Changes to heads of state and government in 2021
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | 15 January 2021 |
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Thongloun Sisoulith |
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Bounnhang Vorachit | Election | Head of State and Government |
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Prime Minister of Mongolia | 27 January 2021 | File:OyunErdene Minister.jpg | Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene |
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Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh | Election | Head of Government |
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President of the Kyrgyz Republic | 28 January 2021 |
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Sadyr Japarov |
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Talant Mamytov | Election | Head of State and Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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Chairman of the State Administration Council | 2 February 2021 |
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Min Aung Hlaing | Role created | Coup d'etat | Head of State and Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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Prime Minister of the State of Libya | 15 March 2021 |
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Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh |
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Fayez al-Sarraj | Unification | Head of Government |
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Chairman of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya | 15 March 2021 |
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Mohamed al-Menfi |
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Fayez al-Sarraj | Unification | Head of State |
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President of the United Republic of Tanzania | 19 March 2021 |
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Samia Suluhu Hassan |
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John Magufuli | Death | Head of State and Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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President of the Republic of Niger | 2 April 2021 |
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Mohamed Bazoum |
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Mahamadou Issoufou | Election | Head of State |
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger | 3 April 2021 |
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Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou |
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Brigi Rafini | Election | Head of Government |
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de Facto President of the Republic of Chad | 20 April 2021 | Mahamat Déby |
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Idriss Déby | Death/Coup d'état | Head of State and Government | |
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Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27 April 2021 |
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Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde | Sylvestre Ilunga | Motion of no confidence | Head of Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo | 12 May 2021 | Anatole Collinet Makosso |
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Clément Mouamba | Resignation | Head of Government | |
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President of the Republic of Mali | 24 May 2021 |
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Assimi Goïta |
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Bah Ndaw | Deposition | Head of State |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali | 6 June 2021 |
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Choguel Kokalla Maïga |
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Moctar Ouane | Deposition | Head of Government |
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Prime Minister of Israel | 13 June 2021 |
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Naftali Bennett |
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Benjamin Netanyahu | Election | Head of Government |
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President of Mongolia | 13 June 2021 |
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Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh |
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Khaltmaagiin Battulga | Election | Head of State |
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Prime Minister of Algeria | 30 June 2021 |
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Aymen Benabderrahmane |
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Abdelaziz Djerad | Resignation | Head of Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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President of Israel | 7 July 2021 |
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Isaac Herzog |
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Reuven Rivlin | Election | Head of State |
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Prime Minister of Nepal | 13 July 2021 |
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Sher Bahadur Deuba |
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KP Sharma Oli | Court Order | Head of Government |
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Prime Minister of Eswatini | 16 July 2021 | Cleopas Dlamini |
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Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini | Death | Head of Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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President of the Islamic Republic of Iran | 3 August 2021 |
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Ebrahim Raisi |
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Hassan Rouhani | Election | Head of Government |
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Prime Minister of Malaysia | 21 August 2021 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
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Muhyiddin Yassin | Election | Head of Government | |
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President of the Republic of Zambia | 24 August 2021 |
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Hakainde Hichilema |
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Edgar Lungu | Election | Head of State and Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon | 10 September 2021 |
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Najib Mikati |
