List of state leaders in 1988
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Africa
- Algeria -
- President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
- Prime Minister -
- Angola - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
- Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991) and Secretary of the Popular Revolutionary Party of Benin (1979-1990)
- Botswana - Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
- Burkina Faso - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
- Burundi -
- President - Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1987-1993)
- Prime Minister - Adrien Sibomana, Prime Minister of Burundi (19 October 1988 - 1993)
- Cameroon - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982-present)
- Cape Verde -
- President - Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
- Prime Minister - Pedro Pires, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
- Central African Republic - André Kolingba, President of the Central African Republic (1986-1993, Head of State 1981-1986)
- Chad - Hissène Habré, President of Chad (1982-1990)
- Comoros - Ahmed Abdallah, President of the Comoros (1978-1989)
- Congo -
- Chairman of the Communist Party - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Chairman of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Congolese Labour Party (1979-1991)
- President - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of Congo (1979-1992)
- Prime Minister - Ange-Édouard Poungui, Prime Minister of Congo (1984-1989)
- Côte d'Ivoire - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
- Djibouti -
- President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
- Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
- Equatorial Guinea -
- President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
- Prime Minister - Cristino Seriche Bioko, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1982-1992)
- Ethiopia -
- President - Mengistu Haile Mariam, President of Ethiopia (1987-1991, Head of State 1977-1987)
- Prime Minister - Fikre-Selassie Wogderess, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1987-1989)
- Gabon -
- President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
- Prime Minister - Léon Mébiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-1994)
- The Gambia - Sir Dawda Jawara, President of the Gambia (1970-1994)
- Ghana - Jerry John Rawlings, President of Ghana (1981-2001)
- Guinea - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
- Guinea-Bissau - João Bernardo Vieira, Chairman of the Council of State (1984-1994, President 1994-1999)
- Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
- Lesotho -
- Monarch - Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho (1970-1990)
- Head of Government - Justin Metsing Lekhanya, Chairman of the Military Council (1986-1991)
- Liberia - Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (1984-1990, Chairman of the People's Redemption Council 1980-1984)
- Libya -
- De Facto Head of State - Muammar al-Qaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969-present)
- De Jure Head of State - Mifta al-Usta Umar, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1984-1990)
- Head of Government - Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir, General Secretary of the General People's Committee (1987-1990)
- Madagascar -
- President - Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1975-1993)
- Prime Minister -
- Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
- Mali -
- President - Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1979-1991, Head of State 1968-1979)
- Prime Minister -
- Mamadou Dembelé, Prime Minister of Mali (1986-1988)
- None (1988-1991)
- Mauritania -
- Head of State - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Head of State (1984-1992, President 1992-present)
- Prime Minister - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1984-1992)
- Mauritius -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1986-1992)
- Governor-General - Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, Governor-General of Mauritius (1986-1992, President 1992)
- Prime Minister - Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1982-1995)
- Morocco -
- Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961-1999)
- Prime Minister - Azzedine Laraki, Prime Minister of Morocco (1986-1992)
- Mozambique -
- President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986-present)
- Prime Minister - Mário da Graça Machungo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1986-1994)
- Niger -
- Head of State - Ali Saibou, President of the Supreme Military Council (1987-1989, President 1989-1993)
- Nigeria - Ibrahim Babangida, President and Chairman of the Armed Forces Ruling Council (1985-1993)
- 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 -
- Senegal - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981-2000)
- Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
- Sierra Leone - Joseph Saidu Momoh, President of Sierra Leone (1985-1992)
- Somalia -
- President - Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1976-1991, Head of State 1969-1976)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Ali Samatar, Prime Minister of Somalia (1987-1990)
- South Africa - Pieter Willem Botha, State President of South Africa (1984-1989)
- The Sudan -
- Head of State - Ahmad al-Mirghani, Chairman of the Supreme Council (1986-1989)
- Prime Minister - Sadiq al-Mahdi, Prime Minister of the Sudan (1986-1989)
- Swaziland -
- Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986-present)
- Prime Minister - Sotsha Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1986-1989)
- Tanzania -
- President - Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of Tanzania (1985-1995)
- Prime Minister - Joseph Warioba, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1985-1990)
- Togo - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967-present)
- Tunisia -
- President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987-present)
- Prime Minister - Hédi Baccouche, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1987-1989)
- Uganda -
- President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986-present)
- Prime Minister - Samson Kisekka, Prime Minister of Uganda (1986-1991)
- Western Sahara (disputed with Morocco) -
