List of State Leaders in 1982 - South America

South America

• Argentina
  • President -
    1. Leopoldo Galtieri, President of Argentina (1981–1982)
    2. Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean, Interim President of Argentina (1982)
    3. Reynaldo Bignone, President of Argentina (1982–1983)
• Bolivia
  • President -
    1. Celso Torrelio, President of Bolivia (1981–1982)
    2. Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces, Head of State of Bolivia (1982)
    3. Guido Vildoso, President of Bolivia (1982)
    4. Hernán Siles Zuazo, President of Bolivia (1982–1985)
• Brazil
  • President - João Figueiredo, President of Brazil (1979–1985)
• Chile
  • President - Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1973–1990)
• Colombia
  • President -
    1. Julio César Turbay Ayala, President of Colombia (1978–1982)
    2. Belisario Betancur, President of Colombia (1982–1986)
• Ecuador
  • President - Osvaldo Hurtado, President of Ecuador (1981–1984)
• Falkland Islands (British dependent territory) / (Argentine Military Occupation; 2 April-14 June)
  • Governor -
    1. Rex Hunt, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1980–1982)
    2. Oswaldo Jorge Garcia, Interim Argentine Military Commander of the Falkland Islands (1982)
    3. Mario Menéndez, Argentine Military Commander of the Falkland Islands (1982)
    4. Jeremy Moore, British Military Commander of the Falkland Islands (1982)
    5. Sir Rex Hunt, Civil Commissioner of the Falkland Islands (1982–1985)
• Guyana
  • President - Forbes Burnham, President of Guyana (1980–1985)
  • Prime Minister - Ptolemy Reid, Prime Minister of Guyana (1980–1984)
• Paraguay
  • President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
• Peru
  • President - Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1980–1985)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Manuel Ulloa Elías, President of the council of ministers of Peru (1980–1982)
    2. Fernando Schwalb López Aldana, President of the council of ministers of Peru (1982–1984)
• Suriname
  • De facto leader - Dési Bouterse, Chairman of the National Military Council (1980–1988)
  • President -
    1. Hendrick Chin A Sen, President of Suriname (1980–1982)
    2. Fred Ramdat Misier, Acting President of Suriname (1982–1988)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hendrick Chin A Sen, Prime Minister of Suriname (1980–1982)
    2. Henry Neyhorst, Prime Minister of Suriname (1982)
• Uruguay
  • President - Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, President of Uruguay (1981–1985)
• Venezuela
  • President - Luis Herrera Campins, President of Venezuela (1979–1984)