Latest Changes in the Heads of State
Sarah Wescot-Williams, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (St. Martin)

Prime Minister of Sint Maarten

Sarah Wescot-Williams, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (St. Martin) Netherlands Antilles was dissolved on 10 October 2010, resulting in two new constituent countries, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, with the other islands joining the Netherlands as special municipalities. Sarah Wescot-Williams is the leader of the Democratic Party of Sint Maarten and the first Prime Minister...Read More »

Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo, President of Somaliland (since Jul 26, 2010)

President of Somaliland

Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo, President of Somaliland (since Jul 26, 2010) Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud “Silanyo” (Somali: Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud “Siilaanyo”, Arabic: احمد محمد محمود سيلانيو‎) is a Somali politician. He is the current Chairman of the Peace, Unity and Development Party (Kulmiye) political party and President of Somaliland, a self-proclaimed republic internationally recognized as an...Read More »

King Albert II, King of Belgium

King of Belgium

Philippe Leopold Ludwig Maria, 7th King of Belgium (since Jul 21, 2013) Philippe or Filip (born 15 April 1960) is the seventh King of the Belgians, having ascended the throne on 21 July 2013, following his father’s abdication. He is the eldest child of King Albert II, whom he succeeded upon Albert’s abdication for...Read More »

Governor-General & Prime Minister of Bahamas

Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor-General of Bahamas (sworn in on April 14, 2010) Arthur Alexander Foulkes was born at Mathew Town, Inagua, 11 May 1928, son of the late Dr. William A. Foulkes and Mrs. Julie Foulkes nee Maisonneuve. He was educated at public schools in Mathew Town and in Nassau and first worked at...Read More »

Polish President Kaczynski Killed in Plane Crush – Bronislaw Komorowski Becomes Acting President

Bronislaw Komorowski, Acting President of Poland After President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, was killed in a plane crush on April 10, 2010, the marshal of the Sejm (Polish Parliament), Bronislaw Komorowski, became Acting President. Bronislaw Komorowski was born on June 4, 1952 in Oborniki Slaskie, near Wroclaw, a family with strong traditions of independence...Read More »

Roza Otunbayeva, Head of the Provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan President Flees the Capital

  President of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, flees the capital after a major public uprising. Roza Otunbayeva, the former Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs, declares herself head of the provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan. Ruslan Kazakbayev is appointed Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan.  Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov submits his resignation to Otunbayeva, who on April 8 announces...Read More »

Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Gordon Brown, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown was born in 1951 and went to school in Kirkcaldy. He studied at Edinburgh University, where he gained a PhD and was elected the youngest ever Rector. In 1983 Gordon Brown was elected to Parliament. Today, as MP for the constituency where he...Read More »

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of Togo

President of Togo

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of Togo (re-elected on Jan 22, 2020 with 72.4% of the vote) Update: On Apr 25, 2015, he is re-elected with winning 58.8% of the vote. Turnout 60%). Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6, 1966), also known as Faure Eyadéma, has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005;...Read More »

Mswati III, King of Swaziland

King of Swaziland

Mswati III, King of Swaziland (Eswatini) Mswati III (born Makhosetive on April 19, 1968) of Swaziland is the king of Swaziland, and head of the Swazi Royal Family. He succeeded his late father, Sobhuza II, in 1986. Early life He was the second of 210 sons of the elderly King Sobhuza II, (who had...Read More »

Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia

President of Slovenia

Dr. Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia Dr Danilo Türk was born on 19 February 1952 in Maribor, Slovenia. He studied at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he obtained his law degree (1975) with a dissertation on “Procedural bases for enforcement of the rights of Slovenian and Croatian minorities in Austria...Read More »