List of heads of state and government who died in office

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This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.

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Such deaths have most often been from natural causes, but there are also cases of assassination, execution, suicide, accident and even death in battle.

The list is in chronological order. The name is listed first, followed by the year of death, the country, the name of the office the person held at the time of death, the location of the death (where known) and the cause of death.

Prior to 1850

NameYearCountryTitlePlace of deathCause of death
Spencer Compton 1743Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain Prime Minister Westminster Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Kingdom of Great Britain Illness
Henry Pelham 1754Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain Prime Minister Westminster Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Kingdom of Great Britain Illness – skin infection [1]
Charles Watson-Wentworth 1782Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain Prime Minister Wimbledon Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Kingdom of Great Britain Illness – influenza
William Pitt the Younger 1806Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Prime Minister Putney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Illness
Mateo de Toro Zambrano 1811Flag of Chile (1812-1814).svg  Chile President of the Government Junta Santiago Flag of Chile (1812-1814).svg  Chile
Spencer Perceval 1812Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Prime Minister Westminster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Assassination – shooting
George Canning 1827Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Prime Minister Chiswick Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Pneumonia [2]
Pedro Blanco Soto 1829Flag of Bolivia (state, 1826-1851).svg  Bolivia Provisional President La Plata Flag of Bolivia (state, 1826-1851).svg  Bolivia Assassination [3]
José Tomás Ovalle 1831Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Acting President Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Illness – tuberculosis
Ioannis Kapodistrias 1831 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Governor Nafplion Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Assassination – shooting and stabbing
Manuel González Salmón 1832Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Prime Minister Madrid Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Illness
Casimir Pierre Périer 1832Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France Prime Minister Paris Flag of France.svg  France Illness – cholera
Felipe Santiago Salaverry 1836Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru President Arequipa Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru Execution
Miguel Barragán 1836Bandera de la Republica Central Mexicana.svg  Mexico President Mexico City Bandera de la Republica Central Mexicana.svg  Mexico Illness – typhus
José Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia 1840Flag of Paraguay (1826-1842).svg  Paraguay Supreme Dictator Asunción Flag of Paraguay (1826-1842).svg  Paraguay Illness
William Henry Harrison 1841Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States President Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States Illness – enteric fever
Agustín Gamarra 1841Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru President Ingavi Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru Killed in action
Philippe Guerrier 1845 Flag of Haiti (civil).svg Haiti President Saint-Marc Flag of Haiti (civil).svg  Haiti Assassination – shooting and stabbing
Mathabarsingh Thapa 1845 Flag of Nepal (1743-1962).svg Nepal Prime Minister Kathmandu Flag of Nepal (1743-1962).svg  Kingdom of Nepal Assassination – shooting
Fateh Jung Shah 1846 Flag of Nepal (1743-1962).svg Nepal Prime Minister Kathmandu Flag of Nepal (1743-1962).svg  Kingdom of Nepal Assassination
Jean-Baptiste Riché 1847 Flag of Haiti (civil).svg Haiti President Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti (civil).svg  Haiti Illness, or possibly poisoned
Ioannis Kolettis 1847 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Prime Minister Athens Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Illness – kidney inflammation

