962-1988)
  • Prime Minister - Maung Muand Ka, Prime Minister of Burma (1977-
• Cambodia - Heng Samrin, President of People's Revolutionary Council (1979-
• People's Republic of China
  • De facto leader - Deng Xiaoping, First Deputy Premier of the State Council
  • Head of state (de facto) - Ye Jianying - Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1978-1983)
  • Head of government - Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the State Council (1980-1987)
  • Head of Communist Party -
    1. Hua Guofeng, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1976-1981)
    2. Hu Yaobang, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1981-1982)
• India
  • President - N. Sanjiva Reddy, President of India (1977-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977, 1980-1984)
• Indonesia - Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967-1998)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (1980-1982)
• North Korea
  • President - Kim Il-sung, President of North Korea (1972-1994/present)
  • Prime Minister - Yi Chong-ok, Prime Minister of North Korea (1977-
• South Korea -
  • President - Chun Doo-hwan, President of the Republic of Korea (1980-1988)
  • Prime Minister - Nam Duck-woo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1980-1982)
• Laos
  • President - Souphanouvong, President of Laos, (1975-
  • Prime Minister - Kaysone Phomvihan, Prime Minister of Laos (1975-
• Malaysia
  • Head of state - Ahmad Shah ibni Sultan Abu Bakar, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1979-1984)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Datuk Huseein bin Onn, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1976-1981)
    2. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003)
• Maldives - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978-present)
• Mongolia
  • Head of state - Yumjaagiyn Tsedenbal, (1974- ), Head of Communist Party (1958-
  • Head of government - Jambyn Batmönh, (1974-
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister - Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1979-1983)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
  • Head of Government - Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, Chief Martial Law Administrator (1977-1985)
• Philippines
  • President - Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965-1986)
  • Prime Minister - César Virta, Prime Minister of the Philippines (1981-
• Singapore
  • President -
    1. Benjamin H. Sheares, President of Singapore (1971-1981)
    2. CV Devan Nair, President of Singapore (1981-1985)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
• Sri Lanka -
  • President - Junius Richard Jayewardene, President of Sri Lanka (1978-1989)
  • Head of Government - Ranasinghe Premadasa, (1978-1989)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (1978-1988)
  • Premier - Sun Yun-suan, President of the Executive Yuan (1978-1984)
• Thailand -
  • King - Rama IX, King of Thailand (1946-present)
  • Prime Minister - Prem Tinsulanond, Prime Minister of Thailand (1980-1988)
• Vietnam -
  • President -
    1. Nguyen Huu Tho, Acting President of Vietnam (1980-1981)
    2. Truong Chinh, President of Vietnam (1981-1987)
  • Prime Minister - Pham Van Dong, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1976-1986) (of North Vietnam from 1954)
  • Communist Party leader - Le Duan, First Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam (1960-

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Zelman Cowen, Governor-General of Australia (1977-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia (1975-1983)
• Fiji
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Fiji (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - George Cakobau, Governor-General of Fiji (1973-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (1967-1987, 1987-1992)
• Kiribati - Ieremia Tabai, President of Kiribati (1979-
• Nauru - Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1968-1976,1978-1986, 1986, 1986-1989))
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - David Stuart Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1980-1958)
  • Prime Minister - Robert David Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1975-1984)
• Papua New Guinea
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1952-present)
  • Governal-General - Tore Lokoloko, Governal-General of Papua New Guinea (1977-
  • Prime Minister - Julius Chan, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1980-1982, 1994-1997)
• Samoa
  • Monarch - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1962-
  • Prime Minister - Taisi Tufuga Tupuola Efi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1976-
• Solomon Islands -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Solomon Islands (1952-present)
  • Governal-General - Baddeley Devesi, Governor-General of Solomon Islands (1978-
  • Prime Minister - Peter Kenilorea, Prime minister of Solomon Islands (1976-
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965-
  • Prime Minister - Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake, Prime Minister of Tonga (1965-
• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General - Fiatau Penitala Teo, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1978-1986)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Toaripi Lauti, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1978-1981)
    2. Tomasi Puapua, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1981-1989)
• Vanuatu -
  • President - Ati George Sokomanu, President of Vanuatu (1980-
  • Prime Minister - Walter Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1980-1991)

