List of State Leaders in 1998 - Africa

Africa

• Algeria –
  • President – Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria (1994–1999)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (1995–1998)
    2. Smail Hamdani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1998–1999)
• 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 –
    1. Sir Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980–1998)
    2. Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
• 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 – Michel Gbezera-Bria, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1997–1999)
• Chad –
  • President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister – Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido, Prime Minister of Chad (1997–1999)
• Comoros –
  • President –
    1. Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, President of Comoros (1996–1998)
    2. Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, Interim President of Comoros (1998–1999)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Nourdine Bourhane, Prime Minister of Comoros (1997–1998)
    2. Abbas Djoussouf, Prime Minister of Comoros (1998–1999)
  • Anjouan (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President – Foundi Abdallah Ibrahim, President of Anjouan (1997–1999)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Chamasse Said Omar, Prime Minister of Anjouan (1998)
      2. Abdou Mohamed Mhindi, Prime Minister of Anjouan (1998)
  • Mohéli (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • 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 – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
• Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • President – Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2001)
• 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. Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1997–1998)
    2. Francisco Fadul, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1998–2000)
• Kenya
  • President – Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978–2002)
• Lesotho –
  • Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ntsu Mokhehle, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1994–1998)
    2. Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012)
• Liberia
  • President – 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 – Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (1997–2000)
• Madagascar –
  • President – Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Pascal Rakotomavo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1997–1998)
    2. Tantely Andrianarivo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1998–2002)
• 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. Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1997–1998)
    2. Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998–2003)
• 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 –
    1. Philippe Boisadam, Prefect of Mayotte (1996–1998)
    2. Pierre Bayle, Prefect of Mayotte (1998–2001)
  • 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 –
    1. Abdellatif Filali, Prime Minister of Morocco (1994–1998)
    2. Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002)
  • 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 – Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Prime Minister of Niger (1997–2000)
• Nigeria –
  • Head of State –
    1. Sani Abacha, Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria (1993–1998)
    2. Abdulsalami Abubakar, Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria (1998–1999)
• 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 dependent 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 –
    1. Habib Thiam, Prime Minister of Senegal (1991–1998)
    2. Mamadou Lamine Loum, Prime Minister of Senegal (1998–2000)
• Seychelles
  • President – France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
• Sierra Leone
  • Head of State –
    1. Johnny Paul Koroma, Chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council of Sierra Leone (1997–1998)
    2. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
• Somalia –
  • no functioning central government
  • Somaliland (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President – Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)
  • Puntland (self-declared autonomous state, de facto independent)
    • autonomy declared on 23 July 1998
    • President – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Puntland (1998–2002)
  • Jubaland (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • independence declared on 3 September 1998
    • President – Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan, President of Jubaland (1998–1999)
• 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)
• Zambia
  • President – Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
• Zimbabwe
  • President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)