Complete Commonwealth Head of State Templates
Heads of State of Fiji (1970 – Present) OFC Done Finished
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| Dominion of Fiji | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Fiji |
10 October 1970 | 6 October 1987 (Deposed in a coup d'etat') |
House of Windsor | ||
| Republic of Fiji | ||||||
| President | Term of Office | Political Party (at time of appointment) | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | ||
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Sitiveni Rabuka Head of the Military Government |
7 October 1987 | 5 December 1987 | Military | ||
| 1 |
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Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau | 5 December 1987 | 15 December 1993 (Died in Office) |
Independent | |
| 2 | 
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Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara | 16 December 1993 | 18 January 1994 | Independent | |
| 18 January 1994 | 29 May 2000 (Deposed in a coup d'etat') | |||||
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Frank Bainimarama Head of the Interim Military Government |
29 May 2000 | 13 July 2000 | Military | ||
| 3 | 
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Ratu Josefa Iloilo | 13 July 2000 | 5 December 2006 (Deposed in a coup d'etat') |
Independent | |
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Frank Bainimarama Head of the Interim Military Government |
5 December 2006 | 4 January 2007 | Military | ||
| (3) |
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Ratu Josefa Iloilo | 4 January 2007 (Power Restored) |
30 July 2009 (Resigned) |
Independent | |
| 4 | 
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Ratu Epeli Nailatikau | 30 July 2009 | 5 November 2009 | Independent | |
| 5 November 2009 | ||||||
Heads of State of the Gambia (1965 – Present) CAF Done Finished
edit| Dominion of the Gambia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of the Gambia |
18 February 1965 | 24 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
| Republic of the Gambia | ||||||
| President | Term of Office | Political Party (at time of appointment) | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | ||
| 1 | File:Sir dawda Jawara.jpg | Sir Dawda Jawara | 24 April 1970 | 22 July 1994 (Deposed in a coup d'etat) |
People's Progressive Party | |
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Yahya Jammeh Chairman |
22 July 1994 | 28 September 1996 | AFPRC | ||
| Yahya Jammeh Head of State and Chairman |
28 September 1996 | 18 October 1996 | ||||
| 2 | Yahya Jammeh | 18 October 1996 | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction | |||
Heads of State of Ghana (1957 – Present) CAF Done
edit| Dominion of Ghana | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Ghana |
6 March 1957 | 1 July 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Guyana (1966 – Present) CONCACAF Done
edit| Dominion of Guyana | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Guyana |
26 May 1966 | 23 February 1970 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of India (1947 – Present) AFC Done
edit| Dominion of India | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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George VI (1895–1952) King of India |
15 August 1947 | 26 January 1950 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Ireland (1922 – Present) UEFA Done
edit| Irish Free State | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
| 1 | 
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King George V (1865–1936) King of the Irish Free State |
6 December 1922 | 20 January 1936 | House of Windsor | |
| 2 | 
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King Edward VIII (1894–1972) King of the Irish Free State |
20 January 1936 | 11 December 1936 (Abdicated) |
House of Windsor | |
| 3 |
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King George VI (1895–1952) King of the Irish Free State |
11 December 1936 | 29 December 1937 | House of Windsor | |
Heads of State of Kenya (1963 – Present) CAF Done
edit| Dominion of Kenya | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Kenya |
12 December 1963 | 12 December 1964 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Malawi (1964 – Present) CAF Done
edit| Dominion of Malawi | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Malawi |
6 July 1964 | 6 July 1966 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Malta (1964 – Present) UEFA Done
edit| Dominion of Malta | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Malta |
21 September 1964 | 13 December 1974 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Mauritius (1968 – Present) CAF Done
edit| Dominion of Mauritius | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Mauritius |
18 February 1965 | 14 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Nigeria (1960 – Present) CAF Done
edit| Dominion of Nigeria | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Nigeria |
18 February 1965 | 14 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Pakistan (1947 – Present) AFC Done
edit| Dominion of Pakistan | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Pakistan |
18 February 1965 | 14 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Pakistan |