- President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of Western Sahara (1982-present, Head of State 1976-1982)
- Prime Minister -
- Zaire -
- President - Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965-1997)
- Head of Government -
- Zambia -
- President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
- Prime Minister - Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (1985-1989)
- Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)
Asia
- Afghanistan -
- General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party - Mohammad Najibullah, General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1986-1992)
- President - Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan (1987-1992)
- Prime Minister -
- Bangladesh -
- President - Hossain Mohammad Ershad, President of Bangladesh (1983-1990)
- Prime Minister -
- Bhutan - Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1972-present)
- Brunei -
- Monarch - Muda Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, Sultan (1967-present)
- Prime Minister - Muda Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984-present)
- Burma -
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister -
- People's Republic of China -
- de facto leader - Deng Xiaoping (late 1970s-early 1990s)
- Communist Party Leader - Zhao Ziyang, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1987-1989)
- President -
- Premier - Li Peng, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987-1998)
- India -
- President - Ramaswamy Venkataraman, President of India (1987-1992)
- Prime Minister - Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)
- Indonesia - Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967-1998)
- Iran
- Supreme Leader - Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1979–1989)
- President - Ali Khamenei, President of Iran (1981–1989)
- Prime Minister - Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Prime Minister of Iran (1981–1989)
- Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister - Noboru Takeshita, Prime Minister of Japan (1987-1989)
- Kampuchea -
- Secretary General of the Communist Party - Heng Samrin, Secretary-General of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kampuchea (1981-1991)
- Head of State - Heng Samrin, Chairman of the Council of State of Kampuchea (1981-1992)
- Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Kampuchea (1985-1993)
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea -
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Il Sung, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (1948-1994)
- President - Kim Il Sung, President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972-1994)
- Head of Government - Yon Hyong Muk, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1992)
- Republic of Korea -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Laos
- General Secretary of the Communist Party - Kaysone Phomvihan, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1991, leading role in the state from 1975)
- President - Souphanouvong (1975-1991), President of Laos (1975-1991)
- Acting President - Phoumi Vongvichit, Acting President of Laos (1986-1991)
- Head of Government - Kaysone Phomvihan, Chairman of the Counil of Ministers (1975-1991)
- Malaysia -
- Monarch - Tuanku Mahmud Iskandar ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ismail, Paramount Ruler of Malaysia (1984-1989)
- Prime Minister - Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003)
- Maldives - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978-present)
- Mongolia -
- Communist Party Leader - Jambn Batmönh, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1984-1990)
- Head of State - Jambyn Batmönh, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Hural (1984-1990)
- Head of Government - Dumaagiyn Sodnom, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1984-1990)
- Nepal -
- Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972-2001)
- Prime Minister - Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Prime Minister of Nepal (1986-1990)
- Pakistan -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Philippines - Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines (1986-1992)
- Singapore -
- President - Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (1985-1993)
- Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
- Sri Lanka -
- President - Junius Richard Jayewardene, President of Sri Lanka (1978-1989)
- Prime Minister - Ranasinghe Premadasa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1978-1989)
- Taiwan (Republic of China) -
- Thailand -
- King - Rama IX, King of Thailand (1946-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Vietnam -
- Communist Party Leader - Nguyen Van Linh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1986-1991)
- Head of State - Vo Chi Cong, Chairman of the State Council (1987-1992)
- Head of Government -
Australia and Oceania
- Australia -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Ninian Stephen, Governor-General of Australia (1982-1989)
- Prime Minister - Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia (1983-1991)
- Fiji -
- President - Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, President of Fiji (5 December, 1987-16 December, 1993)
- Prime Minister - Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (5 December, 1987-2 June, 1992)
- Kiribati - Ieremia Tienang Tabwai, President of Kiribati (1983-1991)
- Nauru - Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1986-1989)
- New Zealand -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Paul Reeves, Governor-General of New Zealand (1985-1990)
- Prime Minister - David Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984-1989)
- Papua New Guinea -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Kingsford Dibela, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1983-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- Solomon Islands -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978-present)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Ezekiel Alebua, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1986-1989)
- Tonga -
- Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965-present)
- Prime Minister - Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake, Prime Minister of Tonga (1965-1991)
- 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)
