List of state leaders in 1987

1986 state leaders - Events of 1987 - 1988 state leaders - State leaders by year

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See also:

• List of religious leaders in 1987
• List of international organization leaders in 1987

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)
• Djibouti -
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
• Zambia
  • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (1985-1989)
• Zimbabwe -
  • President -
    1. Canaan Banana, President of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
    2. Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
    2. position abolished, 1987

Asia

• Afghanistan -
  • President -
    1. Haji Mohammad Chamkani, President of Afghanistan (1986 - 1987)
    2. Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan (1987 - 1992)
  • Prime Minister - Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1981-1988)
• People's Republic of China -
  • President - Li Xiannian, President of the People's Republic of China (1983-1988)
  • Premier -
    1. Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1980-1987)
    2. Li Peng, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987-1998)
  • Head of Communist Party -
    1. Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1980-1987)
    2. Zhao Ziyang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1987-1989)
• India -
  • President -
    1. Zail Singh, President of India (1982-1987)
    2. Ramaswamy Venkataraman, President of India (1987-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)
• Israel
  • President - Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel (1986-1992)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
  • Prime Minister - Mohammad Khan Junejo, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1985-1988)
• 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

• Fiji -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Fiji (1952-1987); abdicated 7 October, 1987
  • Governor General - Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, Governor-General of Fiji (12 February, 1983-6 October, 1987
  • Head of the Interim Military Government - Sitiveni Rabuka, Head of the Interim Military Government (7 October-5 December, 1987)
  • President - Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, President of Fiji (5 December, 1987-16 December, 1993)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (10 October, 1970-13 April, 1987)
    2. Timoci Bavadra, Prime Minister of Fiji (13 April-14 May, 1987
    3. Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (1970-13 April, 1987; 5 December, 5 December, 1987-2 June, 1992)

• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Tupua Leupena, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1986-1990)
  • Prime Minister - Tomasi Puapua, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1981-1989)

Europe

• Albania -
  • First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor - 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)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister - Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
• France -
  • President - François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
  • Prime Minister - 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)
• Ireland
  • President - Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Garret FitzGerald, Taoiseach (1982-1987)
    2. Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1987-1992)
• Italy -
  • President - Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy (1985-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (1983-1987)
    2. Amintore Fanfani, Prime Minister of Italy (1987)
    3. Giovanni Goria, Prime Minister of Italy (1987-1988)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)

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)
• Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
• United States - Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981-1989)