List of State Leaders in 1973 - Africa

Africa

• Algeria
  • Head of State - Houari Boumediène, President of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965–1978)
• Angola (overseas province of Portugal)
  • High Commissioner and Governor-General - Fernando Augusto Santos e Castro, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Angola (1972–1974)
• Botswana
  • President - Sir Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966–1980)
• Burundi
  • President - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966–1976)
  • Prime Minister - Albin Nyamoya, Prime Minister of Burundi (1972–1973)
• Cameroon
  • President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960–1992)
• Cape Verde Islands (overseas province of Portugal)
  • Governor - Antonio Lopes dos Santos, Governor of the Cape Verde Islands (1969–1974)
• Central African Republic
  • President - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President for Life of the Central African Republic (1966–1979)
• Chad
  • President - François Tombalbaye, President of Chad (1960–1975)
  • Prime Minister - François Tombalbaye, Prime Minister of Chad (1959–1975)
• Comoros (overseas territory of France)
  • High Commissioner - Jacques Mouradian, High Commissioner of the Comoros (1969–1975)
  • Head of Government - Ahmed Abdallah, President of the Government Council of the Comoros (1972–1975)
• Congo
  • Head of State - Marien Ngouabi, Head of State of Congo (1969–1977)
  • Prime Minister - Henri Lopès, Prime Minister of Congo (1973–1975)
• Dahomey
  • President - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Dahomey (1972–1991)
• Egypt
  • President - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt (1971–1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Aziz Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1972–1973)
    2. Anwar Sadat, Prime Minister of Egypt (1973–1974)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Francisco Macías Nguema Biyogo, President for Life of Equatorial Guinea (1968–1979)
• Ethiopia
  • Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
  • Prime Minister - Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961–1974)
• French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (French overseas territory)
  • High Commissioner - Georges Thiercy, High Commissioner of the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1971–1974)
  • Prime Minister - Ali Aref Bourhan, President of the Government Council of the French Territory of the Afars and Issas (1967–1976)
• Gabon
  • President - Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
• The Gambia
  • President - Sir Dawda Jawara, President of The Gambia (1970–1994)
• Ghana
  • Head of State - Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Chairman of the National Redemption Council of Ghana (1972–1978)
• Guinea
  • President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958–1984)
  • Prime Minister - Louis Lansana Beavogui, Prime Minister of Guinea (1972–1984)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • Portuguese Guinea declared independence on 24 September 1973, unrecognized by Portugal
  • Governor -
    1. António de Spínola, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1968–1973)
    2. José Manuel Bettencourt Rodrigues, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1973–1974)
  • Head of State - Luís Cabral, Chairman of the Council of State of Guinea-Bissau (1973–1980)
  • Prime Minister - Francisco Mendes, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1973–1978)
• Ivory Coast
  • President - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Ivory Coast (1960–1993)
• Kenya
  • President - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (1964–1978)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch - Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho (1970–1990)
  • Prime Minister - Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1965–1986)
• Liberia
  • President - William R. Tolbert, Jr., President of Liberia (1971–1980)
• Libya
  • De facto Head of State - Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011)
  • Nominal Head of State - Muammar Gaddafi, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya (1969–1979)
  • Prime Minister - Abdessalam Jalloud, Prime Minister of Libya (1972–1977)
• Malagasy Republic
  • Head of State - Gabriel Ramanantsoa, Head of State of Malagasy Republic (1972–1975)
  • Prime Minister - Gabriel Ramanantsoa, Prime Minister of Malagasy Republic (1972–1975)
• Malawi
  • President - Hastings Banda, President for Life of Malawi (1966–1994)
• Mali
  • Head of State - Moussa Traoré, Head of State of Mali (1968–1991)
• Mauritania
  • President - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960–1978)
• Mauritius
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968–1992)
  • Governor-General - Sir Raman Osman, Governor-General of Mauritius (1972–1977)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1961–1982)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Osman, Prime Minister of Morocco (1972–1979)
• Mozambique (overseas province of Portugal)
  • High Commissioner and Governor-General - Manuel Pimentel Pereira dos Santos, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1972–1974)
• Niger
  • President - Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960–1974)
• Nigeria
  • Head of State - Yakubu Gowon, Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria (1966–1975)
• Rhodesia (unrecognized, de facto independent country)
  • President - Clifford Dupont, President of Rhodesia (1965–1975)
  • Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965–1979)
• Rwanda
  • President -
    1. Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961–1973)
    2. Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973–1994)
• Saint Helena and Dependencies (British crown colony)
  • Governor - Sir Thomas Oates, Governor of Saint Helena (1971–1976)
• São Tomé and Príncipe (overseas province of Portugal)
  • High Commissioner - João Cecilio Gonçalves, High Commissioner of São Tomé and Príncipe (1973–1974)
• Senegal
  • President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960–1980)
  • Prime Minister - Abdou Diouf, Prime Minister of Senegal (1970–1980)
• Seychelles (British crown colony)
  • Governor -
    1. Sir Bruce Greatbatch, Governor of the Seychelles (1969–1973)
    2. Colin Allan, Governor of the Seychelles (1973–1976)
  • Chief Minister - James Mancham, Chief Minister of the Seychelles (1970–1976)
• Sierra Leone
  • President - Siaka Stevens, President of Sierra Leone (1971–1985)
  • Prime Minister - Sorie Ibrahim Koroma, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1971–1975)
• Somalia
  • President - Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969–1991)
• South Africa
  • President - Jacobus Johannes Fouché, State President of South Africa (1968–1975)
  • Prime Minister - B. J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966–1978)
  • South West Africa (League of Nations mandate administered by South Africa)
    • Administrator - Barend Johannes van der Walt, Administrator of South West Africa (1971–1977)
• Spanish Sahara (Spanish overseas province)
  • Governor-General - Fernando de Santiago y Díaz, Governor-General of Spanish Sahara (1971–1974)
• Sudan
  • President - Gaafar Nimeiry, President of Sudan (1969–1985)
  • Prime Minister - Gaafar Nimeiry, Prime minister of Sudan (1969–1976)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (1921–1982)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Makhosini Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1967–1976)
• Tanzania
  • President - Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania (1962–1985)
  • Prime Minister - Rashidi Kawawa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1972–1977)
• Togo
  • President - Étienne Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967–2005)
• Tunisia
  • President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
  • Prime Minister - Hedi Amara Nouira, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1970–1980)
• Uganda
  • President - Idi Amin, President of Uganda (1971–1979)
• Upper Volta
  • President - Sangoulé Lamizana, President of Upper Volta (1966–1980)
  • Prime Minister - Gérard Kango Ouedraogo, Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1971–1974)
• Zaire
  • President - Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965–1994)
• Zambia
  • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964–1991)
  • Prime Minister - Mainza Chona, Prime Minister of Zambia (1973–1975)