List of State Leaders in 1989 - Africa

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979–1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kasdi Merbah, Prime Minister of Algeria (1988–1989)
    2. Mouloud Hamrouche, Prime Minister of Algeria (1989–1991)
• Angola -
  • Communist Party Leader - José Eduardo dos Santos, Secretary of the Popular Liberation Movement of Angola-Labor Party (1979–1991)
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
• Benin -
  • Communist Party Leader - Mathieu Kérékou, Secretary of the Popular Revolutionary Party of Benin (1979–1990)
  • President - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972–1991)
• Botswana -
  • President - Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980–1998)
• Burkina Faso -
  • Head of State - Blaise Compaoré, Head of State of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
• Burundi -
  • President - Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1987–1993)
  • Prime Minister - Adrien Sibomana, Prime Minister of Burundi (1988–1993)
• Cameroon
  • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
• 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 - André Kolingba, President of the Central African Republic (1981–1993)
• Chad
  • President - Hissène Habré, President of Chad (1982–1990)
• Comoros
  • President -
    1. Ahmed Abdallah, President of the Comoros (1978–1989)
    2. Said Mohamed Djohar, President of the Comoros (1989–1995)
• Congo
  • Communist Party Leader - Denis Sassou Nguesso, Chairman of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Congolese Labor Party (1979–1991)
  • President - Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of Congo (1979–1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ange Édouard Poungui, Prime Minister of Congo (1984–1989)
    2. Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty, Prime Minister of Congo (1989–1990)
• Côte d'Ivoire -
  • President - 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, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978–2001)
• Egypt -
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
  • Prime Minister - Atef Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1986–1996)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister - Cristino Seriche Bioko, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1982–1992)
• Ethiopia
  • Communist Party Leader - Mengistu Haile Mariam, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia (1984–1991)
  • President - Mengistu Haile Mariam, President of Ethiopia (1977–1991)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Fikre Selassie Wogderess, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1987–1989)
    2. Hailu Yimenu, Acting Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1989–1991)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
  • Prime Minister - Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975–1990)
• The Gambia -
  • President - Sir Dawda Jawara, President of The Gambia (1970–1994)
• Ghana
  • Head of State - Jerry Rawlings, Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council of Ghana (1981–2001)
• Guinea -
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–2008)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • Head of State - João Bernardo Vieira, Chairman of the Council of State of Guinea-Bissau (1984–1999)
• Kenya -
  • President - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978–2002)
• Lesotho -
  • Monarch - Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho (1965–1990)
  • Head of Government - Justin Lekhanya, Chairman of the Military Council of Lesotho (1986–1991)
• Liberia -
  • President - Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (1980–1990)
• Libya
  • De facto Head of State - Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011)
  • Nominal Head of State - Mifta al-Usta Umar, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1984–1990)
  • Head of Government - Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (1987–1990)
• Madagascar -
  • President - Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1975–1993)
  • Prime Minister - Victor Ramahatra, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1988–1991)
• Malawi -
  • President - Hastings Banda, President for Life of Malawi (1966–1994)
• Mali -
  • President - Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1968–1991)
• Mauritania
  • Head of State - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Head of State of Mauritania (1984–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1984–1992)
• Mauritius
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968–1992)
  • Governor-General - Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, Governor-General of Mauritius (1986–1992)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1982–1995)
• Mayotte (Territorial collectivity of France)
  • Prefect - Daniel Limodin, Prefect of Mayotte (1988–1990)
  • President of the General Council - Younoussa Bamana, President of the General Council of Mayotte (1976–1991)
• Morocco -
  • Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Azzeddine Laraki, Prime Minister of Morocco (1986–1992)
  • Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognized state)
    • President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present)
    • Prime Minister - Mahfoud Ali Beiba, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1988–1993)
• Mozambique -
  • Communist Party Leader - Joaquim Chissano, President of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (1986–1990)
  • President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Mário da Graça Machungo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1986–1994)
• Niger -
  • Head of State - Ali Saïbou, President of the Supreme Council of National Orientation of Niger (1987–1993)
  • Prime Minister - Mamane Oumarou, Prime Minister of Niger (1988–1989)
• Nigeria -
  • Head of State - Ibrahim Babangida, President of the Armed Forces Ruling Council of Nigeria (1985–1993)
• Rwanda -
  • President - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973–1994)
• Saint Helena and Dependencies (British overseas territory)
  • Governor - Robert F Stimson, Governor of Saint Helena (1988–1991)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President - Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975–1991)
  • Prime Minister - Celestino Rocha da Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1988–1991)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981–2000)
• Seychelles -
  • President - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
• Sierra Leone
  • President - Joseph Saidu Momoh, President of Sierra Leone (1985–1992)
• Somalia -
  • Communist Party Leader - Siad Barre, Secretary-general of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (1976–1991)
  • President - Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969–1991)
  • Prime Minister - Muhammad Ali Samatar, Prime Minister of Somalia (1987–1990)
• South Africa
  • President -
    1. P. W. Botha, State President of South Africa (1984–1989)
    2. Chris Heunis, Acting State President of South Africa (1989)
    3. F. W. de Klerk, State President of South Africa (1989–1994)
  • South West Africa (League of Nations mandate administered by South Africa)
    • Administrator-General - Louis Pienaar, Administrator-General of South West Africa (1985–1990)
    • Chairman of the Government -
      1. Andrew Matjila, Chairman of the Transitional Government of National Unity of South West Africa (1988–1989)
      2. Harry Booysen, Chairman of the Transitional Government of National Unity of South West Africa (1989)
• Sudan
  • Head of State -
    1. Ahmed al-Mirghani, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Sudan (1986–1989)
    2. Omar al-Bashir, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation of Sudan (1989–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sadiq al-Mahdi, Prime minister of Sudan (1986–1989)
    2. Omar al-Bashir, Prime minister of Sudan (1989–1993)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sotsha Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1986–1989)
    2. Obed Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1989–1993)
• Tanzania -
  • President - Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of Tanzania (1985–1995)
  • Prime Minister - Joseph Sinde Warioba, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1985–1990)
• Togo -
  • President - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967–2005)
• Tunisia -
  • President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hédi Baccouche, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1987–1989)
    2. Hamed Karoui, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1989–1999)
• Uganda
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Samson Kisekka, Prime Minister of Uganda (1986–1991)
• Zaire -
  • President - Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965–1997)
  • Head of Government - Kengo wa Dondo, First State Commissioner of Zaire (1988–1990)
• Zambia
  • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964–1991)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (1985–1989)
    2. Malimba Masheke, Prime Minister of Zambia (1989–1991)
• Zimbabwe -
  • President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)