- Vanuatu -
- President - Ati George Sokomanu, President of Vanuatu (1984-1989)
- Prime Minister - Walter Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1980-1991)
- Western Samoa -
- Monarch - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Western Samoa (1963-present)
- Prime Minister -
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)
- Andorra -
- Co-Princes -
- First Syndic - Francesc Cerqueda Pascuet, First Syndic of Andorra (1982-1990)
- Head of Government - Josep Pintat-Solans, Head of Government of Andorra (1984-1990)
- Austria -
- President - Kurt Waldheim, President of Austria (1986-1992)
- Chancellor - Franz Vranitzky, Chancellor of Austria (1986-1997)
- Belgium -
- Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister - Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1981-1992)
- Bulgaria -
- Communist Party Leader - Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954-1989)
- Head of State - Todor Zhivkov, Chairman of the State Council of Bulgaria (1971-1989)
- Premier - Georgi Atanasov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1986-1990)
- Cyprus -
- Czechoslovakia -
- Communist Party Leader - Miloš Jakeš, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1987-1989)
- President - Gustáv Husák, President of Czechoslovakia (1975-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- Denmark -
- Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
- Prime Minister - Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
- Finland -
- President - Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland (1981-1994)
- Prime Minister - Harri Holkeri, Prime Minister of Finland (1987-1991)
- France -
- President - François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
- Prime Minister -
- 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)
- Head of Government - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1976-1989)
- Greece -
- President - Christos Sartzetakis, President of Greece (1985-1990)
- Prime Minister - Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (1981-1989)
- Hungary -
- Communist Party Leader-
- Head of State -
- Premier -
- Iceland -
- President - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland (1980-1996)
- Prime Minister -
- Ireland -
- President - Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
- Prime Minister - Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1987-1992)
- Italy -
- President - Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy (1985-1992)
- Prime Minister -
- Liechtenstein -
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Regent - Hereditary Prince Hans-Adam II, Regent of Liechtenstein (1984-1989, Prince 1989-present)
- Head of Government - Hans Brunhart, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1978-1993)
- Luxembourg -
- Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
- Prime Minister - Jacques Santer, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1984-1995)
- Malta -
- Head of State - Paul Xuereb, Acting President of Malta (1987-1989)
- Prime Minister - Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1987-1996)
- Monaco -
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-present)
- Head of Government - Jean Ausseil, Minister of State of Monaco (1985-1991)
- Netherlands -
- Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands(1980-present)
- Prime Minister - Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1982-1994)
- Norway -
- Monarch - Olav V, King of Norway (1957-1991)
- Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway (1986-1989)
- Poland -
- Communist Party Leader - Wojciech Jaruzelski, Secretary-General of the Polish United Workers' Party (1981-1989)
- Head of State - Wojciech Jaruzelski, Chairman of the Council of State (1985-1989, President 1989-1990)
- Premier -
- Portugal -
- President - Mário Soares, President of Portugal (1986-1996)
- Prime Minister - Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prime Minister of Portugal (1985-1995)
- Romania -
- Communist Party Leader - Nicolae Ceausescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1965-1989)
- Head of State - Nicolae Ceausescu, President of the State Council (1967-1989)
- Premier - Constantin Dascalescu, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1982-1989)
- San Marino -
- Captains-General -
- Spain
- Monarch - Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975-present)
- Prime Minister - Felipe González, President of the Government (1982-1996)
- Sweden -
- Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
- Prime Minister - Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986-1991)
- Switzerland -
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
- Communist Party Leader - Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-1991)
- Head of State -
- Andrei Gromyko, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985-1988)
- Mikhail Gorbachev, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1988-1989, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet 1989-1990, President 1990-1991)
- Premier - Nikolai Ryzhkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1985-1991)
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
- Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-present)
- Yugoslavia -
- Communist Party Leader -
- Head of State -
- Premier - Branko Mikulic, President of the Federal Executive Council (1986-1989)
- Vatican City
- Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
- Secretary of State - Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1979-1990)
Middle East
- Bahrain -
- Monarch - Isa ibn Salman al-Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1971-1999, Ruler 1961-1971)
- Prime Minister - Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1971-present)
- Egypt -
- President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
- Prime Minister - Atef Sedki,, Prime Minister of Egypt (1986-1996)
- Iran -
- Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1980-1989)
- President - Ali Khamenei, President of Iran (1981-1989)
- Prime Minister - Mir Hossein Moussavi, Prime Minister of Iran (1981-1989)
- Iraq -
- President - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003)
- Prime Minister - Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1979-1991)
- Israel -
- President - Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-1993)
