List of state leaders in 1986

1985 state leaders – Events of 1986 – 1987 state leaders – State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria
  • President – Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
  • Prime Minister – Abdelhamid Brahimi, Prime Minister of Algeria (1984-1988)
• Angola – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
• Benin – Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
• Botswana – Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
• Burkina Faso – Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso (1983-1987)
• Burundi – Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President of Burundi (1976-1987)
• Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982-present)
• Djibouti -
  • President – Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister – Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
• Ethiopia – Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (1977-1987), President of Ethiopia (1987-1991).
• Gabon
  • President – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister – Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-1994)
• Guinea – Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
• Kenya – Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Liberia – Samuel K. Doe, President of Liberia (1980-1990)
• Morocco
  • Monarch – Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961-1999)
• Rwanda – Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
• Somalia – Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969 – 1991)
• Uganda –
  • President –
    1. Tito Okello, Chairman of the miltary council (1985-1986)
    2. Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the miltary council (1986-)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Abraham Waligo, Prime Minister of Uganda (1985-1986)
    2. Samson Kisekka, Prime Minister of Uganda (1986-1991)
• Zambia
  • President – Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
  • Prime Minister – Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (1985-1989)
• Zimbabwe
  • President – Canaan Banana, President of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
  • Prime Minister – Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President -
    1. Babrak Karmal, President of Afghanistan (1979 – 1986)
    2. Haji Mohammad Chamkani, President of Afghanistan (1986 – 1987)
  • Prime Minister – Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1981-1988)
• Brunei
  • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • President – Li Xiannian, President of the People's Republic of China (1983-1988)
  • Premier – Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1980-1987)
  • Head of Communist Party – Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1980-1987)
  • De facto leader – Deng Xiaoping (late 1970s – early 1990s)
• India -
  • President – Zail Singh, President of India (1982-1987)
  • Prime Minister – Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader – Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1979–1989)
  • President – Ali Khamenei, President of Iran (1981–1989)
  • Prime Minister – Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Prime Minister of Iran (1981–1989)
• Japan -
  • Monarch – Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister – Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan (1982-1987)
• Republic of Korea -
  • President – Chun Doo-hwan, President of the Republic of Korea (1980-1988)
  • Prime Minister – Lho Shin-yong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1985-1987)
• Nepal
  • Monarch – Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (1983-March 21 1986)
    2. Nagendra Prasad Rijal, Prime Minister of Nepal (March 21 1986-June 15 1986)
    3. Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Prime Minister of Nepal (June 15 1986-1990)
• Pakistan -
  • President – Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
  • Prime Minister – Mohammad Khan Junejo, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1985-1988)
• Singapore -
  • President – Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (1985-1993)
  • Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President – Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (1978-1988)
  • Premier – Yü Kuo-hwa, President of the Executive Yuan (1984-1989)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General – Sir Ninian Stephen, Governor-General of Australia (1982-1989)
  • Prime Minister – Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia (1983-1991)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
  • Governor-General – Paul Reeves, Governor-General of New Zealand (1985-1990)
  • Prime Minister – David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984-1989)
• Tuvalu
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Fiatau Penitala Teo, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1978-1986)
    2. Sir Tupua Leupena, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1986-1990)
  • Prime Minister – Tomasi Puapua, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1981-1989)

