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State Capitals & Heads of State
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| Algeria | Algiers |
Chief of State: President Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (since 28 April 1999) Head of Government: Prime Minister Ali BENFLIS (since 26 Aug. 2000) |
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| Angola | Luanda |
Chief of State: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 Sept. 1979) Head of Government: President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 Sept. 1979) |
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| Benin | Porto-Novo |
Chief of State: President Mathieu KEREKOU (since 4 April 1996) Head of Government: President Mathieu KEREKOU (since 4 April 1996) |
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| Botswana | Gaborone |
Chief of State: President Festus MOGAE (since 1 April 1998) Head of Government: President Festus MOGAE (since 1 April 1998) |
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| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou |
Chief of State: President Blaise COMPAORE (since 15 Oct. 1987) Head of Government: Prime Minister Ernest Paramanga YONLI (since 6 Nov. 2000) |
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| Burundi | Bujumbura |
Chief of State: President Pierre BUYOYA (a Tutsi, was sworn in as president of a transition government on 1 Nov. 2001; he is scheduled to hold office for 18 months before transferring power to his Vice President, a Hutu); Vice President Domitien NDAYIZEYE (since 1 Nov. 2001) Head of Government: President Pierre BUYOYA (a Tutsi, was sworn in as president of a transition government on 1 Nov. 2001; he is scheduled to hold office for 18 months before transferring power to his Vice President, a Hutu); Vice President Domitien NDAYIZEYE (since 1 Nov. 2001) |
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| Cameroon | Yaounde |
Chief of State: President Paul BIYA (since 6 Nov. 1982) Head of Government: Prime Minister Peter Mafany MUSONGE (since 19 Sept. 1996) |
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| Cape Verde | Praia |
Chief of State: President Pedro PIRES (since 22 March 2001) Head of Government: Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira NEVES (since 1 Feb. 1991) |
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| Central African Republic | Bangui |
Chief of State: President Ange-Felix PATASSE (since 22 Oct. 1993) Head of Government: Prime Minister Martin ZIGUELE (since 1 April 2001) |
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| Chad | N'Djamena |
Chief of State: President Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY (since 4 Dec. 1990) Head of Government: Prime Minister Nagoum YAMASSOUM (since 13 Dec. 1999) |
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| Comoros | Moroni |
Chief of State: President AZALI Assoumani (since 6 May 1999) Head of Government: Prime Minister Hamada MADI (since late Nov. 2000) |
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| Congo, Republic of | Brazzaville |
Chief of State: President Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO (since 25 Oct. 1997) Head of Government: President Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO (since 25 Oct. 1997) |
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| Congo(DRC) | Kinshasa |
Chief of State: Joseph KABILA (since 26 Jan. 2001); note - the president succeeded his father Laurent Desire KABILA after his assassination on 16 January 2001. Head of Government: Joseph KABILA (since 26 Jan. 2001) |
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| Côte d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro |
Chief of State: President Laurent GBAGBO (since 26 October 2000) Head of Government: Prime Minister Affi N'GUESSAN (since 27 Oct. 2000) |
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| Djibouti | Djibouti |
Chief of State: President GUELLEH Ismail Omar (since 8 May 1999) Head of Government: Prime Minister DILLEITA Mohamed Dilleita (since 4 March 2001) |
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| Egypt | Cairo |
Chief of State: President Mohammed Hosni MUBARAK (since 14 Oct. 1981) Head of Government: Prime Minister Atef OBEID (since 5 Oct. 1999) |
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| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo |
Chief of State: President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 3 Aug. 1979) Head of Government: Prime Minister Candido Muatetema RIVAS (since 26 Feb. 2001) |
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| Eritrea | Asmara |
Chief of State: President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993) Head of Government: President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993) |
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| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
Chief of State: President NEGASSO Gidada (since 22 Aug. 1995) Head of Government: Prime Minister MELES Zenawi (since NA Aug. 1995) |
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| Gabon | Libreville |
Chief of State: President El Hadj Omar BONGO (since 2 Dec. 1967) Head of Government: Prime Minister Jean-Francois NTOUTOUME-EMANE (since 23 Jan. 1999) |
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| Gambia | Banjul |
Chief of State: President Yahya A. J. J. JAMMEH (since 18 October 1996) Head of Government: President Yahya A. J. J. JAMMEH (since 18 October 1996); |
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| Ghana | Accra |
Chief of State: President John Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 Jan. 2001) Head of Government: President John Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 Jan. 2001) |
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| Guinea | Conakry |
Chief of State: President Lansana CONTE (since 5 April 1984) Head of Government: Prime Minister Lamine SIDIME (since 8 March 1999) |
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| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau |
Chief of State: President Kumba YALA (since 18 Feb. 2000) Head of Government: Prime Minister Alamara NHASSE (since 8 Dec. 2001) |
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| Kenya | Nairobi |
Chief of State: President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI (since 14 Oct. 1978) Head of Government: President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI (since 14 Oct. 1978) |
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| Lesotho | Maseru |
Chief of State: King LETSIE III (since 7 February 1996) Head of Government: Prime Minister Pakalitha MOSISILI (since 23 May 1998) |
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| Liberia | Monrovia |