- Prime Minister - Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel (1986-1992)
- Jordan -
- Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
- Prime Minister - Zaid ar-Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (1985-1989)
- Kuwait -
- Monarch - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977-present)
- Prime Minister - Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978-2003)
- Lebanon -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Sélim Ahmed al-Hoss, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1987-1990)
- Michel Aoun, Chairman of Military Cabinet (1988-1990, in opposition to al-Hoss)
- Oman -
- Monarch - Qabus ibn Sa'id, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
- Prime Minister - Qabus ibn Sa'id, Prime Minister of Oman (1972-present)
- Qatar -
- Monarch - Sheikh Khalifah ibn Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1972-1995)
- Prime Minister - Sheikh Khalifah ibn Hamad Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1970-1995)
- Saudi Arabia -
- Monarch - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982-present)
- Prime Minister - Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982-present)
- Syria -
- President - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (1971-2000)
- Prime Minister - Mahmoud Zuabi, Prime Minister of Syria (1987-2000)
- Turkey -
- President - Kenan Evren, President of Turkey (1980-1989)
- Prime Minister - Turgut Özal, Prime Minister of Turkey (1983-1989)
- United Arab Emirates -
- President - Sheikh Zaid ibn Sultan Al Nahayan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1971-present)
- Prime Minister - Sheikh Rashid ibn Said Al Maktum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1979-1990)
- People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
- Yemen Arab Republic
- President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1978-1990)
- Prime Minister - Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1983-1990)
North America and the Caribbean
- Antigua and Barbuda -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Wilfred Jacobs, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1981-1993)
- Prime Minister - Vere Cornwall Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1981-1994)
- Bahamas -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973-present)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1967-1992)
- Barbados -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Hugh Springer, Governor-General of Barbados (1984-1990)
- Prime Minister - Erskine Sandiford, Prime Minister of Barbados (1987-1994)
- Belize -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981-present)
- Governor-General - Dame Minita Gordon, Governor-General of Belize (1981-1993)
- Prime Minister - Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister of Belize (1984-1989)
- Canada -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Jeanne Sauvé, Governor-General of Canada (1984-1990)
- Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993)
- Costa Rica - Óscar Arias Sánchez, President of Costa Rica (1986-1990)
- Cuba -
- Head of State - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976-present)
- Head of Government - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Minister of Cuba (1976-present, Premier 1959-1976)
- Dominica -
- President - Sir Clarence Augustus Seignoret, President of Dominica (1983-1993)
- Prime Minister - Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (1980-1995)
- Dominican Republic - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1986-1996)
- El Salvador - José Napoleón Duarte, President of El Salvador (1984-1989)
- Grenada -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Paul Scoon, Governor-General of Grenada (1978-1992)
- Prime Minister - Herbert Blaize, Prime Minister of Grenada (1984-1989)
- Guatemala - Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo, President of Guatemala (1986-1991)
- Haiti -
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister - Martial Célestin, Prime Minister of Haiti (9 February - 20 June 1988)
- Honduras - José Aczona Hoyo, President of Honduras (1986-1990)
- Jamaica -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Florizel Glasspole, Governor-General of Jamaica (1973-1991)
- Prime Minister - Edward Seaga, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980-1989)
- Mexico -
- Nicaragua - Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (1985-1990)
- Panama - President -
- Saint Kitts and Nevis -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Clement Arrindell, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983-1995)
- Prime Minister - Kennedy Simmonds, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995-present)
- Saint Lucia -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979-present)
- Governor-General -
- Vincent Floissac, Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1987-1988)
- Stanislaus James, Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1988-1992, Governor-General 1992-1996)
- Prime Minister - John Compton, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1982-1996)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-present)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1984-2000)
- Trinidad and Tobago -
- President - Noor Hassanali, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987-1997)
- Prime Minister - A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1986-1991)
- United States of America - Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981-1989)
South America
- Argentina - Raúl Alfonsín, President of Argentina (1983-1989)
- Bolivia - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1985-1989)
- Brazil - José Sarney, President of Brazil (1985-1990)
- Chile - Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1974-1990)
- Colombia - Virgilio Barco Vargas, President of Colombia (1986-1990)
- Ecuador -
- Guyana -
- President - Desmond Hoyte, President of Guyana (1985-1992)
- Prime Minister - Hamilton Green, Prime Minister of Guyana (1985-1992)
- Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
- Peru - Alan García Pérez, President of Peru (1985-1990)
- Suriname -
- President -
- Head of Government -
- Uruguay - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay (1985-1990)
- Venezuela - Jaime Lusinchi, President of Venezuela (1984-1989)