List of current heads of state and government
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This is a list of current heads of state and government, showing heads of state and heads of government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems; it should be noted that often a leader is both in presidential systems or dictatorships. Some states have semi-presidential systems where the head of government role is fulfilled by both the listed head of government and the head of state. This list includes Taiwan, Western Sahara, Palestine and Kosovo, who have significant international recognition and control over much or all of their sovereign territory.
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[edit] List of current heads of state and government of sovereign states
[edit] List of current heads of state and government of unrecognized states
This list encompass the leaders of geo-political entities that lack significant international recognition. The degree of control these entities exert over their claimed territories may vary.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o In the Commonwealth Realms (with the exception of the United Kingdom), the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, is represented by a Governor-General.
- ^ The presidents on a whole makes decisions.
- ^ The Preface to the Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea states, "The DPRK and the entire Korean people will uphold the great leader Comrade Kim Il-sung as the eternal President of the Republic, defend and carry forward his ideas and exploits and complete the Juche revolution under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea." Kim Il Sung died in 1994.
- ^ The President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
- ^ On November 12, 2006 the Salvation Union of South Ossetia, opposing the leadership of Eduard Kokoity, held an alternative presidential election, in which former South Ossetian Prime Minister Dmitri Sanakoev was chosen as the president of the alternative government of South Ossetia.
[edit] See also
- List of current heads of government of dependencies
- List of state leaders by date
- List of current foreign ministers
- List of national legislatures
- Lists of office-holders
- List of political parties
- List of women heads of state
- State leaders by year
- Lists of notable state leaders
[edit] External links
- Rulers.org List of rulers throughout time and places
- WorldPresidentsDB.com World Presidents Database
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o In the Commonwealth Realms (with the exception of the United Kingdom), the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, is represented by a Governor-General.
- ^ The presidents on a whole makes decisions.
- ^ The Preface to the Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea states, "The DPRK and the entire Korean people will uphold the great leader Comrade Kim Il-sung as the eternal President of the Republic, defend and carry forward his ideas and exploits and complete the Juche revolution under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea." Kim Il Sung died in 1994.
- ^ The President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
- ^ On November 12, 2006 the Salvation Union of South Ossetia, opposing the leadership of Eduard Kokoity, held an alternative presidential election, in which former South Ossetian Prime Minister Dmitri Sanakoev was chosen as the president of the alternative government of South Ossetia.
