List of State Leaders in 1974 - 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 -
    1. Fernando Augusto Santos e Castro, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Angola (1972–1974)
    2. Joaquim Franco Pinheiro, Acting High Commissioner and Governor-General of Angola (1974)
    3. Silvino Silvério Marques, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Angola (1974)
    4. António Alva Rosa Coutinho, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Angola (1974–1975)
• Botswana
  • President - Sir Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966–1980)
• Burundi
  • President - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966–1976)
• Cameroon
  • President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960–1992)
• Cape Verde Islands (overseas province of Portugal)
  • Governor -
    1. Antonio Lopes dos Santos, Governor of the Cape Verde Islands (1969–1974)
    2. Henrique Afonso da Silva Horta, Governor of the Cape Verde Islands (1974)
    3. Vicente Almeida d'Eça, High Commissioner of the Cape Verde Islands (1974–1975)
• Central African Republic
  • President - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President for Life of the Central African Republic (1966–1979)
• Chad
  • President - N'Garta Tombalbaye, President of Chad (1960–1975)
  • Prime Minister - N'Garta 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 (1970–1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Anwar Sadat, Prime Minister of Egypt (1973–1974)
    2. Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi, Prime Minister of Egypt (1974–1975)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Francisco Macías Nguema Biyogo, President for Life of Equatorial Guinea (1968–1979)
• Ethiopia
  • Ethiopian Empire superseded by Ethiopia on 12 September 1974
  • Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
  • Head of State -
    1. Aman Andom, Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces of Ethiopia (1974)
    2. Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces of Ethiopia (1974–1977)
    3. Tafari Benti, Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces of Ethiopia (1974–1977)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961–1974)
    2. Endelkachew Makonnen, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1974)
    3. Mikael Imru, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1974)
• French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (French overseas territory)
  • High Commissioner -
    1. Georges Thiercy, High Commissioner of the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1971–1974)
    2. Christian Dablanc, High Commissioner of the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1974–1976)
  • Prime Minister - Ali Aref Bourhan, President of the Government Council of the French Territory of the Afars and Issas (1967–1976)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar 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's independence, declared on 24 September 1973, is recognized by Portugal on 10 September 1974
  • Governor -
    1. José Manuel Bettencourt Rodrigues, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1973–1974)
    2. Mateus da Silva, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1974)
    3. San Gouveia, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (1974)
    4. Carlos Fabião, Governor of Portuguese Guinea (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 -
    1. Manuel Pimentel Pereira dos Santos, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1972–1974)
    2. David Teixeira Ferreira, Acting High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1974)
    3. Henrique Soares de Melo, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1974)
    4. Jorge Ferro Ribeiro, Acting High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1974)
    5. Vítor Crespo, High Commissioner and Governor-General of Mozambique (1974–1975)
  • Prime Minister - Joaquim Chissano, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1974–1975)
• Niger
  • Head of State -
    1. Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960–1974)
    2. Seyni Kountché, President of the Supreme Military Council of Niger (1974–1987)
• 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 - 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 (autonomous province of Portugal from 21 December 1974, until then overseas province)
  • High Commissioner -
    1. João Cecilio Gonçalves, High Commissioner of São Tomé and Príncipe (1973–1974)
    2. António Elísio Capelo Pires Veloso, High Commissioner of São Tomé and Príncipe (1974–1975)
  • Prime Minister - Leonel Mário d'Alva, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Principe (1974–1975)
• 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 - 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 -
    1. Fernando de Santiago y Díaz, Governor-General of Spanish Sahara (1971–1974)
    2. Federico Gómez de Salazar y Nieto, Governor-General of Spanish Sahara (1974–1976)
• 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 -
    1. Gérard Kango Ouedraogo, Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1971–1974)
    2. Sangoulé Lamizana, Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1974–1978)
• 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)