List of State Leaders in 1997 - Africa

Africa

  • Algeria -
    • President - Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria (1994–1999)
    • Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (1995–1998)
  • Angola -
    • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
    • Prime Minister - Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, Prime Minister of Angola (1996–1999)
  • Benin
    • President - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–2006)
    • Prime Minister - Adrien Houngbédji, Prime Minister of Benin (1996–1998)
  • Botswana -
    • President - Sir Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980–1998)
  • Burkina Faso -
    • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
    • Prime Minister - Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1996–2000)
  • Burundi -
    • President - Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996–2003)
    • Prime Minister - Pascal-Firmin Ndimira, Prime Minister of Burundi (1996–1998)
  • Cameroon -
    • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
    • Prime Minister - Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996–2004)
  • Cape Verde -
    • President - António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991–2001)
    • Prime Minister - Carlos Veiga, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1991–2000)
  • Central African Republic
    • President - Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993–2003)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1996–1997)
      2. Michel Gbezera-Bria, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1997–1999)
  • Chad -
    • President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Koibla Djimasta, Prime Minister of Chad (1995–1997)
      2. Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido, Prime Minister of Chad (1997–1999)
  • Comoros -
    • President - Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, President of Comoros (1996–1998)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ahmed Abdou, Prime Minister of Comoros (1996–1997)
      2. Nourdine Bourhane, Prime Minister of Comoros (1997–1998)
    • Anjouan (unrecognized secessionist state)
      • declared independence on 3 August 1997
      • President - Foundi Abdallah Ibrahim, President of Anjouan (1997–1999)
    • Mohéli (unrecognized secessionist state)
      • declared independence on 11 August 1997
      • President - Said Mohamed Soefu, President of Mohéli (1997–1998)
      • Prime Minister - Soidri Ahmed, Prime Minister of Mohéli (1997–1998)
  • Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
    • President -
      1. Pascal Lissouba, President of the Republic of the Congo (1992–1997)
      2. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Charles David Ganao, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1996–1997)
      2. Bernard Kolélas, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1997)
  • Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    • name changed from Zaire to Democratic Republic of the Congo on 17 May 1997
    • President -
      1. Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965–1997)
      2. Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2001)
    • Head of Government -
      1. Kengo Wa Dondo, First State Commissioner of Zaire (1994–1997)
      2. Étienne Tshisekedi, First State Commissioner of Zaire (1997)
      3. Likulia Bolongo, First State Commissioner of Zaire (1997)
  • Côte d'Ivoire -
    • President - Henri Konan Bédié, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1993–1999)
    • Prime Minister - Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (1993–1999)
  • 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 - Kamal Ganzouri, Prime Minister of Egypt (1996–1999)
  • Equatorial Guinea -
    • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
    • Prime Minister - Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1996–2001)
  • Eritrea -
    • President - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)
  • Ethiopia -
    • President - Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995–2001)
    • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–2012)
  • Gabon -
    • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
    • Prime Minister - Paulin Obame-Nguema, Prime Minister of Gabon (1994–1999)
  • The Gambia -
    • President - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–present)
  • Ghana
    • President - Jerry Rawlings, President of Ghana (1981–2001)
  • Guinea -
    • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–2008)
    • Prime Minister - Sidya Touré, Prime Minister of Guinea (1996–1999)
  • Guinea-Bissau -
    • President - João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (1984–1999)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Manuel Saturnino da Costa, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1994–1997)
      2. Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1997–1998)
  • Kenya -
    • President - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978–2002)
  • Lesotho -
    • Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
    • Prime Minister - Ntsu Mokhehle, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1994–1998)
  • Liberia -
    • Head of State -
      1. Ruth Perry, Chairwoman of the Council of State of Liberia (1996–1997)
      2. Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (1997–2003)
  • Libya
    • De facto Head of State - Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011)
    • Nominal Head of State - Muhammad az-Zanati, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1992–2008)
    • Head of Government -
      1. Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (1994–1997)
      2. Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (1997–2000)
  • Madagascar -
    • President -
      1. Norbert Ratsirahonana, Acting President of Madagascar (1996–1997)
      2. Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1997–2002)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Norbert Ratsirahonana, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1996–1997)
      2. Pascal Rakotomavo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1997–1998)
  • Malawi -
    • President - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–2004)
  • Mali -
    • President - Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992–2002)
    • Prime Minister - Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1994–2000)
  • Mauritania -
    • President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–2005)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1996–1997)
      2. Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1997–1998)
  • Mauritius -
    • President - Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992–2002)
    • Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1995–2000)
  • Mayotte (Territorial collectivity of France)
    • Prefect - Philippe Boisadam, Prefect of Mayotte (1996–1998)
    • President of the General Council - Younoussa Bamana, President of the General Council of Mayotte (1991–2004)
  • Morocco -
    • Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
    • Prime Minister - Abdellatif Filali, Prime Minister of Morocco (1994–1998)
    • 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 (1995–1999)
  • Mozambique -
    • President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
    • Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
  • Namibia -
    • President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005)
    • Prime Minister - Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990–2002)
  • Niger -
    • President - Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger (1996–1999)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Amadou Cissé, Prime Minister of Niger (1996–1997)
      2. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Prime Minister of Niger (1997–2000)
  • Nigeria -
    • Head of State - Sani Abacha, Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria (1993–1998)
  • Rwanda -
    • President - Pasteur Bizimungu, President of Rwanda (1994–2000)
    • Prime Minister - Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Prime Minister of Rwanda (1995–2000)
  • Saint Helena and Dependencies (British overseas territory)
    • Governor - David Smallman, Governor of Saint Helena (1995–1999)
  • São Tomé and Príncipe -
    • President - Miguel Trovoada, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1995–2001)
    • Prime Minister - Raul Bragança Neto, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1996–1999)
  • Senegal -
    • President - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981–2000)
    • Prime Minister - Habib Thiam, Prime Minister of Senegal (1991–1998)
  • Seychelles -
    • President - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
  • Sierra Leone -
    • Head of State -
      1. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1996–1997)
      2. Johnny Paul Koroma, Chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council of Sierra Leone (1997–1998)
  • Somalia -
    • President - Hussein Mohamed Farrah, President of Somalia (1996–1997)
    • Prime Minister - Umar Arteh Ghalib, Prime Minister of Somalia (1991–1997)
    • Somaliland (unrecognized secessionist state)
      • President - Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)
  • South Africa -
    • President - Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa (1994–1999)
  • Sudan -
    • President - Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present)
  • Swaziland -
    • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
    • Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996–2003)
  • Tanzania -
    • President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–2005)
    • Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–2005)
  • Togo -
    • President - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967–2005)
    • Prime Minister - Kwassi Klutse, Prime Minister of Togo (1996–1999)
  • Tunisia -
    • President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
    • Prime Minister - Hamed Karoui, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1989–1999)
  • Uganda -
    • President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
    • Prime Minister - Kintu Musoke, Prime Minister of Uganda (1994–1999)
  • Zaire
    • see under Congo–Kinshasa
  • Zambia -
    • President - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
  • Zimbabwe -
    • President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)

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