18 February 1965 | 14 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Rhodesia CAF
edit| Rhodesia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Fiji |
18 February 1965 | 14 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Sierra Leone (1961 – Present) CAF Done
edit| Dominion of Sierra Leone | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Sierra Leone |
18 February 1965 | 14 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of South Africa (1910 – Present) CAF Done
edit| Union of South Africa | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
| 1 |
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King George V (1865–1936) King of South Africa |
31 May 1910 | 20 January 1936 | House of Windsor | |
| 2 |
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King Edward VIII (1894–1972) King of South Africa |
20 January 1936 | 11 December 1936 (Abdicated) |
House of Windsor | |
| 3 |
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King George VI (1895–1952) King of South Africa |
11 December 1936 | 6 February 1952 | House of Windsor | |
| 4 |
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of South Africa |
6 February 1952 | 31 May 1961 | House of Windsor | |
Heads of State of Sri Lanka (1948 – Present) AFC Done
edit| Dominion of Ceylon | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Ceylon |
18 February 1965 | 14 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Ceylon |
18 February 1965 | 14 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
Heads of State of Tanzania (1961 – Presdent) CAF Done Finished
edit| Dominion of Tanganyika | ||||||
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| Monarch | Reign | Royal House | ||||
| # | Portrait | Name | Reign start | Reign end | ||
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Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Tanganyika |
18 February 1965 | 14 April 1960 | House of Windsor | ||
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Reign | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion of Tanganyika | ||||||
| 1 | Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Tanganyika |
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9 December 1961 | 9 December 1962 | ||
| Monarch represented by a Governor-General | ||||||
| Sir Richard Turnbull (1909–1998) Governor-General |
60px | 9 December 1961 | 9 December 1962 | |||
| Republic of Tanganyika | ||||||
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | ||
| 2 | Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) President |
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9 December 1962 | 29 October 1964 | ||
| Republic of Tanzania | ||||||
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | ||
| Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) President |
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29 October 1964 | 5 November 1985 | |||
| (2) | ||||||
| 3 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925–) President |
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5 November 1985 | 23 November 1995 | ||
| 4 | Benjamin Mkapa (1938–) President |
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23 November 1995 | 21 December 2005 | ||
| 5 | Jakaya Kikwete (1950–) President |
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21 December 2005 | |||
Affiliations
edit| Party |
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| Chama cha Mapinduzi |
| Tanganyika African National Union |
Heads of State of Trinidad and Tobago (1962 – Present) CONCACAF Done Finished
edit(Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office)
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Reign | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion of Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||
| 1 | Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Trinidad and Tobago |
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31 August 1962 | 1 August 1976 | ||
| Monarch represented by a Governor-General | ||||||
| Sir Solomon Hochoy (1905–1983) Governor-General |
60px | 31 August 1962 | 15 September 1972 | |||
| Sir Ellis Clarke (1917–2010) Governor-General |
60px | 15 September 1972 | 1 August 1976 | |||
| Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | ||
| 2 | Sir Ellis Clarke (1917–2010) President |
1 August 1976 | 13 March 1987 | |||
| Michael Williams (1929–) Acting President |
13 March 1987 | 18 March 1987 | ||||
| 3 | Noor Hassanali (1918–2006) President |
18 March 1987 | 18 March 1997 | |||
| 4 | A. N. R. Robinson (1926–) President |
18 March 1997 | 17 March 2003 | |||
| 5 | George Maxwell Richards (1931–) President |
17 March 2003 | ||||
Affiliations
edit| Party |
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| Independent |
Heads of State of Uganda (1963 – Present) CAF Done
edit(Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office)
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Reign | Governor-General | ||||
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| Dominion of Uganda | ||||||||
| Elizabeth II (1926–) Queen of Uganda |
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9 October 1962 | 9 October 1963 | Sir Walter Coutts | ||||
| Republic of Uganda | ||||||||
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Elected (Parliament) | |||