List of state leaders in 1981
State leaders in 1980 - Events of 1981 - State leaders in 1982 - State leaders by year
Africa
- Algeria -
- President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
- Prime Minister - Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1979-1984)
- Angola - Jose Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
- Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1972-1991)
- Botswana - Quett Masire, President of Botswana, (1980-1998)
- Burundi - Jean-Baptiste Baganza, President of Burundi (1976-1987)
- Cameroon
- President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960-1982)
- Prime Minister - Paul Biya, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1975-1982)
- 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
- President - David Dacko, President of Central African Republic (1979-1981)
- Prime Minister - Bernard Ayandho, Prime Minister of Central African Republic (1979-
- Chad - Goukouni Oueddei, President of Chad (1979-1982)
- Comoros
- President - Ahmed Abdallah, President of Comoros (1978-1989)
- Prime Minister - Salim bin Ali, Prime Minister of Comoros (1978-
- Congo - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of Congo (1979-1992, 1997-present)
- Djibouti
- President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti, (1977-1999)
- Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Premier of Djibouti, (1978-2001)
- Egypt - President
- Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt (1970-1981)
- Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, (1981-present)
- Equatorial Guinea - Teodoro Obiang Ngeuma Mbasogo, President of Equitorial Guinea (1979-
- Ethiopia - Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairman of Provisional Administrative Council (1977-1991)
- Gabon
- President - El Hadj Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
- Prime Minister - Leon Mebiame, Prime Minister of Gabon (1975-
- Gambia - Dawda Kairaba Jawara, President of Gambia (1970-1994)
- Ghana - President
- Guinea
- President - Ahmed Seku Toure, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
- Prime Minister - Lansana Beaovgui, Prime Minister of Guinea (1972-
- Guinea-Bissau
- President - Luis de Almeida Cabral, President of Guinea-Bissau (1973-
- Prime Minister - Joao Bernardo Viera, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1980-1999)
- Ivory Coast - Felix Houphouet-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast (1960-1993)
- Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
- Lesotho
- Monarch - King Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho (1960-1990, 1995-1996)
- Prime Minister - Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1966-
- Liberia - Samuel K. Doe, President of Liberia (1980-1990)
- Libya
- de facto ruler - Moammar Al Qadhafi , Leader of the Revolution, (1969-present)
- Head of state - Abdul Ali al-Obeidi, Secretary-General of Libya (1979-
- Head of government - Jadallah Azzuz ai Talhi, (1979-
- Madagascar
- President - Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1975-1993)
- Prime Minister - Desire Rakatoarijaona, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1977-
- Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
- Mali - Moussa Traore, President of Mali (1968-1991)
- Mauritania - Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidala, President of Mauritania (1979-1984)
- Mauritius
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius, (1952-1992)
- Governor-General - Dayendranath Burrenchobay, Governor-General of Mauritius (1978-
- Prime Minister - Seewooagur Ramgoolan, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1961-
- Morocco
- Monarch - King Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961-1999)
- Prime Minister - Maati Bouabid, Prime Minister of Morocco (1979-
- Mozambique - Samora Machel, President of Mozambique (1975-1986)
- Niger - Seyni Kountche, President of Niger (1974-1987)
- Nigeria - Alhaji Shehu Shagari, President of Nigeria (1979-1983)
- Rwanda - Juvenal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
- Sao Tome and Principe - Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of Sao Tome and Principe (1975-1991)
- Senegal
- President - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981-2000)
- Prime Minister - ?, Prime Minister of Senegal
- Seychelles - France Albert Rene, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
- Sierra Leone - Siaka Stevens, President of Sierra Leone (1978-85)
- Somalia - Mohammed Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969-
- South Africa -
- President - Marias Viljoen, State President of South Africa (1979-1984)
- Prime Minister - P.W. Botha, Prime Minister of South Africa (1978-1984)
- Sudan - Gaafar Mohammed Nimeiri, President (1969- ) and Prime Minister of Sudan (1977-
- Swaziland -
- Monarch - King Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (1921-1982)
- Prime Minister - Maphrevu Diamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1976-
- Tanzania -
- President - Julius Kambarage Neyrere, President of Tanzania (1964-1985)
- Head of Government - Edward M. Sokoine, (1977-
- Togo - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967-present)
- Tunisia
- President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957-1987)
- Prime Minister - Mohammed Mzali, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1980-
- Uganda -
- President - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971, 1980-1985]])
- Head of government - Paulo Muwenga, Chairman of military commission (1980-
- Upper Volta - Saye Zerbo, President and Prime Minister of Upper Volta (1980-1982)
- Zaire
- President - Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965-1997)