1850–1899

NameYearCountryTitlePlace of deathCause of death
Zachary Taylor 1850Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States President Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States Illness – stomach disease
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg 1852Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria Minister-President Vienna Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austrian Empire Stroke
Avram Petronijević 1852Flag of Serbia (1835-1882).svg  Serbia Representative of the Prince Constantinople Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Josef Munzinger 1855Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Henri Druey 1855Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Stefano Franscini 1857Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Mustafa Reşid Pasha 1858Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier Constantinople Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Heart attack
Carl Edvard Rotwitt 1860Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Prime Minister Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour 1861Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy Prime Minister Turin Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy Illness – malaria
Jonas Furrer 1861Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bad Ragaz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Illness – kidney disease
José Santos Guardiola 1862Flag of Honduras (1839-1866).svg  Honduras President Comayagua Flag of Honduras (1839-1866).svg  Honduras Assassination – shooting
Barbu Catargiu 1862Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862-1866).svg Romanian United Principalities Prime Minister Bucharest Flag of the United Principalities of Romania (1862-1866).svg Romanian United Principalities Assassination – shooting
Carlos Antonio López 1862Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay President Asunción Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay Illness – gout and other diseases
José Antonio Salcedo 1864Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic President Maimón Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Assassination – shooting
Rafael Carrera 1865Flag of Guatemala (1858-1871).svg  Guatemala President Guatemala City Flag of Guatemala (1858-1871).svg  Guatemala Illness – dysentery
Abraham Lincoln 1865Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  United States President Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  United States Assassination – shooting
Henry Temple, Viscount Palmerston 1865Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Prime Minister Hertfordshire Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Illness
Marcos Paz 1868Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Interim President Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Illness – cholera
Ramón María Narváez 1868Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Prime Minister Madrid Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Illness
Victor Ruffy 1869Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Francisco Solano López 1870Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay President Cerro Corá Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay Killed in action
Juan Prim 1870Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Prime Minister Madrid Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Assassination
Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha 1871Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier Constantinople Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Illness – tuberculosis
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke 1872Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Prime Minister The Hague Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Illness
Benito Juárez 1872Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg Mexico President Mexico City Mexico Heart attack
Tomás Gutiérrez 1872Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru Supreme Leader of the Republic Lima Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru Assassination
Milivoje Blaznavac 1873Flag of Serbia (1835-1882).svg  Serbia President of the Ministry Belgrade Flag of Serbia (1835-1882).svg  Serbia Heart attack
Adolfo Ballivián 1874Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia President La Paz Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Cancer of the stomach
Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt 1874Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Prime Minister Heusden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Gabriel García Moreno 1875Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador President Quito Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Assassination – shooting and stabbing
Ahmed Esad Pasha 1875Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier İzmir Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Assassination – poisoning
Juan Bautista Gill 1877Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay President Villarrica Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay Assassination – shooting
Konstantinos Kanaris 1877Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Prime Minister Athens Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Heart attack and hemiplegia
Francisco Linares Alcántara 1878Flag of Venezuela (1863-1905).svg  Venezuela President La Guaira Flag of Venezuela (1863-1905).svg  Venezuela Illness – bronchial disorder
Johann Jakob Scherer 1878Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Illness – appendicitis
Cándido Bareiro 1880Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay President Asunción Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay Stroke
James A. Garfield 1881Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States President Elberon Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States Assassination – shooting and medical ineptitude
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez 1882Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg  Costa Rica President Alajuela Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg  Costa Rica Illness – tuberculosis
Próspero Fernández Oreamuno 1885Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg  Costa Rica President Atenas Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg  Costa Rica
Justo Rufino Barrios 1885Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala President Chalchuapa Flag of El Salvador (1875-1877).svg  El Salvador Killed in battle
Ranodip Singh Kunwar 1885Flag of Nepal (1743-1962).svg  Nepal Prime Minister Kathmandu Flag of Nepal (1743-1962).svg  Nepal Assassination
Francisco Javier Zaldúa 1885Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia President Bogotá Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Agostino Depretis 1887Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy Prime Minister Stradella Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy Illness – gout
Wilhelm Hertenstein 1888Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland President of the Confederation Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Illness
John A. Macdonald 1891Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada Prime Minister Ottawa Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada Stroke
John Ballance 1893Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Prime Minister Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Intestinal disease after major surgical operation
Louis Ruchonnet 1893Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Heart attack
Lazar Dokić 1893State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg  Serbia President of the Ministry Opatija Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary
Remigio Morales Bermúdez 1894Flag of Peru (1884-1950).svg  Peru President Lima Flag of Peru (1884-1950).svg  Peru Illness – appendicitis
Marie François Sadi Carnot 1894Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France President (also Co-Prince of Andorra) Lyon Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Assassination – stabbing
Rafael Núñez 1894Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia President Bogotá Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
John Sparrow David Thompson 1894Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada Prime Minister Berkshire Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Heart attack
Karl Schenk 1895Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Accident – struck by carriage
Florvil Hyppolite 1896Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti President Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti Illness
Joseph James Cheeseman 1896Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia President Monrovia Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Friedrich Stellwag von Carion 1896Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg  Liechtenstein State Administrator Vienna Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo 1897Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Prime Minister Mondragón Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Assassination – shooting
Juan Idiarte Borda 1897Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay President Montevideo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Assassination – shooting
José María Reina Barrios 1898Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala President Guatemala City Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Assassination – shooting
Félix Faure 1899Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France President (also Co-Prince of Andorra) Paris Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France Stroke
Ulises Heureaux 1899Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic President Moca Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Assassination


