1974 state leaders - Events of 1975 - 1976 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria - Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-1978)
• Angola -
  1. Angola became independent on 11 November
  • President - António Agostinho Neto, President of Angola (11 November 1975-1979)
  • Prime Minister - Lopo do Nascimento, Prime Minister of Angola (11 November 1975-1978)
• Botswana - Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966-1980)
• Burundi - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976)
• Cape Verde
  • President - Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Pedro Pires, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
• Comoros
  • President -
    1. Ahmed Abdallah, President of the Comoros (1975)
    2. Said Mohamed Jaffar, President of the Comoros (1975-1976)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
• Dahomey (name changed to Benin on 30 September) - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Dahomey (1972-1991)
• Equatorial Guinea - Francisco Macías Nguema Biyogo (name changed to Macías Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong on 26 September), President of Equatorial Guinea (1968-1979)
• Ethiopia - Tafari Benti, Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (1974-1977)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister - Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-1994) position created April 16
• The Gambia - Dawda Jawara, President of The Gambia (1970-1994)
• Guinea
  • President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
  • Prime Minister - Louis Lansana Beavogui, Prime Minister of Guinea (1972-1984)
• Kenya - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (1964-1978)
• Liberia - William R. Tolbert, Jr., President of Liberia (1971-1980)
• Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
• Mali - Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1968-1991)
• Mauritania - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960-1978)
• Mauritius
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968-1992)
  • Governor-General - Abdul Rahman Muhammad Osman, Governor-General of Mauritius (1972-1977)
  • Prime Minister - Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1968-1982)
• Mozambique - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique (1975–1986)
• Nigeria
  • President -
    1. Yakubu Gowon, President of Nigeria (1966-1975)
    2. Murtala Mohammed, President of Nigeria (1975-1976)
• Rhodesia -
  • President -
    1. Clifford Dupont, President of Rhodesia (1970-1975)
    2. Henry Everard, acting President of Rhodesia (1975-1976)
  • Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965-1979)
• Rwanda - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President - Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Miguel Trovoada, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Principe (1975-1979)
• Senegal
  • President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Abdou Diouf, Prime Minister of Senegal (1970-1980)
• Somalia - Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969-1991)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (1968-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Makhosini Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1968-1976)
• Togo - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
• Uganda - Idi Amin, President of Uganda (1971-1979)
• Upper Volta
  • President - Sangoulé Lamizana, President of Upper Volta (1966-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Sangoulé Lamizana, Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1974-1978)
• Zambia
  • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mainza Chona, Prime Minister of Zambia (1973-1975)
    2. Elijah Mudenda, Prime Minister of Zambia (1975-1977)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, President of Afghanistan (1973-1978)
• Bangladesh -
  • President -
    1. Mohammad Ullah, President of Bangladesh (1973–1975)
    2. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (1975)
    3. Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, President of Bangladesh (1975)
    4. Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, President of Bangladesh (1975–1977)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975)
    2. Mohammad Mansoor Ali, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1975)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • Acting Head of State -
    1. Dong Biwu, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1968-1975)
    2. Zhu De, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1975- 1976)
  • Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council (1949-1976)
  • Head of Communist Party - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
• East Timor -
  • Declared unilateral independence from Portugal November 28, forcibly annexed to Indonesia December 7
  • President - Francisco Xavier do Amaral, President of East Timor (1975)
  • Prime Minister - Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Prime Minister of East Timor (1975)
• India -
  • President - Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, President of India (1974-1977)
  • Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977)
• Indonesia - Haji Mohammad Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Takeo Miki, Prime Minister of Japan (1974-1976)
• South Korea -
  • President - Park Chunghee, President of the Republic of Korea (1963-1979)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kim Jong-pil, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1971-1975)
    2. Choi Kyu-hah, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1975-1979)
• Malaysia
  • Tuanku Al-Mutassimu Billahi Muhibbudin Sultan Abdul Halim Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1970 - September 20, 1975)
  • Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (September 21, 1975 - 1979)
  • Tun Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970-1976)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, President of Pakistan (1973-1978)
  • Prime Minister - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1973-1977)
• Singapore -
  • President - Benjamin Sheares, President of Singapore (1971-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President -
    1. Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
    2. Yen Chia-kan, President of the Republic of China (1975-1978)
  • Premier - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Executive Yuan (1972-1978)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952 - present)
  • Governor-General - Sir John Kerr, Governor-General of Australia (1974 - 1977)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Gough Whitlam, Prime Minister of Australia (1972 - 1975)
    2. Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia (1975 - 1983)
• Nauru - Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1968-1976)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952 - present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Denis Blundell, Governor-General of New Zealand, (1972 - 1977)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Bill Rowling, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1974 - 12 December 1975)
    2. Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (12 December 1975 - 1984)
• Papua New Guinea
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (16 September 1975 - present)
  • Governor-General - Sir John Guise, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, (16 September 1975 - 1977)
  • Prime Minister - Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, (16 September 1975 - 1980)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965 – 2006)
  • Prime Minister - Tu'i Pelehake (Fatafehi), Prime Minister of Tonga, (1965 – 1991)

