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This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government. In some cases, mainly in presidential systems , one leader is head of state and head of government . In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems , the head of state and the head of government are different people.
For a list of heads of state taking dates of independence into account, see List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence. Acting presidents are included in this list, but if a leader has non-consecutive terms, only the current period of service is listed. States where head of state differs from head of government are mainly parliamentary ...
This is a list of current prime ministers of the world's sovereign states by the date they took office, from the earliest to the latest. List of current prime ministers [ edit ]
He was 214 cm tall, in that time the average height was 165-170cm, so he searched all over Europe to find 101 men over 2 meters tall to be part of his personal guard. [ 54 ] On the other hand, Herodotus wrote in Histories (7:117) that " Xerxes was in stature the tallest of all the Persians, falling short by only four fingers of being five royal ...
King of Norway Years served: 31 Succeeding his father Olav V, Norway's King Harald took power in 1991 at the age of 53. He was the country's first native-born king since the 14th century and made ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt still ranked in the top three, but editor James Taranto noted that Democratic-leaning scholars rated George W. Bush the sixth-worst president of all time while Republican scholars rated him the sixth-best, giving him a split-decision rating of "average". [13]
Lincoln's preservation of a united country, coupled with his assassination, promise to keep him among the top-ranked presidents of all time. #17. Andrew Johnson
In all, the 60 countries in the rankings represent about three-fourths of the world's population and about 90 percent of global GDP. Click through to see all 25 countries ranked: