Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Mouloud Hamrouche , Prime Minister of Algeria (1989-1991)
• Angola - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
• Botswana - Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
• Burkina Faso - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
• Djibouti -
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
• Ethiopia
  • President - Mengistu Haile Mariam, President of Ethiopia (1977-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Hailu Yimenu , Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1989-1991)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Léon Mébiame , Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-1990)
    2. Casimir Oyé-Mba , Prime Minister of Gabon (1990-1994)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
• Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Liberia -
  1. Samuel K. Doe, President of Liberia (1980-1990)
  2. Amos Sawyer , President of Liberia (1990-1996)
• Rwanda - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
• Uganda -
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the miltary council (1986-)
  • Prime Minister - Samson Kisekka , Prime Minister of Uganda (1986-1991)
• Zambia
  • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Malimba Masheke , Prime Minister of Zambia (1989-1991)
• Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President - Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan (1987-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1989-1990)
    2. Fazal Haq Khaliqyar , Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1990-1992)
• 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 - Yang Shangkun, President of the People's Republic of China (1988-1993)
  • Premier - Li Peng, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987-1998)
  • Head of Communist Party - Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002)
• India -
  • President - Ramaswamy Venkataraman, President of India (1987-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Vishwanath Pratap Sing , Prime Minister of India (1989-1990)
    2. Chandra Shekhar, Prime Minister of India (1990-1991)
• 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 - Toshiki Kaifu, Prime Minister of Japan (1989–1991)
• South Korea
  • President - Roh Tae-woo, President of the Republic of Korea (1988–1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kang Young-hoon , Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1988–1990)
    2. Ro Jai-bong , Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1990–1991)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Marich Man Singh Shrestha , Prime Minister of Nepal (1986-April 6 1990)
    2. Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (April 6 1990-April 19 1990)
    3. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Prime Minister of Nepal (April 19 1990-1991)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan (1988-1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988-1990)
    2. Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1990)
    3. Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1990-1993)
• Philippines
  • President - Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines (1986-1992)
• Singapore
  • President - Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (1985-1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
    2. 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 -
    1. Lee Huan , President of the Executive Yuan (1989-1990)
    2. Hau Pei-tsun, President of the Executive Yuan (1990-1993)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - William Hayden, Governor-General of Australia (1989-1996)
  • 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)

• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Tupua Leupena , Governor-General of Tuvalu (1986-1990)
    2. Sir Toaripi Lauti, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1990-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Bikenibeu Paeniu , Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1989-1993)

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)
• Belgium
  • King - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1982-1992)
• 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, (1982-1994)
  • Prime Minister - Harri Holkeri, Prime Minister of Finland, (1987-1991)
• France -
  • President - François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
  • Prime Minister - Michel Rocard, Prime Minister of France (1988-1991)
• 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 -
  • Head of State -
    1. Manfred Gerlach, Acting Chairman of the Council of State (1989-1990)
    2. Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, President of the People's Chamber (1990)
  • Premier -
    1. Hans Modrow, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1989-1990)
    2. Lothar de Maizière, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1990)
  • Merged with the Federal Republic on 2 October 1990.
• Ireland -
  • President -
    1. Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
    2. Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990-1997)
  • Prime Minister - Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1987-1992)
• Italy -
  • President - Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy (1985-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Giulio Andreotti, Prime Minister of Italy (1989-1992)
• Poland
  • President -
    1. Wojciech Jaruzelski, President of Poland (1989-1990)
    2. Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland (1990-1995)
  • Prime Minister - Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Prime Minister of Poland (1989-1991)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
    2. John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1990-1997)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
  • Secretary of State -
    1. Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1979-1990)
    2. Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990-present)

Middle East

• Egypt -
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
  • Prime Minister - Atef Muhammad Naguib Sedki, , Prime Minister of Egypt (1986-1996)
• Israel
  • President - Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel (1986-1992)
• Lebanon
  • President - Elias Hrawi, President of Lebanon (1989-1998)
  • Prime Minister - Omar Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1990-1992 and 2004-?)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
  • President - Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1986-1990)
  • Prime Minister - Yasin Said Numan, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1986-1990)
  • United with Yemen Arab Republic to form 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)
  • United with People's Democratic Republic of Yemen to form Republic of Yemen
• Yemen
  • Republic of Yemen formed by union of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990-present)
  • Prime Minister - Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of Yemen (1990-1994)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Jeanne Sauvé, Governor-General of Canada (1984-1990)
    2. Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor-General of Canada (1990-1995)
  • Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993)
  • See also: 1990 Canadian incumbents
• Mexico - Carlos Salinas, President of Mexico (1988–1994)
• 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 - George H.W. Bush, President of the United States (1989-1993)

South America

• Argentina
  • President - Carlos Menem, President of Argentina (1989-1999)
• Bolivia -
  • President - Jaime Paz Zamora, President of Bolivia (1989-1993)
• Brazil -
  • President -
    1. José Sarney, President of Brazil (1985-1990)
    2. Fernando Collor de Mello, President of Brazil (1990-1992)