- Prime Minister - Nguzu Kari-i-Bond, Prime Minister of Zaire (1980-
- Zambia -
- President - Kenneth David Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
- Prime Minister - Daniel Lisulo, Prime Minister of Zambia (1978-
- Zimbabwe -
- President - Canaan Banana, President of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
- Prime Minister - Robert G. Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-
Asia
- Afghanistan -
- President - Babrak Karmal, President of Afghanistan, (1979-1986)
- Prime Minister -
- Bangladesh
- President - Abdus Sattar, Acting President of Bangladesh
- Prime Minister - Shah Mohammad Azizur Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1979-1982)
- Bhutan - King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1972-
- Burma
- President - Ne Win, President of Burma (1962-1988)
- Prime Minister - Maung Muand Ka, Prime Minister of Burma (1977-
- Cambodia - Heng Samrin, President of People's Revolutionary Council (1979-
- People's Republic of China
- De facto leader - Deng Xiaoping, First Deputy Premier of the State Council
- Head of state (de facto) - Ye Jianying - Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1978-1983)
- Head of government - Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the State Council (1980-1987)
- Head of Communist Party -
- India
- President - Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India (1977-1982)
- Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977, 1980-1984)
- Indonesia - Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967-1998)
- Japan
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926-
- Prime Minister - Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (1980-
- North Korea
- President - Kim Il-sung, President of North Korea (1972-1994/present)
- Prime Minister - Yi Chong-ok, Prime Minister of North Korea (1977-
- South Korea
- President - Chun Doo Hwan, President of South Korea (1979-
- Prime Minister - Nam Duck Woo, Prime Minister of South Korea (1980-
- Laos
- President - Souphanouvong, President of Laos, (1975-
- Prime Minister - Kaysone Phomvihan, Prime Minister of Laos (1975-
- Malaysia
- Head of state - Ahmad Shah ibni Sultan Abu Bakar, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1979-1984)
- Prime Minister -
- Maldives - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978-present)
- Mongolia
- Head of state - Yumjaagiyn Tsedenbal, (1974- ), Head of Communist Party (1958-
- Head of government - Jambyn Batmounkh, (1974-
- Nepal
- Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972-2001)
- Prime Minister - Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1979-
- Pakistan -
- President - Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-1988)
- Head of Government - Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, Chief Martial Law Administrator (1977-1985)
- Philippines
- President - Ferdinand E. Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965-1986)
- Prime Minister - Cesar Virta, Prime Minister of the Philippines (1981-
- Singapore
- President - Benjamin H. Sheares, President of Singapore (1971-
- Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-
- Sri Lanka -
- President - Junius Richard Jayewardene, President of Sri Lanka (1978-
- Head of Government - Ranasinghe Premadasa, (1978-
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (1978-1988)
- Premier - Sun Yun-suan, President of the Executive Yuan (1978-1984)
- Thailand -
- Monarch - Bhumibol Abdulyadej, King of Thailand (1946-
- Prime Minister - Prem Tinsulanonda, Prime Minister of Thailand (1980-
- Vietnam -
- President - Nguyen Hau Tho, Acting President of Vietnam (1980-
- Prime Minister - Pham Van Dong, Prime Minister of Vietnam
- Communist Party leader - Le Duan, First Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam (1960-
Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Zelman Cowen, Governor-General of Australia, (1977-
- Prime Minister - John Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia (1975-1982)
- Fiji
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Fiji, (1952-present)
- Governor-General - George Cakobau, Governor-General of Fiji (1973-1982)
- Prime Minister - Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (1967-1987, 1987-1992)
- Kiribati - Ierernia T. Tabai, President of Kiribati (1979-
- Nauru - Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1968-1976,1978-1986, 1986, 1986-1989))
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, (1952-present)
- Governor-General - David Stuart Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1980-1958)
- Prime Minister - Robert David Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1975-1984)
- Papua New Guinea
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea, (1952-present)
- Governal-General - Tore Lokoloko, Governal-General of Papua New Guinea (1977-
- Prime Minister - Julius Chan, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1980-1982, 1994-1997)
- Samoa
- Monarch - King Malietoa Tanumafili, King of Samoa (1962-
- Prime Minister - Taisi Tufuga Tupuola Efi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1976-
- Solomon Islands -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Solomon Islands, (1952-present)
- Governal-General - Baddeley Devesi, Governor-General of Solomon Islands (1978-
- Prime Minister - Peter Keniloera, Prime minister of Solomon Islands (1976-
- Tonga
- Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou, King of Tonga (1965-
- Prime Minister - Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake, Prime Minister of Tonga (1965-
- Tuvalu
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
- Governor-General - Fiatau Penitala Teo, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1978-1986)
