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)
• 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 -
    1. Clifford Walter 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)
• Uganda - Idi Amin, President of Uganda (1971-1979)
• 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)
• 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 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 -
    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)
• 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)

Europe

• 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 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 -
    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

• 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)

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)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru -
  1. Juan Velasco Alvarado, President of Peru (1968-1975)
  2. Francisco Morales Bermudez Cerruti , President of Peru (1975-1980)