List of state leaders in 1975
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1974 state leaders - Events of 1975 - 1976 state leaders - State leaders by year
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Africa
- Algeria - Houari Boumédičnne, President of Algeria (1965-1978)
- Angola -
- 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)
- Burundi - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976)
- 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
- 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)
- Rhodesia -
- President -
- Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965-1979)
- Rwanda - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
- Uganda - Idi Amin, President of Uganda (1971-1979)
- Somalia - Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969 - 1991)
- Zambia
- President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
- Prime Minister -
Asia
- Afghanistan - Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, President of Afghanistan (1973-1978)
- Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
- People's Republic of China
- Acting Head of State -
- 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 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)
- 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 -
- 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 -
- 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 -
- 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 -
- 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)
Europe
- Denmark
- Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Finland
- President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1981)
- Prime Minister -
- Kalevi Sorsa (1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987)
- Keijo Liinamaa (1975)
- 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 Italy (1971-1978)
- Prime Minister - Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy (1974-1976)
- 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)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Karl XVI Gustav, King of Sweden (1973-present)
- Prime Minister - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-1976)
- 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 -
- 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 -
North America and the Caribbean
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
- Governor General - Jules Léger, Governor General of Canada (1974-1979)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979)
- 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)