1900–1949

NameYearCountryTitlePlace of deathCause of death
Federico Errázuriz Echaurren 1901Flag of Chile.svg  Chile President Valparaíso Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Illness – cerebral thrombosis
William McKinley 1901Flag of the United States.svg  United States President Buffalo Flag of the United States.svg  United States Assassination – shooting
Halil Rifat Pasha 1901Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier Constantinople Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Ramon Riu i Cabanes 1901Flag of Andorra (1934-1939).svg  Andorra Co-Prince La Seu d'Urgell Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain
Walter Hauser 1902Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Stroke
Dimitrije Cincar-Marković 1903State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg  Serbia President of the Ministry Belgrade State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg  Serbia Assassination
Manuel Candamo 1904Flag of Peru (1884-1950).svg  Peru President Arequipa Flag of Peru (1884-1950).svg  Peru Heart attack
Theodoros Deligiannis 1905Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Prime Minister Athens Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Assassination – stabbing
Manuel Quintana 1906Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina President Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Illness
Richard Seddon 1906Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Prime Minister At sea
Dimitar Petkov 1907Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Prime Minister Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Assassination – shooting
Ali-Asghar Atabak 1907Flag of Persia (1907).svg Iran Prime Minister Tehran Flag of Persia (1907).svg Iran Assassination – shooting
Jules de Trooz 1907Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Cabinet Chief Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Afonso Pena 1909Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil President Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Illness – pneumonia
José Domingo de Obaldía 1910 Panama President
Boutros Ghali 1910Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg Egypt Prime Minister Cairo Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg Egypt Assassination – shooting
Pedro Montt 1910Flag of Chile.svg  Chile President Bremen Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire Stroke
Elías Fernández Albano 1910Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Acting President Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Heart attack
Ernst Brenner 1911Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Menton Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Stroke
Pyotr Stolypin 1911Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire Prime Minister Kiev Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire Assassination – shooting
Ramón Cáceres 1911Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic President Santo Domingo Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Assassination – shooting
Emilio Estrada Carmona 1911Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador President Guayaquil Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Heart attack
Adolf Deucher 1912Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Illness
Cincinnatus Leconte 1912Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti President Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti Accident – explosion
José Canalejas 1912Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Prime Minister Madrid Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Assassination – shooting
Manuel Enrique Araujo 1913Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador President San Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Assassination – stabbing
Tancrède Auguste 1913Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti President Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti Illness
Mahmud Shevket Pasha 1913Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier Istanbul Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Assassination
Carl von In der Maur 1913Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg  Liechtenstein State Administrator Vaduz Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg  Liechtenstein Stroke
Roque Sáenz Peña 1914Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina President Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Illness
Vilbrun Guillaume Sam 1915Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti President Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti Assassination
Paul Eyschen 1915Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Prime Minister Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Illness – heart and kidney disease
Yuan Shikai 1916Flag of China (1912-1928).svg China President Beijing Flag of China (1912-1928).svg China Illness – uraemia
Karl von Stürgkh 1916Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary Minister-President of Cisleithania Vienna Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary Assassination
Sidónio Pais 1918Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal President Lisbon Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Assassination – shooting
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves 1919Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil President-elect Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Illness – Spanish flu epidemic
Yakov Sverdlov 1919Flag RSFSR 1918.svg  Russian SFSR Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee Moscow Flag RSFSR 1918.svg  Russian SFSR Illness – Spanish flu epidemic
Manuel Franco 1919Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay President Asunción Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay Heart attack
Louis Botha 1919South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa Prime Minister Pretoria South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa Illness – Spanish flu epidemic
Eduard Müller 1919Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Alexander Kolchak 1920Flag of Russia.svg  Russian State Supreme Ruler Irkutsk Flag of Russia.svg  Russian State Execution – shooting
Venustiano Carranza 1920Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico President Tlaxcalantongo Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico Assassination – shooting
António Maria Baptista 1920Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Prime Minister Lisbon Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Stroke
António Granjo 1921Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Prime Minister Lisbon Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Assassination – shooting
Hara Takashi 1921Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister Tokyo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Assassination – stabbing
Arthur Griffith 1922Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland President of Dáil Éireann Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Illness – cerebral haemorrhage
Michael Collins 1922Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Chairman of the Provisional Government Béal na Bláth Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Assassination – shooting
Gabriel Narutowicz 1922Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg Poland President Warsaw Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg Poland Assassination – shooting
Jalkhanz Khutagt Sodnomyn Damdinbazar 1923Flag of Bogd Khaanate Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Prime Minister Niislel Khüree Flag of China (1912-1928).svg China
Warren G. Harding 1923Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States President San Francisco Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Heart attack
Vladimir Lenin 1924Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg  Soviet Union Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Gorki Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg  Soviet Union Stroke
Rafael López Gutiérrez 1924Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg  Honduras President Amapala Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg  Honduras Illness – diabetes
Friedrich Ebert 1925Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany President Berlin Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Illness – septic shock
Sun Yat-sen 1925Flag of China (1912-1928).svg China Generalissimo of the National Government Beijing Flag of China (1912-1928).svg China Illness – gall bladder cancer
William Ferguson Massey 1925Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Prime Minister Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Illness – cancer
Count Katō Takaaki 1926Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister Tokyo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Illness – pneumonia
Jón Magnússon 1926Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Prime Minister Neskaupstaður Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
José María Orellana 1926Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala President Antigua Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Angina pectoris
Jānis Čakste 1927Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia President Riga Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Charles Coghlan 1927Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg  Southern Rhodesia Premier Salisbury Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg  Southern Rhodesia Illness – cerebral haemorrhage
Balingiin Tserendorj 1928Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1924-1930).svg  Mongolia Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Ulaanbaatar Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1924-1930).svg  Mongolia Illness
Zhang Zuolin 1928Flag of the Republic of China.svg China Generalissimo of the Military Government Shenyang Flag of the Republic of China.svg China Assassination - bombing
Peder Kolstad 1932Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Prime Minister Oslo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Illness
