Heads of states and governments : a worldwide encyclopedia of over 2,300 leaders, 1945 through 1992 / by Harris M. Lentz III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lentz, Harris M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heads of state--Biography.

Heads of state.

Biography--20th century.

Biography.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (925 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

More than half the nations that exist today have gained their independence since 1945. During this period over 2,300 individuals have ruled the various nations of the world; this encyclopedia offers insight into the history of individual nations through the lives of their leaders. Outstanding Academic Book

Contents:

Cover; Heads of States and Governments; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Bibliography; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Bénin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bophuthatswana; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde Islands; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China, People's Republic of; China, Republic of (Taiwan); Ciskei

ColombiaComoros; Congo People's Republic; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus, Republic of; Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern; Czechoslovakia; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; EI Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; German Democratic Republic (East); German Federal Republic (West); Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North)Korea, Republic of (South); Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar (Burma); Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint LuciaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines; San Marino; São Tomé and Príncipe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania (Tankanyika); Thailand; Togo; Tonga; Transkei; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Vatican City; Venda; Venezuela; Vietnam, Republic of (South)

Vietnam, Socialist Republic of (North)West Indies Federation; Western Samoa; Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of (South); Yemen, Republic of (United); Yemen Arab Republic (North); Yugoslavia; Zaïre; Zambia; Zanzibar; Zimbabwe; Index

Notes:

First published 1994 by Fitzroy Dearborn.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 18, 2014).

ISBN:

1-134-26497-6

1-134-26490-9

1-315-07402-8

9781315074023

OCLC:

874171760