Chief of State: President Charles Ghankay TAYLOR (since 2 August 1997) Head of Government: President Charles Ghankay TAYLOR (since 2 August 1997) |
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| Libya | Tripoli |
Chief of State: Revolutionary Leader Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI (since 1 Sept. 1969); note - holds no official title, but is de facto chief of state. Head of Government: Secretary of the General People's Committee (Premier) Mubarak al-SHAMEKH (since 2 March 2000) |
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| Malawi | Lilongwe |
Chief of State: President Bakili MULUZI (since 21 May 1994) Head of Government: President Bakili MULUZI (since 21 May 1994) |
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| Mali | Bamako |
Chief of State: President Alpha Oumar KONARE (since 8 June 1992) Head of Government: Prime Minister Mande SIDIBE (since Sept. 2000) |
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| Madagascar | Antananarivo |
Chief of State: President Didier RATSIRAKA (since 10 Feb. 1997) Head of Government: Prime Minister Tantely Rene Gabriot ANDRIANARIVO (since 1998) |
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| Mauritania | Nouakchott |
Chief of State: President Col. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA (since 12 Dec. 1984) Head of Government: Prime Minister Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed KHOUNA (since 17 Nov. 1998) |
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| Mauritius | Port Louis |
Chief of State: President Cassam UTEEM (since 1 July 1992) Head of Government: Prime Minister Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (since 17 Sept. 2000) |
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| Morocco | Rabat |
Chief of State: King MOHAMED VI (since 23 July 1999) Head of Government: Prime Minister Abderrahmane YOUSSOUFI (since 14 March 1998) |
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| Mozambique | Maputo |
Chief of State: President Joaquim Alberto CHISSANO (since 6 Nov. 1986) Head of Government: Prime Minister Pascoal MOCUMBI (since NA December 1994) |
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| Namibia | Windhoek |
Chief of State: President Sam Shafishuna NUJOMA (since 21 March 1990) Head of Government: President Sam Shafishuna NUJOMA (since 21 March 1990) |
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| Niger | Niamey |
Chief of State: President Mamadou TANDJA (since 22 December 1999) Head of Government: President Mamadou TANDJA (since 22 December 1999) |
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| Nigeria | Abuja |
Chief of State: President Olusegun OBASANJO (since 29 May 1999) Head of Government: President Olusegun OBASANJO (since 29 May 1999) |
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| Rwanda | Kigali |
Chief of State: President Maj. Gen. Paul KAGAME (FPR) (since 22 April 2000) Head of Government: Prime Minister Bernard MAKUZA (since 8 March 2000) |
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| Saint Helena | Jamestown |
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) Head of Government: Governor and Commander in Chief David HOLLAMBY (since June 1999) |
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| Sao Tome | Sao Tome |
Chief of State: President Miguel TROVOADA (since 4 April 1991) Head of Government: Prime Minister Guilherma Posser da COSTA (since 30 Dec. 1998) |
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| Maputo |
Chief of State: President Joaquim Alberto CHISSANO (since 6 Nov. 1986) Head of Government: Prime Minister Pascoal MOCUMBI (since NA December 1994) |
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| Senegal | Dakar |
Chief of State: President Abdoulaye WADE (since 1 April 2000) Head of Government: Prime Minister Madior BOYE (since 3 March 2001) |
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| Seychelles | Victoria |
Chief of State: President France Albert RENE (since 5 June 1977) Head of Government: President France Albert RENE (since 5 June 1977) |
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| Sierra Leone | Freetown |
Chief of State: President Ahmad Tejan KABBAH (since 29 March 1996, reinstated 10 March 1998) Head of Government: President Ahmad Tejan KABBAH (since 29 March 1996, reinstated 10 March 1998) |
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| Somalia | Mogadishu |
Chief of State: ABDIKASSIM Salad Hassan (since 26 August 2000) Head of Government: HASSAN Abshir Farar (since 12 November 2001) |
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| South Africa | Pretoria |
Chief of State: President Thabo MBEKI (since 16 June 1999) Head of Government: President Thabo MBEKI (since 16 June 1999) |
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| Sudan | Khartoum |
Chief of State: President Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 Oct. 1993) Head of Government: President Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 Oct. 1993) |
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| Swaziland | Mbabane |
Chief of State: King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986) Head of Government: Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas DLAMINI (since 9 Aug. 1996) *Note:- Lobamba is the royal & legislative capital |
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| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
Chief of State: President Benjamin William MKAPA (since 23 Nov. 1995) Head of Government: President Benjamin William MKAPA (since 23 Nov. 1995) *Note:- Dodoma, is the planned new national capital |
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| Togo | Lome |
Chief of State: President Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA (since 14 April 1967) Head of Government: Prime Minister Agbeyome KODJO (since 29 Aug. 2000) |
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| Tunisia | Tunis |
Chief of State: President Zine El Abidine BEN ALI (since 7 Nov. 1987) Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohamed GHANNOUCHI (since 17 Nov. 1999) |
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| Uganda | Kampala |
Chief of State: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 29 Jan. 1986) Head of Government: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 29 Jan. 1986) |
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| Zambia | Lusaka |
Chief of State: President Frederick CHILUBA (since 2 Nov. 1991) Head of Government: President Frederick CHILUBA (since 2 Nov. 1991) |
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| Zimbabwe | Harare |
Chief of State: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 Dec. 1987) Head of Government: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 Dec. 1987) |
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