Paul Doumer 1932Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France President (also Co-Prince of Andorra) Paris Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France Assassination – shooting
Inukai Tsuyoshi 1932Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister Tokyo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Assassination – shooting
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro 1933Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru President Lima Flag of Peru (1825-1884).svg  Peru Assassination – shooting
Ion G. Duca 1933Flag of Romania.svg Romania Prime Minister Prahova Flag of Romania.svg Romania Assassination – shooting
Engelbert Dollfuss 1934Flag of Austria.svg Austria Chancellor Vienna Flag of Austria.svg Austria Assassination – shooting
Paul von Hindenburg 1934Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Germany President Neudeck Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Germany Illness – lung cancer
Józef Piłsudski 1935Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland Minister of Military Affairs Warsaw Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland Illness – liver cancer
Juan Vicente Gómez 1935Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela President Maracay Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela Illness – prostate cancer
Konstantinos Demertzis 1936Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Prime Minister Athens Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Heart attack
Gyula Gömbös 1936Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary Prime Minister Munich Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany Illness – testicular cancer
Panas Lyubchenko 1937Flag of Ukrainian SSR (1937-1949).svg  Ukrainian SSR Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Moscow Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Suicide
Kemal Atatürk 1938Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey President Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Illness – liver cirrhosis
Patriarch Miron 1939Flag of Romania.svg Romania Prime Minister Cannes Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Illness – pneumonia
Joseph Lyons 1939Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Prime Minister Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Heart attack
Germán Busch 1939Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia President La Paz Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Suicide
Armand Călinescu 1939Flag of Romania.svg Romania Prime Minister Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg Romania Assassination – shooting
Aurelio Mosquera 1939Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador President Quito Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Suicide
Giuseppe Motta 1940Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Stroke
Justí Guitart i Vilardebó 1940Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Co-Prince Barcelona Flag of Spain (1938-1945).svg  Spain
Lord Tweedsmuir 1940Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Governor-General Montreal Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada Head injury following stroke
Jacinto Peynado 1940Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic President Santo Domingo Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Michael Joseph Savage 1940Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Prime Minister Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Illness – colon cancer
José Félix Estigarribia 1940Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay President Altos Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg  Paraguay Accident – plane crashed on ground
Hassan Sabry Pasha 1940Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Egypt Prime Minister Cairo Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Egypt Illness – heart failure; occurred while giving a speech in Parliament
Kyösti Kallio 1940Flag of Finland.svg  Finland President Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Heart attack
Ioannis Metaxas 1941Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Prime Minister Athens Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Illness – toxaemia
Pál Teleki 1941Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary Prime Minister Budapest Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary Suicide
Alexandros Koryzis 1941Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Prime Minister Athens Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Suicide
Johannes Lauristin 1941Flag of Estonian SSR 1940 1953.svg  Estonian SSR Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Tallinn Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Disputed
Pedro Aguirre Cerda 1941Flag of Chile.svg  Chile President Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Illness – tuberculosis
José Abad Santos 1942Flag of the Philippines (1946-1998).svg  Philippines Interim President Malabang Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Empire of Japan Execution – shooting
Thorvald Stauning 1942Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Prime Minister Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Taj al-Din al-Hasani 1943Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria President Damascus Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria Heart attack
Władysław Sikorski 1943Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland Prime Minister Gibraltar Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Accident – plane crashed into sea
Lin Sen 1943Flag of the Republic of China.svg China Chairman of the National Government Chongqing Flag of the Republic of China.svg China Stroke
Manuel L. Quezon 1944Flag of the Philippines (1946-1998).svg  Philippines President Saranac Lake Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Illness – tuberculosis
Wang Jingwei 1944Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Chairman of the National Government (at Nanjing) Nagoya Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Complications from gunshot wound
Ahmad Mahir Pasha 1945Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Egypt Prime Minister Cairo Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Egypt Assassination – shooting
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1945Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States President Warm Springs Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Illness – cerebral haemorrhage
Benito Mussolini 1945Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Duce Giulino Flag of Italy.svg  Italian Social Republic Execution by firing squad
John Curtin 1945Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Prime Minister Canberra Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Heart attack
Adolf Hitler 1945Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany Führer Berlin Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany Suicide
Joseph Goebbels 1945Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany Chancellor Berlin Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany Suicide
Juan Antonio Ríos 1946Flag of Chile.svg  Chile President Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Illness – cancer
Gualberto Villarroel 1946Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia President La Paz Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Assassination – shooting
Per Albin Hansson 1946Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Prime Minister Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Heart attack
Nguyen Van Thinh 1946Flag of Republic of Cochinchina.svg Cochinchina President of the Provisional Government Saigon Flag of Republic of Cochinchina.svg Cochinchina Suicide
Johannes Vares 1946Flag of Estonian SSR 1940 1953.svg  Estonian SSR Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Tallinn Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Suicide
Aung San 1947Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma Premier Yangon Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma Assassination
Tomás Berreta 1947Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay President Montevideo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Illness – prostate cancer
Manuel Roxas 1948Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines President Clark Air Base Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Heart attack
Muhammad Ali Jinnah 1948Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Governor-General Karachi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Illness – tuberculosis
Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha 1948Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Prime Minister Cairo Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Assassination – shooting
Mir Bashir Gasimov 1949Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1940-1952).svg  Azerbaijan SSR Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Baku Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Themistoklis Sofoulis 1949Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Prime Minister Kifissia Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Illness
Georgi Dimitrov 1949Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria Chairman of the Council of Ministers Barvikha Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Illness
Husni al-Za'im 1949Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria President Damascus Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria Execution by firing squad
Muhsin al-Barazi 1949Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria Prime Minister Damascus Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria Execution by firing squad
Domingo Díaz Arosemena 1949Flag of Panama.svg  Panama President Panama City Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Heart attack
Ehmetjan Qasim 1949Flag of the Second East Turkestan Republic (2).svg  East Turkestan Republic President Kabansk Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Accident – plane crash