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Hassan Diab | Resignation | Head of Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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President of Guinea | 1 October 2021 |
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Mamady Doumbouya |
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Alpha Condé | Coup d'état | Head of State and Government |
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President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 October 2021 |
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Carlos Vila Nova |
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Evaristo Carvalho | Election | Head of State |
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Prime Minister of Japan | 4 October 2021 |
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Fumio Kishida |
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Yoshihide Suga | Resignation | Head of Government |
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Prime Minister of Tunisia | Designate | Najla Bouden Romdhane |
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Hichem Mechichi | Dismissal | Head of Government |
Changes to heads of state and government in 2021
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | 15 January 2021 |
![]() |
Thongloun Sisoulith |
![]() |
Bounnhang Vorachit | Election | Head of State and Government |
![]() |
Prime Minister of Mongolia | 27 January 2021 | File:OyunErdene Minister.jpg | Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene |
![]() |
Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh | Election | Head of Government |
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President of the Kyrgyz Republic | 28 January 2021 |
![]() |
Sadyr Japarov |
![]() |
Talant Mamytov | Election | Head of State and Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chairman of the State Administration Council | 2 February 2021 |
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Min Aung Hlaing | Role created | Coup d'etat | Head of State and Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prime Minister of the State of Libya | 15 March 2021 |
![]() |
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh |
![]() |
Fayez al-Sarraj | Unification | Head of Government |
![]() |
Chairman of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya | 15 March 2021 |
![]() |
Mohamed al-Menfi |
![]() |
Fayez al-Sarraj | Unification | Head of State |
![]() |
President of the United Republic of Tanzania | 19 March 2021 |
![]() |
Samia Suluhu Hassan |
![]() |
John Magufuli | Death | Head of State and Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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President of the Republic of Niger | 2 April 2021 |
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Mohamed Bazoum |
![]() |
Mahamadou Issoufou | Election | Head of State |
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger | 3 April 2021 |
![]() |
Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou |
![]() |
Brigi Rafini | Election | Head of Government |
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de Facto President of the Republic of Chad | 20 April 2021 | Mahamat Déby |
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Idriss Déby | Death/Coup d'état | Head of State and Government | |
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Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27 April 2021 |
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Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde | Sylvestre Ilunga | Motion of no confidence | Head of Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo | 12 May 2021 | Anatole Collinet Makosso |
![]() |
Clément Mouamba | Resignation | Head of Government | |
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President of the Republic of Mali | 24 May 2021 |
![]() |
Assimi Goïta |
![]() |
Bah Ndaw | Deposition | Head of State |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali | 6 June 2021 |
![]() |
Choguel Kokalla Maïga |
![]() |
Moctar Ouane | Deposition | Head of Government |
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Prime Minister of Israel | 13 June 2021 |
![]() |
Naftali Bennett |
![]() |
Benjamin Netanyahu | Election | Head of Government |
![]() |
President of Mongolia | 13 June 2021 |
![]() |
Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh |
![]() |
Khaltmaagiin Battulga | Election | Head of State |
![]() |
Prime Minister of Algeria | 30 June 2021 |
![]() |
Aymen Benabderrahmane |
![]() |
Abdelaziz Djerad | Resignation | Head of Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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President of Israel | 7 July 2021 |
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Isaac Herzog |
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Reuven Rivlin | Election | Head of State |
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Prime Minister of Nepal | 13 July 2021 |
![]() |
Sher Bahadur Deuba |
![]() |
KP Sharma Oli | Court Order | Head of Government |
![]() |
Prime Minister of Eswatini | 16 July 2021 | Cleopas Dlamini |
![]() |
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini | Death | Head of Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
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President of the Islamic Republic of Iran | 3 August 2021 |
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Ebrahim Raisi |
![]() |
Hassan Rouhani | Election | Head of Government |
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Prime Minister of Malaysia | 21 August 2021 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
![]() |
Muhyiddin Yassin | Election | Head of Government | |
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President of the Republic of Zambia | 24 August 2021 |
![]() |
Hakainde Hichilema |
![]() |
Edgar Lungu | Election | Head of State and Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon | 10 September 2021 |
![]() |
Najib Mikati |
![]() |
Hassan Diab | Resignation | Head of Government |
Country | Office | Mandate start | Portrait | New leader name | Portrait | Previous leader name | Reason for change | Head of state or government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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President of Guinea | 1 October 2021 |
![]() |
Mamady Doumbouya |
![]() |
Alpha Condé | Coup d'état | Head of State and Government |
![]() |
President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 October 2021 |
![]() |
Carlos Vila Nova |
![]() |
Evaristo Carvalho | Election | Head of State |
![]() |
Prime Minister of Japan | 4 October 2021 |
![]() |
Fumio Kishida |
![]() |
Yoshihide Suga | Resignation | Head of Government |
![]() |
Prime Minister of Tunisia | Designate | Najla Bouden Romdhane |
![]() |
Hichem Mechichi | Dismissal | Head of Government |