List of state leaders in 1996

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria (1994–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (1995–1998)
• Angola -
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Marcolino Moco, Prime Minister of Angola (1992–3 June 1996)
    2. Fernando José de Franca Dias van Dúnem , Prime Minister of Angola (3 June 1996–1999)
• Botswana - Ketumile Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Roch Marc Christian Kaboré , Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1994-1996)
    2. Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo , Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1996-2000)
• Djibouti -
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978–2001)
• Eritrea - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993-present)
• Ethiopia
  • President - Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995-2001)
  • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995-present)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister - Paulin Obame-Nguema , Prime Minister of Gabon (1994-1999)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Position vacant (1984–1996)
    2. Sidia Touré , Prime Minister of Guinea (1996–1999)
• Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Liberia -
  1. Amos Sawyer , President of Liberia (1990-1996)
  2. Ruth Perry , Acting President of Liberia (1996-1997)
• Rwanda
  • President - Pasteur Bizimungu, President of Rwanda (1994-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre-Célestin Rwigema , Prime Minister of Rwanda (1995-2000)
• Uganda -
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the miltary council (1986-present)
  • Prime Minister - Kinto Musoke , Prime Minister of Uganda (1994-1999)
• Zambia
  • President - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
• Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Head of State (Islamic State of Afghanistan) - Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
  • Head of Government (Islamic State of Afghanistan) -
    1. Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai , Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1995–1996)
    2. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1996)
  • Head of State/Government (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)-
    • Mullah Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Taliban Supreme Council (1996–2001)
    • Mullah Mohammad Omar, Amir al-Mo'menin (1996–2001)
• 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 - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993–2003)
  • Premier - Li Peng, Premier of the State Council (1987–1998)
  • Head of Communist Party - Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989–2002)
• India -
  • President - Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India (1992–1997)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (1991–1996)
    2. Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1996)
    3. H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister of India (1996–1997)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President - Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, President of Iran (1989–1997)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tomiichi Murayama, Prime Minister of Japan (1994–1996)
    2. Ryutaro Hashimoto, Prime Minister of Japan (1996–1998)
• South Korea
  • President - Kim Young-sam, President of the Republic of Korea (1993–1998)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Soo-sung , Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1995–1997)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister - Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (1995-1997)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Farooq Ahmed Leghari, President of Pakistan (1993–1997)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1993–1996)
    2. Miraj Khalid, interim Prime Minister of Pakistan (1996–1997)
• Philippines
  • President - Fidel Ramos, President of the Philippines (1992-1998)
• Singapore
  • President - Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (1993-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-2004)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988–2000)
  • Premier - Lien Chan, President of the Executive Yuan (1993–1997)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. William Hayden, Governor-General of Australia (1989–1996)
    2. Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Paul Keating, Prime Minister of Australia (1991–1996)
    2. John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–present)

• Fiji -
  • President - Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, President of Fiji (16 December, 1993–29 May, 2000)
  • Prime Minister - Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister of Fiji (2 June, 1992–19 May, 1999)

• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Tulaga Manuella , Governor-General of Tuvalu (1994–1998)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kamuta Latasi , Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1993–1996)
    2. Bikenibeu Paeniu , Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1996–1999)

Europe

• Albania
  • President - Sali Berisha, President of Albania (1992–1997)
  • Prime Minister - Aleksander Meksi , Prime Minister of Albania (1992–1997)
• Belgium
  • King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Prime Minister of Belgium (1992–1999)
• Czech Republic -
  • President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Václav Klaus, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1993–1997)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
  • Prime Minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993–2001)
• Estonia
  • President - Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992 – 2001)
  • Prime Minister - Tiit Vähi, Prime Minister of Estonia (1995 – 1997)
• Finland
  • President - Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland, (1994–2000)
  • Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland, (1995–2003)
• France -
  • President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Alain Juppé, Prime Minister of France (1995–1997)
• Germany -
  • President - Roman Herzog, President of Germany (1994–1999)
  • Chancellor - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany (1982–1998)
• Ireland -
  • President - Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990–1997)
  • Prime Minister - John Bruton, Taoiseach (1994–1997)
• Italy -
  • President - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of Italy (1992–1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lamberto Dini, Prime Minister of Italy (1995–1996)
    2. Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy (1996–1998)
• Latvia
  • President - Guntis Ulmanis, President of Latvia (1993–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Andris Šķēle , Prime Minister of Latvia (1995–1997)
• Poland -
  • President - Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Józef Oleksy, Prime Minister of Poland (1995–1996)
    2. Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Prime Minister of Poland (1996–1997)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986–1991, 1994–1996)
    2. Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–present)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
  • Prime Minister - John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1990–1997)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978–2005)
  • Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–present)

Middle East

• Egypt -
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Atef Muhammad Naguib Sedki, , Prime Minister of Egypt (1986-1996)
    2. Kamal Ganzouri, Prime Minister of Egypt (1996-1999)
• Israel
  • President - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (1993–2000)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel (1995–1996)
    2. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
• Yemen
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1994–1997)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Roméo LeBlanc, Governor-General of Canada (1995–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
  • See also: 1996 Canadian incumbents
• Mexico - Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico (1994–2000)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  • President - Noor Hassanali, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987-1997)
  • Prime Minister - Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995-2001)
• United States - Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)

South America

• Bolivia -
  • President - Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (1993–1997)
• Brazil -
  • President - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2003)