1950–1999

NameYearCountryTitlePlace of deathCause of death
Vasil Kolarov 1950Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Prime Minister Sofia Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Illness [4]
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes 1950Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua President Philadelphia Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Heart attack
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud 1950Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela President Caracas Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela Assassination
Enrico Mizzi 1950Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg  Malta Prime Minister Valletta Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg  Malta
Karl Renner 1950Flag of Austria.svg  Austria President Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Stroke
Rangsit Prayurasakdi 1951Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Regent Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Heart attack
Óscar Carmona 1951Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal President Lisbon Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Illness – bronchopneumonia
Haj Ali Razmara 1951State flag of Persia (1907-1933).svg  Iran Prime Minister Tehran State flag of Persia (1907-1933).svg  Iran Assassination – shooting
Liaquat Ali Khan 1951Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Prime Minister Rawalpindi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Assassination – shooting
Sveinn Björnsson 1952Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland President Reykjavík Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Illness
Khorloogiin Choibalsan 1952Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia Chairman of the Council of Ministers Moscow Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Illness – kidney cancer
D. S. Senanayake 1952Flag of Ceylon.svg  Ceylon Prime Minister Colombo Flag of Ceylon.svg  Ceylon Accident – fell off horse
Chaim Weizmann 1952Flag of Israel.svg  Israel President Rehovot Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Illness
Adriaan Alberga 1952Flag of the Netherlands.svg Surinam Prime Minister Paramaribo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Surinam
Joseph Stalin 1953Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Chairman of the Council of Ministers Moscow Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Illness – cerebral haemorrhage
Klement Gottwald 1953Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia President Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Heart attack
Gonchigiin Bumtsend 1953Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Khural Ulaanbaatar Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia
Pierre Dupong 1953Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Prime Minister Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Stroke [5]
Getúlio Vargas 1954Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil President Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Suicide
José Antonio Remón Cantera 1955Flag of Panama.svg  Panama President Panama City Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Assassination – shooting
Hans Hedtoft 1955Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Prime Minister Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Heart attack
Alexandros Papagos 1955Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Prime Minister Athens Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Illness – lung haemorrhage
Bolesław Bierut 1956Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland General Secretary of the United Workers' Party Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Heart attack [6]
Anastasio Somoza García 1956Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua President Ancón Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Assassination – shooting
Theodor Körner 1957Flag of Austria.svg  Austria President Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Stroke
Ramón Magsaysay 1957Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines President Balamban Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Accident – plane crashed into mountain
Carlos Castillo Armas 1957Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala President Guatemala City Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Assassination – shooting
Antonín Zápotocký 1957Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia President Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Heart attack [7]
Petru Groza 1958Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania President of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly Bucharest Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania Illness – stomach complications
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom 1958Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Prime Minister Cape Town Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Illness – cancer
Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly 1958Flag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta President of the Government Council Paris Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France
Markus Feldmann 1958Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Bern Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Georgi Damyanov 1958Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly Sofia Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Pierre Frieden 1959Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Prime Minister Zürich Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Barthélemy Boganda 1959Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Prime Minister Boda Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Accident – plane exploded and crashed on ground
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike 1959Flag of Ceylon.svg  Ceylon Prime Minister Colombo Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon Assassination – shooting
Ernest George Jansen 1959Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Governor-General Pretoria Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Illness – leukemia
H. C. Hansen 1960Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Prime Minister Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Illness – cancer
Hazza' al-Majali 1960Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Prime Minister Amman Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Assassination – bombing
Wilhelm Pieck 1960Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany President Berlin Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Stroke
Abebe Aregai 1960Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Prime Minister Addis Ababa Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Assassination – shooting
William Morrison 1961Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Governor-General Canberra Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Illness – pulmonary embolism
Rafael Trujillo 1961Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Generalissimo Ciudad Trujillo Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Assassination – shooting
Nicola Canali 1961Flag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City/Holy See President of the Governorate & President of the Pontifical Commission Flag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City/Holy See Illness – pneumonia
Louis Rwagasore 1961Flag of Burundi (1961-1962).svg Burundi Prime Minister Bujumbura Flag of Burundi (1961-1962).svg Burundi Assassination – shooting
Saftar Jafarov 1961Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg  Azerbaijan SSR Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Baku Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Illness – cardiovascular disease
Sylvanus Olympio 1963Flag of Togo.svg  Togo President Lomé Flag of Togo.svg  Togo Assassination – shooting
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi 1963Flag of Israel.svg  Israel President Jerusalem Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Illness – cancer [8]
Ngo Dinh Diem 1963Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam President Saigon Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Assassination – shooting
John F. Kennedy 1963Flag of the United States.svg  United States President Dallas Flag of the United States.svg  United States Assassination – shooting
Sarit Thanarat 1963Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Prime Minister Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Illness – liver failure
Jigme Palden Dorji 1964Flag of Bhutan (1956-1969).svg  Bhutan Prime Minister Phuntsholing Flag of Bhutan (1956-1969).svg  Bhutan Assassination – shooting
Dimitar Ganev 1964Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly Sofia Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Milton Margai 1964Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Prime Minister Freetown Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Jawaharlal Nehru 1964Flag of India.svg  India Prime Minister New Delhi Flag of India.svg  India Stroke
Aleksander Zawadzki 1964Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Chairman of the Council of State Warsaw Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Illness – cancer
Otto Grotewohl 1964Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Chairman of the Council of Ministers Berlin Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Illness – brain haemorrhage
Slobodan Penezić 1964Flag of SR Serbia.svg  SR Serbia President of the Executive Council Šopić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Accident – car crash
Pierre Ngendandumwe 1965Flag of Burundi (1962-1966).svg  Burundi Prime Minister Bujumbura Flag of Burundi (1962-1966).svg  Burundi Assassination – shooting
Hassan Ali Mansur 1965State flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran Prime Minister Tehran State flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran Assassination – shooting
Luis Giannattasio 1965Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay President London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Adolf Schärf 1965Flag of Austria.svg  Austria President Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Illness – liver failure
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej 1965Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania President of the State Council Bucharest Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Illness – lung cancer
Hasan Brkić 1965Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina President of the Executive Council Sarajevo Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Lal Bahadur Shastri 1966Flag of India.svg  India Prime Minister Tashkent Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Disputed, officially ruled to be a heart attack, but suspected to be poisoned
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa 1966Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Prime Minister Lagos Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Assassination – shooting
Chris Soumokil 1966Flag of South Moluccas.svg  South Maluku President Ubi Island Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Execution by firing squad
Abdul Salam Arif 1966Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq President Al Nashwa Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq Accident – plane crashed on ground
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi 1966Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Head of State Lagelu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Assassination – shooting
René Schick 1966Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua President Managua Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg  Nicaragua Heart attack
Hendrik Verwoerd 1966Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Prime Minister Cape Town Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Assassination – stabbing
Georges Vanier 1967Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Governor General Ottawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Illness
Donald Burns Sangster 1967Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Prime Minister Montreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Illness – subarachnoid haemorrhage
Léon M'ba 1967Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon President Paris Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Illness – cancer
Óscar Diego Gestido 1967Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay President Montevideo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Heart attack
Harold Holt 1967Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Prime Minister Cheviot Beach Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Disappeared. Subsequently, ruled as accidental drowning (body never recovered).
