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Head of State: Timeline

A chronological list of the important events for the topic "Head of State"

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1918   November 14 — Józef Pilsudski Józef Pilsudski

Jzef Klemens Pilsudski was a Polish [i] revolutionary [i] and statesman [i], Field Marshal [i], ... 

 is appointed head of state of Poland Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe [i]. ... 

1945   President of Germany Karl Dönitz Karl Dönitz

Karl Dnitz ; September 16, 1891 – December 24, 1980) was a German naval leader, famous for his com... 

 and Chancellor of Germany Chancellor of Germany

The head of government [i] of Germany [i] is called Chancellor . ... 

 Count Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk are arrested by British United 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 government Prime 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 Portugal Portugal

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 Spain Spain

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a Europe [i]an parliamentary monarchy [i]. ... 

 after dictator Francisco Franco Francisco 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 Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a country in the southern Caribbean Sea [i], situated 11 kilometre [i] ... 

 becomes a republic Republic

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 II Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

} |- | |} Elizabeth II is the Queen [i] of 16 independent sovereign [i] state [i] ... 

 with an elected president as their Head of State.