Europe

• Albania -
  • President - Haxhi Lleshi, President of Albania (1953-
  • Head of government - Mehmet Shehu, Chairman of Albania (1954-
• Andorra -
  • French Co-prince - François Mitterrand, President of France, (1981-1995)
  • Episcopal Co-prince - Joan Martí Alanís, Bishop of Urgel, (1971-2003)
  • First Syndic - Estanislao Sangrà Font (1979-
• Austria -
  • President - Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (1974-1986)
  • Chancellor - Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (1970-1983)
• Belgium -
  • Monarch - King Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium, (1979-1981, 1981-1992)
    2. Mark Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium, (1981)
    3. Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium, (1979-1981, 1981-1992)
• Bulgaria -
  • President - Todor Zhivkov, President of Bulgaria (1971-1989, Head of Communist Party of Bulgaria (1954-1989)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Stanko Todorov (1971-1981)
    2. Grisha Filipov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1981-1986)
• Cyprus - Spyros Kyprianou, President of Cyprus (1977-1988)
• Czechoslovakia -
  • Communist Party Leader - Gustáv Husák, General Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1969-1987)
  • President - Gustáv Husák, President of Czechoslovakia (1975-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Lubomír Strougal, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia, (1970-1988)
• Denmark -
  • Monarch - Queen Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister - Anker Jørgensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1975-1982)
• Finland
  • President -
    1. Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956-1981)
    2. Mauno Koivisto, Acting President of Finland, (1981-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Mauno Koivisto, Prime Minister of Finland (1979-1982)
• France -
  • President
    1. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of France (1974-1981)
    2. François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Raymond Barre, Prime Minister of France (1976-1981)
    2. Pierre Mauroy, Prime Minister of France (1981-1984)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President - Karl Carstens, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1979-1984)
  • Chancellor - Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974-1982)
• German Democratic Republic -
  • Communist Party Leader - Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1971-1989)
  • Head of State - Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State (1976-
  • Prime Minister - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1976-1989)
• Greece -
  • President - Constantine Karamanlis, President of Greece (1980-1985, 1990-1995)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. George Rallis, Prime Minister of Greece (1980-1981)
    2. Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (1981-1989, 1993-1996)
• Hungary -
  • Communist Party Leader - János Kádár, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956-1988)
  • President - Pal Losonczi, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1967-1987)
  • Premier - György Lazar, President of the Council of Ministers (1975-1987)
• Iceland -
  • President - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland (1980-1996)
  • Prime Minister - Gunnar Thoroddsen, Prime Minister of Iceland (1980-1983)
• Ireland
  • President - Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1979-1981)
    2. Garret FitzGerald, Taoiseach (1981-1982)
• Italy
  • President - Sandro Pertini, President of Italy (1978-1985)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Arnaldo Forlani, Prime Minister of Italy (1980-1981)
    2. Giovanni Spandolini, Prime Minister of Italy (1981-1982)
• Liechtenstein
  • Prince - Prince Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
  • Head of government - Hans Brunhart, Regierungschef(1978-1993)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Grand Duke Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1954-1974, 1979-1989)
• Malta - President
  1. Anton Buttigieg, President of Malta (1976-1981)
  2. Albert Hyzler, Acting President of Malta (1981-1982)
• Monaco
  • Monarch - Prince Rainer III, Prince of Monaco (1949-present)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch - Queen Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)
  • Prime Minister - Dries van Agt, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1977-1982)
• Norway
  • Monarch - King Olav V, King of Norway (1957-1991)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Odvar Nordli,Prime Minister of Norway (1976-1981
    2. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway (1981)
    3. Kare Willoch, Prime Minister of Norway (1981-1986)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Stanislaw Kania, Secretary-General of the Polish United Workers' Party (1980-1981)
    2. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Secretary-General of the Polish United Workers' Party (1981-1989)
  • President - Henryk Jablonski, Chairman of the Council of State (1972-1985)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Stanislaw Kania, Prime Minister of Poland (1980-1981)
    2. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Prime Minister of Poland (1981-1985)
• Portugal -
  • President - António Ramalho Eanes, President of Portugal (1976-1986)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Prime Minister of Portugal (1980-1981)
    2. Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Prime Minister of Portugal (1981-1983)
• Romania -
  • Communist Party Leader - Nicolae Ceausescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1965-1989)
  • President - Nicolae Ceausescu, President of Romania (1967-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Ilie Verdet, Prime Minister of Romania (1979-1982)
• San Marino - Giordano Bruno Reffi
• Spain -
  • Monarch - King Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Adolfo Suárez González, Prime Minister of Spain (1976-1981)
    2. Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Prime Minister of Spain (1981-1982)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch - King Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
  • Prime Minister - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden, (1976-1978, 1979-1982)
• Switzerland -
  • Swiss Federal Council - Kurt Furgler, Willy Ritschard, Hans Hürlimann, Georges-André Chevallaz, Fritz Honegger, Pierre Aubert, Leon Schlumpf
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
  • President - Leonid Brezhnev, President of the Soviet Union (1960-1964, 1977-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Nikolai Tikhonov, Premier of the Soviet Union (1980-1985)
  • Communist Party leader - Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1964-1982)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
• Vatican - Pope John Paul II, Sovereign (1978-present)
• Yugoslavia -
  • President - Sergej Kraigher, President of Yugoslavia (1981-
  • Prime Minister - Veselin Djuranovic, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1977-
  • Communist Party leader - H. E. Cvijetin Mijatovic (1980-
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-present)
  • Secretary of State - Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1979-1990)