Peter Mohr Dam 1968Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Prime Minister Tórshavn Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Levi Eshkol 1969Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Prime Minister Jerusalem Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Illness
René Barrientos 1969Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia President Arque Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Accident – helicopter crashed on ground
Zakir Husain 1969Flag of India.svg  India President New Delhi Flag of India.svg  India Heart attack
Ho Chi Minh 1969Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg  North Vietnam Chairman of the Workers' Party and President Hanoi Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg  North Vietnam Heart attack
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke 1969Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia President Las Anod Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland/Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Assassination – shooting
David Rose 1969Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Governor-General London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Accident
Artur da Costa e Silva 1969Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil President Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Stroke
Saïd Mohamed Cheikh 1970Flag of the Comoros (1963-1975).svg  Comoros President of the Government Council Antananarivo Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Heart attack
Bjarni Benediktsson 1970Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Prime Minister Þingvellir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Accident – fire
Gamal Abdel Nasser 1970Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt President and Prime Minister Cairo Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt Heart attack
Yusof bin Ishak 1970Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore President Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Heart attack
François Duvalier 1971Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti President for life Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti Heart disease and diabetes
William Tubman 1971Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia President London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Wasfi al-Tal 1971Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Prime Minister Cairo Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt Assassination – shooting
Jamsrangiin Sambuu 1972Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural Ulaanbaatar Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia Illness – cancer
Leonard Williams 1972Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Governor-General Port Louis Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Richard Sharples 1973Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda Governor Hamilton Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda Assassination – shooting
Walter Ulbricht 1973Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Chairman of the State Council Templin Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Stroke
Salvador Allende 1973Flag of Chile.svg  Chile President Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Suicide
Luis Carrero Blanco 1973Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Prime Minister Madrid Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Assassination – bombing
Franz Jonas 1974Flag of Austria.svg  Austria President Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Illness – cancer
Georges Pompidou 1974Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France President (also Co-Prince of Andorra) Paris Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Illness – macroglobulinemia
Juan Perón 1974Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina President Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Heart attack
Norman Eric Kirk 1974Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Prime Minister Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Illness – pulmonary embolism
Erskine Childers 1974Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland President Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Heart attack
Richard Ratsimandrava 1975Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar President Antananarivo Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Assassination – shooting
Chiang Kai-shek 1975Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China President Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Heart attack
François Tombalbaye 1975Flag of Chad.svg  Chad President and Prime Minister N'Djamena Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Assassination – shooting
Long Boret 1975Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg  Khmer Republic Prime Minister Phnom Penh Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg  Khmer Republic Execution by firing squad
Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II 1975Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa Prime Minister Apia Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 1975Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Prime Minister Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Assassination – shooting
Francisco Franco 1975Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Head of State (dictator) Madrid Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Illness – heart failure
Zhou Enlai 1976Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Premier Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Illness – cancer
Abdul Razak Hussein 1976Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Prime Minister London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Illness
Murtala Mohammed 1976Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Head of the Federal Military Government Lagos Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Assassination – shooting
El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed 1976Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic President Inchiri Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania Died in combat
Zhu De 1976Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Joël Rakotomalala 1976Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Prime Minister Antsirabe Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Accident – helicopter crashed on ground
Arleigh Winston Scott 1976Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Governor-General St. Michael Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Mao Zedong 1976Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chairman of the Central Committee Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Heart attack
Džemal Bijedić 1977Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia President of the Federal Executive Council Kreševo Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Accident – plane crashed into mountain
Tafari Benti 1977Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council Addis Ababa Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia Execution by firing squad
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 1977Flag of India.svg  India President New Delhi Flag of India.svg  India Heart attack
Marien Ngouabi 1977Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo-Brazzaville President Brazzaville Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Assassination
Makarios III 1977Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus President Nicosia Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Heart attack
Ibrahim al-Hamdi 1977Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen President Sana'a Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen Assassination – shooting
Mohammed Daoud Khan 1978Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg Afghanistan President Kabul Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg Afghanistan Assassination – shooting
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw 1978Flag of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.svg  Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Premier Basseterre Flag of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.svg  Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Illness – prostate cancer
Ahmad al-Ghashmi 1978Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen President Sana'a Flag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen Assassination – bombing
Salim Rubai Ali 1978Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen President Aden Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen Execution
Francisco Mendes 1978Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea Bissau Prime Minister Accident – car crashed on road
Nico Diederichs 1978Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa President Cape Town Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Heart attack
Jomo Kenyatta 1978Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya President Mombasa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Heart attack
John Wrathall 1978Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg  Rhodesia President Harare Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg  Rhodesia Heart attack
Botha Sigcau 1978Flag of Transkei.svg  Transkei President Umtata Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Heart attack
Houari Boumediene 1978Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria President Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Illness – macroglobulinemia
Milo Butler 1979Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Governor-General Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Jean-Marie Villot 1979Flag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City/Holy See Cardinal Secretary of State Flag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City/Holy See Illness – bronchopneumonia
Mashiur Rahman 1979Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Chief Minister Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Paul Southwell 1979Flag of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.svg  Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Premier Castries Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Heart attack
Agostinho Neto 1979Flag of Angola.svg  Angola President Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Illness – cancer and hepatitis
Nur Muhammad Taraki 1979Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg Afghanistan General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
and Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council 		Kabul Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg Afghanistan Assassination
Maphevu Dlamini 1979Flag of Swaziland (1968-2011).svg  Swaziland Prime Minister Mbabane Flag of Swaziland (1968-2011).svg  Swaziland
Park Chung Hee 1979Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea President Seoul Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Assassination – shooting
Hafizullah Amin 1979Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg Afghanistan General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council
and Chairman of the Council of Ministers 		Kabul Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg Afghanistan Assassination
Tôn Đức Thắng 1980Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam President Hanoi Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Illness – respiratory failure
William Tolbert 1980Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia President Monrovia Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Assassination
J. A. G. S. McCartney 1980Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands Chief Minister Vineland Flag of the United States.svg  United States Accident – plane crashed
Masayoshi Ōhira 1980Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Prime Minister Tokyo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Heart attack
Seretse Khama 1980Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana President Gaborone Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Illness – pancreatic cancer
Abdelhamid Sharaf 1980Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Prime Minister Amman Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Heart attack
Francisco de Sá Carneiro 1980Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Prime Minister Loures Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Accident – plane crash
Sultan Ibraimov 1980Flag of Kyrgyz SSR.svg  Kyrgyz SSR Chairman of the Council of Ministers Cholpon-Ata Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Assassination – shooting
Eric Williams 1981Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Benjamin Henry Sheares 1981Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore President Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Illness – lung cancer
Jaime Roldós Aguilera 1981Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador President Celica Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Accident – plane crashed into mountain
