Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mouloud Hamrouche , Prime Minister of Algeria (1989-1991)
    2. Sid Ahmed Ghozali, Prime Minister of Algeria (1991-1992)
• Angola -
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
  • Prime Minister - Fernando José de Franca Dias van Dúnem , Prime Minister of Angola (19 July 1991-1992)
• Botswana - Quett Masire (name changed to Ketumile Masire during 1991), President of Botswana (1980-1998)
• Burkina Faso - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
• Djibouti -
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
• Ethiopia
  • President -
    1. Mengistu Haile Mariam, President of Ethiopia (1977-1991)
    2. Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, President of Ethiopia (1991)
    3. Meles Zenawi, President of Ethiopia (1991-1995)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hailu Yimenu , Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1989-1991)
    2. Tamirat Layne, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1991-1995)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister - Casimir Oyé-Mba , Prime Minister of Gabon (1990-1994)
• Guinea - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
• Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Liberia - Amos Sawyer , President of Liberia (1990-1996)
• Rwanda
  • President - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (1973-1994)
  • Prime Minister - Sylvestre Nsanzimana , Prime Minister of Rwanda (1991-1992)
• Uganda -
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the miltary council (1986-)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Samson Kisekka , Prime Minister of Uganda (1986-1991)
    2. George Cosmas Adiego , Prime Minister of Uganda (1991-1994)
• Zambia
  • President -
    1. Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
    2. Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991-2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Malimba Masheke , Prime Minister of Zambia (1989-1991)
    2. Position eliminated
• Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President - Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan (1987-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Fazal Haq Khaliqyar , Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1990-1992)
• Brunei
  • Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • President - Yang Shangkun, President of the People's Republic of China (1988-1993)
  • Premier - Li Peng, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987-1998)
  • Head of Communist Party - Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002)
• India -
  • President - Ramaswamy Venkataraman, President of India (1987-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Chandra Shekhar, Prime Minister of India (1990-1991)
    2. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (1991-1996)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President - Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, President of Iran (1989–1997)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Toshiki Kaifu, Prime Minister of Japan (1989–1991)
    2. Kiichi Miyazawa, Prime Minister of Japan (1991–1993)
• South Korea
  • President - Roh Tae-woo, President of the Republic of Korea (1988–1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ro Jai-bong , Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1990–1991)
    2. Chung Won-shik , Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1991–1992)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Prime Minister of Nepal (1990-1991)
    2. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (1991-1994)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan (1988-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1990-1993)
• Philippines
  • President - Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines (1986-1992)
• Singapore
  • President - Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (1985-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-2004)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988-2000)
  • Premier - Hau Pei-tsun, President of the Executive Yuan (1990-1993)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - William Hayden, Governor-General of Australia (1989-1996)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia (1983-1991)
    2. Paul Keating, Prime Minister of Australia (1991-1996)

• Fiji -
  • President - Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, President of Fiji (5 December, 1987-16 December, 1993)
  • Prime Minister - Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister of Fiji (5 December, 1987-2 June, 1992)

• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Toaripi Lauti, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1990-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Bikenibeu Paeniu , Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1989-1993)

Europe

• Albania
  • First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor - Ramiz Alia, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1985-1991)
  • Head of State - Ramiz Alia, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1982-1991)
  • Premier - Adil Çarçani, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1982-1991)
  • President - Ramiz Alia, President of Albania (1991-1992)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (1991-1991)
    2. Ylli Bufi , Prime Minister of Albania (1991-1991)
    3. Vilson Ahmeti, Prime Minister of Albania (1991-1992)
• Belgium
  • King - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Wilfried Martens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1982-1992)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister - Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
• Estonia
  • Prime Minister - Edgar Savisaar, acting Prime Minister of Estonia (1991 – 1992)
• Finland
  • President - Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland, (1982-1994)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Harri Holkeri, Prime Minister of Finland, (1987-1991)
    2. Esko Aho, Prime Minister of Finland, (1991-1995)
• France
  • President - François Mitterrand, President of France (1981-1995)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Michel Rocard, Prime Minister of France (1988-1991)
    2. Edith Cresson, Prime Minister of France (1991-1992)
• Germany
  • President - Richard von Weizsäcker, President of Germany (1984-1994)
  • Chancellor - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany (1982-1998)
• Ireland -
  • President - Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990-1997)
  • Prime Minister - Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (1987-1992)
• Italy
  • President - Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy (1985-1992)
  • Prime Minister - Giulio Andreotti, Prime Minister of Italy (1989-1992)
• Poland
  • President - Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland (1990-1995)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Prime Minister of Poland (1989-1991)
    2. Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Prime Minister of Poland (1991)
    3. Jan Olszewski, Prime Minister of Poland (1991-1992)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986–1991, 1994–1996)
    2. Carl Bildt, Prime Minister of Sweden (1991–1994)
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1990-1997)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
  • Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990-present)

Middle East

• Egypt -
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
  • Prime Minister - Atef Muhammad Naguib Sedki, , Prime Minister of Egypt (1986-1996)
• Israel
  • President - Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel (1986-1992)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
• Yemen
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990-present)
  • Prime Minister - Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of Yemen (1990-1994)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor-General of Canada (1990-1995)
  • Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984-1993)
  • See also: 1991 Canadian incumbents
• Mexico - Carlos Salinas, President of Mexico (1988–1994)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  • President - Noor Hassanali, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987-1997)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1986-1991)
    2. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1991-1995)
• United States - George H.W. Bush, President of the United States (1989-1993)

South America

• Argentina
  • President - Carlos Menem, President of Argentina (1989-1999)
• Bolivia -
  • President - Jaime Paz Zamora, President of Bolivia (1989-1993)
• Brazil -
  • President - Fernando Collor de Mello, President of Brazil (1990-1992)