- Prime Minister -
- Vanuatu -
- President - Ati George Sokomanu, President of Vanuatu (1980-
- Prime Minister - Walter Lini, Prime minister of Vanuatu (1980-
Europe
- Albania -
- President - Haxhi Lleshi, President of Albania (1953-
- Head of government - Mehmet Shebu, Chairman of Albania (1954-
- Andorra -
- French Co-prince - François Mitterrand, President of France, (1981-1995)
- Spanish Co-prince - Joan Marti Alanis, Bishop of Urgel, (1971-2003)
- First Syndic - Estanislao Sangra Font (1979-
- Austria -
- President - Rudolf Kirchschlaeger, President of Austria (1974-1986)
- Chancellor - Bruno Kreisky, Chancellor of Austria (1970-1983)
- Belgium -
- Monarch - King Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister -
- Bulgaria -
- President - Todor Zhivkov, President of Bulgaria (1971-1989, Head of Communist Party of Bulgaria (1954-1989)
- Prime Minister - Grisha Filipov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1981-1986)
- Cyprus - Spyros Kyprianou, President of Cyprus (1977-1988)
- Czechoslovakia -
- Communist Party Leader - Gustav Husak, General Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1969-1987)
- President - Gustav Husak, President of Czechoslovakia (1975-1989)
- Prime Minister - Lubomir Strougal, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia, (1970-1988)
- Denmark -
- Monarch - Queen Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, (1972-present)
- Prime Minister - Anker Joergensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1975-1982)
- Finland -
- President - Urho K. Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956-1982)
- Prime Minister - Mauno Koivisto, Prime Minister of Finland (1979-1984)
- France -
- President
- Prime Minister -
- Federal Republic of Germany -
- President - Karl Carstens, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1979-1984)
- 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 - Erich Honecker, Chairman of the Council of State (1976-
- Prime Minister - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1976-1989)
- Greece -
- President - Constantine Karamanlis, President of Greece (1980-1985, 1990-1995)
- Prime Minister -
- Hungary -
- Communist Party Leader - Janos Kadar, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956-1988)
- President - Pal Losonczi, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1967-1987)
- Premier - György Lazar, President of the Council of Ministers (1975-1987)
- Iceland -
- President - Vigdis Finnbogadottir, President of Iceland (1980-1996)
- Prime Minister - Gunnar Thoroddsen, Prime Minister of Iceland (1980-1983)
- Ireland
- President - Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (1976-1990)
- Prime Minister -
- Italy
- President - Alessandro Pertini, President of Italy (1978-1985)
- Prime Minister -
- Liechtenstein
- Prince - Prince Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Head of government - Hans Brunhart, Regierungschef(1978-1993)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Grand Duke Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1954-1974, 1979-1989)
- Malta - President
- Anton Buttigieg, President of Malta (1976-1981)
- Albert Hyzler, Acting President of Malta (1981-1982)
- Monaco
- Monarch - Prince Rainer III, Prince of Monaco (1949-present)
- Netherlands
- Monarch - Queen Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)
- Prime Minister - Dries van Agt, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1977-1982)
- Norway
- Monarch - King Olav V, King of Norway (1957-1991)
- Prime Minister -
- Poland
- Communist Party Leader -
- Stanislaw Kania, Secretary-General of the Polish United Workers' Party (1980-1981)
- Wojciech Jaruzelski, Secretary-General of the Polish United Workers' Party (1981-1989)
- President - Henryk Jablonski, Chairman of the Council of State (1972-1985)
- Prime Minister -
- Communist Party Leader -
- Romania -
- Communist Party Leader - Nicolae Ceausescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1965-1989)
- President - Nicolae Ceausescu, President of Romania (1967-1989)
- Prime Minister - Ilie Verdet, Prime Minister of Romania (1979-1982)
- San Marino - Giordano Bruno Reffi
- Spain -
- Monarch - King Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975-
- Prime Minister - Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Prime Minister of Spain (1981-
- Sweden -
- Monarch - King Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
- Prime Minister - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden, (1976-1978, 1979-1982)
- Switzerland - President Georges-Andre Chevallaz, President of Switzerland (1980-
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
- President - Leonid Brezhnev, President of the Soviet Union (1977-
- Prime Minister - Nikolai Tikhonov, Premier of the U.S.S.R. (1980-
- Communist Party leader - Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ([[1964-
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
- Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
- Vatican - Pope John Paul II, Sovereign (1978-present)
- Yugoslavia -
- President - Sergej Kraigher, President of Yugoslavia (1981-
- Prime Minister - Veselin Djuranovic, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1977-
- Communist Party leader - H. E. Cvijetin Mijatovic (1980-
Middle East
- Bahrain
- Monarch - Isa ibn Salman Al-Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1961-1999)
- Prime Minister - Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-present)
- Iran
- de facto Head of government - Ayatollah Rudollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of Iran (1979-1989)
- Prime Minister - Mohammed Ali Rajai, Prime Minister of Iran (1981-