Ziaur Rahman 1981Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh President Chittagong Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Assassination – shooting
Omar Torrijos 1981Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Military leader (de facto) Penonomé Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Accident – plane crashed into mountain
Mohammad-Ali Rajai 1981Flag of Iran.svg  Iran President Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Assassination – bombing
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar 1981Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Prime Minister Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Assassination – bombing
Anwar Sadat 1981Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt President and Prime Minister Cairo Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Assassination – shooting
Mehmet Shehu 1981Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania Chairman of the Council of Ministers Tirana Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania Suicide (disputed)
Antonio Guzmán Fernández 1982Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic President Santo Domingo Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Suicide
Bachir Gemayel 1982Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon President-elect Beirut Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Assassination – bombing
Leonid Brezhnev 1982Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union General Secretary of the Communist Party
and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 		Zarechye Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Heart attack
Willi Ritschard 1983Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Member of the Federal Council Grenchenberg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Heart failure
Deighton Lisle Ward 1984Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Governor-General Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Yuri Andropov 1984Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union General Secretary of the Communist Party
and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 		Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Illness – kidney failure
Ahmed Sékou Touré 1984Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea President Cleveland Flag of the United States.svg  United States Heart attack
Edward Sokoine 1984Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Prime Minister Morogoro Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Accident – car crashed on road
Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin 1984Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Prime Minister Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Indira Gandhi 1984Flag of India.svg  India Prime Minister New Delhi Flag of India.svg  India Assassination – shooting
Chan Sy 1984Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg  People's Republic of Kampuchea Chairman of the Council of Ministers Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Heart attack
Konstantin Chernenko 1985Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union General Secretary of the Communist Party
and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 		Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Illness – heart failure, emphysema, and liver cirrhosis
Tom Adams 1985Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Prime Minister Saint Michael Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Heart attack
Enver Hoxha 1985Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania First Secretary of the Party of Labour Tirana Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania Illness
Tancredo Neves 1985Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil President-elect São Paulo Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Illness – diverticulitis
Haruo Remeliik 1985Flag of Palau.svg  Palau President Koror Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Assassination – shooting
Forbes Burnham 1985Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana President Georgetown Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Illness – throat infection
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 1985Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Governor-General Port Louis Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Olof Palme 1986Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Prime Minister Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Assassination – shooting
Lê Duẩn 1986Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam General Secretary of the Communist Party Hanoi Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Illness
Samora Machel 1986Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique President Mbuzini Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg  South Africa Accident – plane crashed on ground
Sir Edward Youde 1986Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  British Hong Kong Governor Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Heart attack
Errol Barrow 1987Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Prime Minister Bridgetown Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Rashid Karami 1987Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Prime Minister Beirut Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Assassination – bombing
Cedric Phatudi 1987Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  KaNgwane Chief Minister Lebowakgomo Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg  South Africa
Thomas Sankara 1987Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso President Ouagadougou Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Assassination – shooting
Seyni Kountché 1987Flag of Niger.svg  Niger President of the Supreme Military Council Paris Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Illness – brain tumour
Chiang Ching-kuo 1988Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China President Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Phạm Hùng 1988Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Prime Minister Ho Chi Minh City Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Heart attack
Patrick Mphephu 1988Flag of Venda (1973-1994).svg  Venda President Thohoyandou Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg  South Africa
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq 1988Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan President Bahawalpur Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Accident – plane crashed on ground
Lazarus Salii 1988Flag of Palau.svg  Palau President Koror Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Suicide
Ruhollah Khomeini 1989Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Supreme Leader Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Heart attack
René Moawad 1989Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon President Beirut Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Assassination – bombing
Ahmed Abdallah 1989Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros President Moroni Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros Assassination – shooting
Herbert Blaize 1989Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Prime Minister St George's Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Illness – prostate cancer
Ignatius Kilage 1989Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Governor-General Port Moresby Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Samuel Doe 1990Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia President Monrovia Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Execution
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum 1990Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE
Artur Mkrtchyan 1992Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh Chairman of Parliament Stepanakert Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh/Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Assassination – shooting
Nasirdin Isanov 1991Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Prime Minister Jalal-Abad–Osh MotorwayFlag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Accident – car crashed on road
Mohamed Boudiaf 1992Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Chairman of the High Council of State Annaba Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Assassination – shooting
Kaysone Phomvihane 1992Flag of Laos.svg  Laos President Vientiane Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Robert Rex 1992Flag of Niue.svg  Niue Premier Alofi Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Turgut Özal 1993Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey President Ankara Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Heart attack (Suspected poisoning)
Ranasinghe Premadasa 1993Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka President Colombo Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Assassination – bombing
Zhiuli Shartava 1993Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia Prime Minister Sukhumi Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia/Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia Assassination – shooting
Melchior Ndadaye 1993Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi President Bujumbura Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Assassination – shooting
Félix Houphouët-Boigny 1993Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire President Yamoussoukro Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Illness – prostate cancer
József Antall 1993Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Prime Minister Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Illness – cancer
Penaia Ganilau 1993Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji President Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Agathe Uwilingiyimana 1994Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda Prime Minister Kigali Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda Assassination – shooting
Juvénal Habyarimana 1994Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda President Kigali Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda Assassination – plane shot down [9]
Cyprien Ntaryamira 1994Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi President
Kim Il Sung 1994Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea General Secretary of the Workers' Party
and President 		Hyangsan Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Heart attack [10]
Hamilton Lavity Stoutt 1995Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands Chief Minister Tortola Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
Yitzhak Rabin 1995Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Prime Minister Tel Aviv Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Assassination – shooting
Nita Barrow 1995Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Governor-General Bridgetown Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Dzhokhar Dudayev 1996Flag of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.svg  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria President Chechnya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Assassination – shooting
Mohamed Farrah Aidid 1996Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia President [lower-alpha 1] Mogadishu Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Killed in action
Amata Kabua 1996Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands President Honolulu Flag of the United States.svg  United States Illness
Cheddi Jagan 1997Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana President Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States.svg  United States Heart attack
Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai 1997Flag of Afghanistan (1992-2001).svg  Afghanistan Prime Minister Bamyan Flag of Afghanistan (1992-2001).svg  Afghanistan Accident – plane crashed on ground
Sani Abacha 1998Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council Abuja Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Heart attack
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim 1998Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros President Moroni Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
Jumabek Ibraimov 1999Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Bishkek Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Illness – stomach cancer
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara 1999Flag of Niger.svg  Niger President Niamey Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Assassination – shooting
Vazgen Sargsyan 1999Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Prime Minister Yerevan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Assassination – shooting
Franjo Tuđman 1999Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia President Zagreb Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Illness – cancer