Europe

• Andorra
  • Co-Princes -
    • Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of France (1974-1981)
    • Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgel (1971-2003)
• Austria -
  • President - Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (1974–1986)
  • Chancellor - Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (1970–1983)
• Belgium
  • King - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Leo Tindemans, Prime Minister of Belgium (1974-1978)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Poul Hartling, Prime Minister of Denmark (1973-1975)
    2. Anker Jørgensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1975-1982)
• Finland
  • President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kalevi Sorsa (1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987)
    2. Keijo Liinamaa (1975)
    3. Martti Miettunen (1961-1962, 1975-1977)
• France -
  • President - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of France (1974-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister of France (1974-1976)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President - Walter Scheel, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974-1979)
  • Chancellor - Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1974-1982)
• German Democratic Republic -
  • Communist Party Leader - Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1971-1989)
  • Head of State - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of State (1973-1976)
  • Premier - Horst Sindermann, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1973-1976)
• Ireland -
  • President - Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, President of Ireland (1974-1976)
  • Prime Minister - Liam Cosgrave, Taoiseach (1973-1977)
• Italy
  • President - Giovanni Leone, President of the Italian Republic (1971-1978)
  • Prime Minister - Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy (1974-1976)
• Liechtenstein
  • Prince - Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
  • Head of government - Walter Kieber, Head of Government (1974-1978)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Grand Duke Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Gaston Thorn, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1974-1979)
• Malta
  • President - Anthony Mamo, President of Malta (1974-1976)
  • Prime Minister - Dom Mintoff, Prime Minister of Malta (1971-1984)
• Monaco
  • Monarch - Prince Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
  • Head of Government - André Saint-Mleux, Minister of State of Monaco (1972–1981)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch - Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1973-1977)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader - Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1970-1980)
  • Head of State - Council of State, Chairman - Henryk Jabłoński (1972-1985)
  • Premier - Piotr Jaroszewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1970-1980)
• Portugal -
  • President - Francisco da Costa Gomes, President of Portugal (1974-1976)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Vasco Gonçalves, Prime Minister of Portugal (1974-1975)
    2. José Pinheiro de Azevedo, Prime Minister of Portugal (1975-1976)
• Spain -
  • Generalísimo - Francisco Franco, Head of the Spanish State (1939-1975)
  • Monarch - King Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975-present)
  • Prime Minister - Carlos Arias Navarro, President of the Government (1973-1976)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustav, King of Sweden (1973-present)
  • Prime Minister - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-1976)
• Switzerland -
  • Swiss Federal Council - Rudolf Gnägi, Ernst Brugger, Pierre Graber, Kurt Furgler, Willy Ritschard, Hans Hürlimann, Georges-André Chevallaz; members of the Swiss Federal Council
• Turkey
  • President - Fahri Korutürk, President of Turkey (1973-1980)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sadi Irmak, Prime Minister of Turkey (1974-1975)
    2. Süleyman Demirel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1975-1977)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1974-1976)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - Paul VI, Bishop of Rome (1963-1978)
  • Secretary of State - Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot, Cardinal Secretary of State (1969-1979)

Middle East

• Egypt
  • President - Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt (1970-1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abdelaziz Muhammad Hejazi, Prime Minister of Egypt (1974-1975)
    2. Mamdouh Muhammad Salem, Prime Minister of Egypt (1975-1978)
• Israel
  • President - Ephraim Katzir, President of Israel (1973-1978)
  • Prime Minister - Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel (1974-1977)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-)
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
  • President - Salim Ali Rubai, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1970-1978)
  • Prime Minister - Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1971-1986)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President - Ibrahim al-Hamdi, Chairman of the Military Command Council (1974-1977)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1974-1975)
    2. Abdul Latif Dayfallah, acting Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1975)
    3. Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1975-1980)

North America and the Caribbean

• Bahamas -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General - Milo Butler, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1973–1979)
  • Prime Minister - Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1973–1992)
• Barbados -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - Arleigh Winston Scott, Governor-General of Barbados (1967–1976)
  • Prime Minister - Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1966–1976)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Governor General - Jules Léger, Governor General of Canada (1974-1979)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979)
• Costa Rica - Daniel Oduber Quirós, President of Costa Rica (1974–1978)
• Cuba
  • President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959-1976)
  • Premier - Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba (1959-1976)
• Dominican Republic - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1966–1978)
• El Salvador - Arturo Armando Molina, President of El Salvador (1972–1977)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962-1976)
  • Governor General - Ellis Clarke, Governor General of Trinidad and Tobago (1972-1976)
  • Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956-1981)
• United States - Gerald Ford, President of the United States (1974-1977)

South America

• Argentina -
  1. Isabel Martínez de Perón, President of Argentina (1974-1975)
  2. Italo Argentino Luder, Acting President of Argentina (1975)
  3. Isabel Martínez de Perón, President of Argentina (1975-1976)
• Bolivia - Hugo Banzer Suárez, President of Bolivia (1971-1978)
• Brazil - Ernesto Geisel, President of Brazil (1974-1979)
• Chile - Augusto Pinochet, President (1974-1990)
• Guyana - Arthur Chung, President of Guyana (1970-1980)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru -
  1. Juan Velasco, President of Peru (1968-1975)
  2. Francisco Morales Bermúdez, President of Peru (1975-1980)
• Uruguay - Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay (1972-1976)
• Venezuela - Carlos Andrés Pérez, President of Venezuela (1974-1979)