- Iraq - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003)
- Israel
- President - Yitzhak Navon, President of Israel (1978-1983)
- Prime Minister - Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel (1977-1983)
- Jordan
- Monarch - King Hussein, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
- Prime Minister - Mudar Badran, Prime Minister of Jordan (1980-
- Kuwait
- Monarch - Shaikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1978-present)
- Prime Minister - Shaikh Sa'ad Abdulla Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978-
- Lebanon
- President - Elias Sarkis, President of Lebanon, (1976-1982)
- Prime Minister - Shafig al-Wazan, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1980-1984)
- Oman - Sultan Qagoos bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-
- Qatar - Amir Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, Emir of Qatar (1972-1995), Prime Minister of Qatar (1970-
- Saudi Arabia -
- Monarch - Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1975-
- Effective head of government- Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1975-
- Syria -
- President - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (1971-
- Prime Minister - Abdul Rauf Qasim, Prime Minister of Syria (1980-
- Turkey -
- President - Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil, Acting President of Turkey (1980-
- Prime Minister - Bulent Ulusu, Prime Minister of Turkey (1980-
- United Arab Emirates -
- President - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1971-
- Prime Minister - Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1979-
- Yemen -
- President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978-
- Prime Minister - Abdul Aziz Abdul-Ghani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1975-
- South Yemen - Ali Nasir Muhammad al-Hasani, President of South Yemen and Communist Party leader (1980-
North America and Caribbean
- Bahamas
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of the Bahamas (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Gerald C. Cash, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1979-1988)
- Prime Minister - Lynden Oscar Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1967-
- Barbados
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Barbados (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Deighton L. Ward, Governor-General of Barbados (1976-
- Prime Minister - John M.G. Adams, Prime Minister of Barbados (1976-1985)
- Canada
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Edward R. Schreyer, Governor-General of Canada (1979-1984)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979, 1980-1984)
- Costa Rica - Rodrigo Carazo Odio, President of Costa Rica (1978-
- Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present) (Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959)
- Dominica
- President - Aurelius Marie, President of Dominica, (1980-1983)
- Prime Minister - Mary Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica, (1980-1995)
- Dominican Republic - Antonio Guzman Frenandez, President of Dominican Republic (1978-
- El Salvador - Jose Napoleon Duarte, President of military-civilian junta (1979-1982)
- Grenada
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Grenada (1952-present)
- Governal-General - Paul Scoon, Governor-General of Grenada (1978-
- Prime Minister - Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada (1979-1983)
- Guatemala - Romeo Lucas Garcia, President of Guatemala (1978-1982)
- Haiti - Jean-Claude Duvailier, President of Haiti (1971-1986)
- Honduras - Policarpo Paz Garcia, President of military junta (1978-1983)
- Jamaica
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Jamaica (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Florizel A. Glasspole, Governor-General pf Jamaica (1973-
- Prime Minister - Edward Seaga, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980-1989)
- Mexico - Jose Lopez Portillo, President of Mexico (1976-1982)
- Nicaragua - Sergio Ramirez Mercado, Head of military junta (1979-
- Panama - Aristides Royo, President of Panama (1978-1982)
- Saint Lucia -
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Saint Lucia (1952-present)
- Governal-General - Boswell Williams, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1980-
- Prime Minister - Allan Louisy, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1979-
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1952-present)
- Governal-General - Sydney Douglas Gun-munroe, Governal-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1977-
- Prime Minister - Robert Milton, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1974-
- Trinidad and Tobago
- President - Ellis E. I. Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1976-
- Prime Minister - Eric E. Williams, Prime Minister of Trindad and Tobago (1956-
- United States
South America
- Argentina - President
- Bolivia - President
- Brazil - João Baptista Figueiredo, President of Brazil (1979-1985)
- Chile - Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (1974-1990)
- Colombia - Julio César Turbay Ayala, President of Colombia (1978-1982)
- Ecuador - President
- Guyana
- President - Forbes Burnham, President of Guyana (1980-1985)
- Prime Minister - Ptolemy Reid, Prime Minister of Guyana (1980-1984)
- Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-
- Peru
- President - Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1980-1985)
- Prime Minister - Manuel Ulloa, Prime Minister of Peru (1980-1983)
- Suriname - Hendrick R. Chin A Sen, President and Prime Minister of Suriname (1980-1982)
- Uruguay - President
- Venezuela - Luis Herrera Campins, President of Venezuela (1979-