2000–present

NameYearCountryTitlePlace of deathCause of death
Hafez al-Assad 2000Flag of Syria.svg  Syria President Damascus Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Illness
Rosie Douglas 2000Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Prime Minister Portsmouth Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica officially ruled a heart attack; assassination suggested by some [11] [12]
Donald Dewar 2000Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland First Minister Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Cerebral haemorrhage
Ionatana Ionatana 2000Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Prime Minister Funafuti Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Illness
Laurent-Désiré Kabila 2001Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo President Kinshasa Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  Democratic Republic of Congo Assassination – shooting
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal 2002Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland President Pretoria Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Died during surgery
Sir Charles Antrobus 2002Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Governor-General Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Parkinson's disease
Bernard Dowiyogo 2003Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru President Washington, D.C. Flag of the United States.svg  United States Illness – complications from diabetes
Zoran Đinđić 2003Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro Prime Minister Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro Assassination – shooting
Boris Trajkovski 2004Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia President Berkovići Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Accident – plane crashed into mountain
Ezzedine Salim 2004Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq President of the Governing Council Baghdad Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq Assassination – bombing
Thomas Klestil 2004Flag of Austria.svg  Austria President Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Heart attack
Yasser Arafat 2004Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine President Paris Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Disputed
Zurab Zhvania 2005Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Prime Minister Tbilisi Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Accident – poisoning
Gnassingbé Eyadéma 2005Flag of Togo.svg  Togo President Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Heart attack
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2006Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Heart attack
Ibrahim Rugova 2006Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo President Pristina Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Illness – lung cancer
Saparmurat Niyazov 2006Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan President Ashgabat Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Heart attack
Pascal Yoadimnadji 2007Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Prime Minister Paris Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Heart attack
Andranik Markaryan 2007Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Prime Minister Yerevan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Heart attack
Sir John Compton 2007Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Prime Minister Castries Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Stroke
Soe Win 2007Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Burma Prime Minister Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Illness – leukaemia
Levy Mwanawasa 2008Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia President Paris Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Stroke
Lansana Conté 2008Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea President Conakry Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Illness
João Bernardo Vieira 2009Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau President Bissau Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Assassination – shooting
Omar Bongo 2009Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon President Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Heart attack
Lech Kaczyński 2010Flag of Poland.svg  Poland President Smolensk Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Accident – plane crashed on ground
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua 2010Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria President Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Illness – pericarditis
David Thompson 2010Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Prime Minister Saint Philip Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Illness – pancreatic cancer
Sergey Bagapsh 2011Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia President Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Illness – complications from surgery
Muammar Gaddafi 2011Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Sirte Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya Assassination – shooting
Kim Jong Il 2011Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea General Secretary of the Workers' Party Pyongyang Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Heart attack [13]
Malam Bacai Sanhá 2012Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau President Paris Flag of France.svg  France Illness
Bingu wa Mutharika 2012Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi President Lilongwe Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Heart attack
John Atta Mills 2012Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana President Accra Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Stroke
Meles Zenawi 2012Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Prime Minister Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Illness
Hugo Chávez 2013Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela President Caracas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Illness – colorectal cancer
Zillur Rahman 2013Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh President Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Illness – lung problems
Michael Sata 2014Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia President London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Illness
Mohamed Abdelaziz 2016Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Secretary General of the Polisario Front
President 		Tindouf Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Illness – lung cancer
Islam Karimov 2016Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan President Omsk Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Stroke
Sir Michael Ogio 2017Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Governor-General Port Moresby Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Illness
Baldwin Lonsdale 2017Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu President Port Vila Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Heart attack
Alexander Zakharchenko 2018Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg  Donetsk People's Republic Head of the Republic and Prime Minister Donetsk Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg  Donetsk People's Republic/Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Assassination – bombing
Gennadi Gagulia 2018Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia Prime Minister Myussera Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia/Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Accident – car crashed on road
Trần Đại Quang 2018Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam President Hanoi Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Illness – viral infection
Beji Caid Essebsi 2019Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia President Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Illness
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva 2019Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Prime Minister Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Illness – pneumonia
Pierre Nkurunziza 2020Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi President Karuzi Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Illness – cardiac arrest & suspected COVID-19
Amadou Gon Coulibaly 2020Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Prime Minister Abidjan Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Illness
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 2020Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Prime Minister Rochester Flag of the United States.svg  United States Illness
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini 2020Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini Prime Minister Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Illness – COVID-19
Hamed Bakayoko 2021Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Prime Minister Freiburg im Breisgau Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Illness – malaria, cancer & suspected COVID-19
John Magufuli 2021Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania President Dar es Salaam Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Illness – heart condition & suspected COVID-19
Idriss Déby 2021Flag of Chad.svg  Chad President Tibesti Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Killed in action [14]
Jovenel Moïse 2021Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti President Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Assassination – shooting
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 2022 [15] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates President Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Natural causes
Hage Geingob 2024 [16] Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia President Windhoek Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Illness – unspecified form of cancer

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Disputed with Ali Mahdi Muhammad.

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