The World’s Leaders: A List – N

The latest part of my documentation of the current and living former leaders of countries. For the previous, frequently updated parts: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L and M. NAMIBIA The Republic of Namibia's current state leader is President Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941), who assumed office on 4 February 2024. …

The Australian Queen and Prince Consorts

The following persons were married to the incumbent King or Queen of Australia and were thus held status as the official Royal Consort. Queen consorts are formally titled Queen of Australia since 1953 (although the first one assumed the position in 2022); previously they were Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland until 1800; then Queen …

The Australian Monarchs

The Commonwealth of Australia formed on 1 January 1901 as a Federation of 6 British colonies. Although de facto independent from the beginning, it gained de jure independence in the following decades. Throughout the Commonwealth's existence, and throughout the existence of the preceding colonies (1788-1901), Australia has been a constitutional monarchy - although the monarch's status as …

The Greek Heads of State

Since achieving independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1822, Greece has undergone multiple periods of existing both as a republic and as a monarchy. The First Hellenic Republic existed from 1822 to 1832 (as the Provisional Administration of Greece from 1822 to 1827, then as the Hellenic State from 1827 to 1832), with the President of …