Middle East

• Bahrain
  • Monarch - Sheikh `Isa ibn Sulman Al Khalifah, Emir of Bahrain (1961-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-present)
• Egypt -
  • President -
    1. Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt (1970-1981)
    2. Sufi Abu Talib, Acting President of Egypt (1981)
    3. Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Anwar Sadat, Prime Minister of Egypt (1980-1981)
    2. Hosni Mubarak, Prime Minister of Egypt (1981-1982)
• Iran
  • de facto Head of government - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1979-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Mohammad Ali Rajai, Prime Minister of Iran (1981-
• Iraq - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003)
• Israel
  • President - Yitzhak Navon, President of Israel (1978-1983)
  • Prime Minister - Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel (1977-1983)
• Jordan
  • Monarch - King Hussein, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Mudar Badran, Prime Minister of Jordan (1980-
• Kuwait
  • Monarch - Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1978-present)
  • Prime Minister - Sheikh Sa'ad Abdullah Al Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978-
• Lebanon
  • President - Elias Sarkis, President of Lebanon, (1976-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Shafiq al-Wazan, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1980-1984)
• Oman - Qaboos of Oman, Sultan of Oman (1970-
• Qatar - Sheikh Khalifah ibn Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1972-1995), Prime Minister of Qatar (1970-
• Saudi Arabia -
  • Monarch - Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1975-1982)
  • Effective head of government- Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1975-
• Syria -
  • President - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (1971-
  • Prime Minister - Abdul Rauf Qasim, Prime Minister of Syria (1980-
• Turkey -
  • President - Kenan Evren, President of Turkey (1980-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Bulent Ulusu, Prime Minister of Turkey (1980-
• United Arab Emirates -
  • President - Zayed ibn Sultan Al Nahayan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1971-present)
  • Prime Minister - Rashid ibn Said Al Maktum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1979-1990)
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
  • President - Ali Nasir Mohammed, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1980-1986)
  • Prime Minister - Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1971-1986)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1978-1990)
  • Prime Minister - Abdul Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1980-1983)

North America and Caribbean

• Bahamas
  • Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of the Bahamas (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Gerald Cash, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1979-1988)
  • Prime Minister - Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1967-
• Barbados
  • Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Barbados (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Deighton Lisle Ward, Governor-General of Barbados (1976-
  • Prime Minister - Tom Adams, Prime Minister of Barbados (1976-1985)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Edward R. Schreyer, Governor-General of Canada (1979-1984)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979, 1980-1984)
• Costa Rica - Rodrigo Carazo Odio, President of Costa Rica (1978-
• Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present) (Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959)
• Dominica
  • President - Aurelius Marie, President of Dominica, (1980-1983)
  • Prime Minister - Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica, (1980-1995)
• Dominican Republic - Antonio Guzmán Fernández, President of Dominican Republic (1978-
• El Salvador - José Napoleón Duarte, President of military-civilian junta (1979-1982)
• Grenada
  • Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Grenada (1952-present)
  • Governal-General - Paul Scoon, Governor-General of Grenada (1978-
  • Prime Minister - Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada (1979-1983)
• Guatemala - Fernando Romeo Lucas García, President of Guatemala (1978-1982)
• Haiti - Jean-Claude Duvalier, President of Haiti (1971-1986)
• Honduras - Policarpo Paz García, President of military junta (1978-1983)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Jamaica (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Florizel Glasspole, Governor-General pf Jamaica (1973-
  • Prime Minister - Edward Seaga, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980-1989)
• Mexico - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (1976-1982)
• Nicaragua - Sérgio Ramírez Mercado, Head of military junta (1979-
• Panama - Aristides Royo, President of Panama (1978-1982)
• Saint Lucia -
  • Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Saint Lucia (1952-present)
  • Governal-General - Boswell Williams, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1980-
  • Prime Minister - Allan Louisy, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1979-
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
  • Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1952-present)
  • Governal-General - Sidney Gun-Munro, Governal-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1977-
  • Prime Minister - Robert Milton, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1974-
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • President - Ellis Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1976-1987)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956-1981)
    2. George Chambers, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1981-1986)
• United States
  • President -
    1. Jimmy Carter, President of the United States (1977-1981)
    2. Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981-1989)

South America

• Argentina - President
  1. Jorge Rafael Videla, President of Argentina (1976-1981)
  2. Roberto Eduardo Viola, President of Argentina (1981)
  3. Leopoldo Galtieri, President of Argentina (1981-1982)
• Bolivia - President
  1. Luis García Meza, President of Bolivia (1980-1981)
  2. Celso Torrelio, President of Bolivia (1981-1982)
• Brazil - João Figueiredo, President of Brazil (1979-1985)
• Chile - Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1974-1990)
• Colombia - Julio César Turbay Ayala, President of Colombia (1978-1982)
• Ecuador - President
  1. Jaime Roldós Aguilera, President of Ecuador (1979-1981)
  2. Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea, President of Ecuador (1981-1984)
• Guyana
  • President - Forbes Burnham, President of Guyana (1980-1985)
  • Prime Minister - Ptolemy Reid, Prime Minister of Guyana (1980-1984)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru
  • President - Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1980-1985)
  • Prime Minister - Manuel Ulloa, Prime Minister of Peru (1980-1983)
• Suriname - Henk Chin A Sen, President and Prime Minister of Suriname (1980-1982)
• Uruguay - President
  1. Aparicio Méndez, President of Uruguay (1976-1981)
  2. Gregorio Álvarez, President of Uruguay (1981-1985)
• Venezuela - Luis Herrera Campins, President of Venezuela (1979-1984)