A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Head of State"
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1918 November 14 — Józef PilsudskiJózef Pilsudski Jzef Klemens Pilsudski was a Polish [i] revolutionary [i] and statesman [i], Field Marshal [i], ...
is appointed head of state of PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe [i]. ...
1945 President of Germany Karl DönitzKarl Dönitz Karl Dnitz ; September 16, 1891 – December 24, 1980) was a German naval leader, famous for his com...
and Chancellor of GermanyChancellor of Germany The head of government [i] of Germany [i] is called Chancellor . ...
Count Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk are arrested by BritishUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
forces at Flensburg. They would respectively be the last German Head of state and Head of governmentPrime minister A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet [i] in the executive [i] b ...
until 1949.
1946 Humbert II of Italy leaves the country and goes into exile in PortugalPortugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic is located in southwestern Europe [i] on the Iberian Peninsula [i] ...
; Alcide de Gasperi becomes head of state.
1975 Prince Juan Carlos becomes acting Head of State of SpainSpain Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a Europe [i]an parliamentary monarchy [i]. ...
after dictator Francisco FrancoFrancisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Tedulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo , abbreviated Francisco Franc...
concedes that he is too ill to govern.
1976 The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a country in the southern Caribbean Sea [i], situated 11 kilometre [i] ...
becomes a republicRepublic In a broad definition, a republic is a state [i] or country [i] that is led by people whose political power [i] ...
, replacing Queen Elizabeth IIElizabeth II of the United Kingdom }
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Elizabeth II is the Queen [i] of 16 independent sovereign [i] state [i] ...