Europe

• Albania -
  • Communist Party Leader – Ramiz Alia, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1985-1991)
  • Head of State – Ramiz Alia, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1982-1991)
  • Premier – Adil Çarçani, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1982-1991)
• Austria
  • President -
    1. Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (1974-1986)
    2. Kurt Waldheim, President of Austria (1986-1992)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Fred Sinowatz, Chancellor of Austria (1983-1986)
    2. Franz Vranitzky, Chancellor of Austria (1986-1997)
• Belgium
  • Monarch – Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister – Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1981-1992)
• Bulgaria
  • Communist Party Leader – Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954-1989)
  • Head of State – Todor Zhivkov, Chairman of the State Council (1971-1989)
  • Premier -
    1. Grisha Filipov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981-1986)
    2. Georgi Atanasov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1986-1990)
• Czechoslovakia
  • Communist Party Leader – Gustáv Husák, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1969-1987)
  • President – Gustáv Husák, President of Czechoslovakia (1975-1989)
  • Prime Minister – Lubomír Strougal, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1970-1988)
• Denmark
  • Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister – Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
• Finland
  • President – Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland, (1982-1994)
  • Prime Minister – Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland, (1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987)
• France -
  • President – François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Laurent Fabius, Prime Minister of France (1984-1986)
    2. Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister of France (1986-1988)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President – Richard von Weizsäcker, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984-1994)
  • Chancellor – Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1982-1998)
• German Democratic Republic -
  • Communist Party Leader – Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1971-1989)
  • Head of State – Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State (1976-1989)
  • Premier – Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1976-1989)
• Greece
  • President – Christos Sartzetakis, President of Greece (1985-1990)
  • Prime Minister – Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (1981-1989)
• Hungary
  • Communist Party Leader – János Kádár, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956-1988)
  • Head of State – Pál Losonczi, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1967-1987)
  • Premier – György Lázár, President of the Council of Ministers (1975-1987)
• Iceland
  • President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland (1980-1996)
  • Prime Minister – Steingrímur Hermannsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1983-1987)
• Ireland
  • President – Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
  • Prime Minister – Garret FitzGerald, Taoiseach (1982-1987)
• Italy -
  • President – Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy (1985-1992)
  • Prime Minister – Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (1983-1987)
• Liechtenstein
  • Monarch – Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
  • Regent – Prince Hans-Adam, Regent of Liechtenstein (1984-1989)
  • Head of Government – Hans Brunhart, Head of Government (1978-1993)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch – Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
  • Prime Minister – Jacques Santer, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1984-1995)
• Malta
  • President – Agatha Barbara, President of Malta (1982-1987)
  • Prime Minister – Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici, Prime Minister of Malta (1984-1987)
• Monaco
  • Monarch – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-present)
  • Head of Government – Jean Ausseil, Minister of State (1985-1991)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)
  • Prime Minister – Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1982-1994)
• Norway
  • Monarch – Olav V, King of Norway (1957-1991)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kåre Isaachsen Willoch, Prime Minister of Norway (1981-1986)
    2. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway (1986-1989)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader – Wojciech Jaruzelski, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1981-1989)
  • Head of State – Wojciech Jaruzelski, Chairman of the Council of State (1985-1989)
  • Premier – Zbigniew Messner, President of the Council of Ministers (1985-1988)
• Portugal –
  • President -
    1. António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes, President of Portugal (1976-1986)
    2. Mário Soares, President of Portugal (1986-1996)
  • Prime Minister – Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prime Minister of Portugal (1985-1995)
• Romania -
  • Communist Party Leader – Nicolae Ceausescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1965-1989)
  • President – Nicolae Ceausescu, President of Romania (1974-1989)
  • Premier – Constantin Dascalescu, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1982-1989)
• Soviet Union -
  • Communist Party Leader – Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-1991)
  • Head of State – Andrei Gromyko, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985-1988)
  • Premier – Nikolai Ryzhkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1985-1991)
• Spain -
  • Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975-present)
  • Prime Minister – Felipe González, President of the Government (1982-1996)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (1982-1986)
    2. Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986-1991)
• Switzerland
  • President – Alphons Egli, President of the Swiss Confederation (1986)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister – Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
• Vatican City
  • Pope – John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
  • Secretary of State – Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1979-1990)
• Yugoslavia
  • Communist Party Leader –
    1. Vidoje Zarkovic, President of the Presidium of the League of Communists (1985-1986)
    2. Milanko Renovica, President of the Presidium of the League of Communists (1986-1987)
  • Head of State –
    1. Radovan Vlajkovic, President of the Collective Presidency (1985-1986)
    2. Sinan Hasani, President of the Collective Presidency (1986-1987)
  • Premier –
    1. Milka Planinc, President of the Federal Executive Council (1982-1986)
    2. Branko Mikulic, President of the Federal Executive Council (1986-1989)

Middle East

• Egypt -
  • President – Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ali Lutfi, Prime Minister of Egypt (1985-1986)
    2. Atef Sedki, Prime Minister of Egypt (1986-1996)
• Israel
  • President – Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-1993)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel (1984-1986)
    2. Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel (1986-1992)
• Oman – Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
  • President –
    1. Ali Nasir Mohammed, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1980-1986)
    2. Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1986-1990)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1971-1986)
    2. Yasin Said Numan, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1986-1990)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1978-1990)
  • Prime Minister – Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1983-1990)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
  • Governor General – Jeanne Sauvé, Governor General of Canada (1984-1990)
  • Prime Minister – Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993)
  • For more see 1986 Canadian incumbents
• Cuba – Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
• Haiti -
  • 1. Jean-Claude Duvalier, President of Haiti (1971-February 6 1986)
    2. Henri Namphy, President of Haiti (February 6 1986-1988)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  • President – Ellis Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1976-1987)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. George Chambers, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1981-1986)
    2. A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1986-1991)
• United States – Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981-1989)

South America

• Argentina
  • President – Raúl Alfonsín, President of Argentina (1983-1989)
• Bolivia
  • President – Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1985-1989)
• Brazil
  • President – José Sarney, President of Brazil (1985-1990)
• Chile
  • President – Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1974-1990)
• Ecuador
  • President – León Febres Cordero Rivadeneira, President of Ecuador (1984-1988)
• Guyana –
  • President – Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana (1985-1992)
  • Prime Minister – Hamilton Green, Prime Minister of Guyana (1985-1992)
• Paraguay
  • President – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru
  • President – Alan García Pérez, President of Peru (1985-1990)
• Uruguay
  • President – Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay (1985-1990)
• Venezuela
  • President – Jaime Lusinchi, President of Venezuela (1984-1989)