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"head of state" Definitions
  1. the official leader of a country who is sometimes also the leader of the government

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A threat made against a head of state or even a candidate for head of state, are automatically removed.
Choe will now take over as North Korea's ceremonial head of state, representing Korea as its head of state to foreign leaders even as Kim maintains the true power in the country.
As head of state, she enjoys lots of weird exemptions.
Most Western countries have backed Guaido as head of state.
The constitutional role of head of state is largely ceremonial.
Guaido last month declared himself the interim head of state.
The country's head of state has traditionally been its Prime Minister.
Zuma can remain as head of state until a 2019 election.
Most Western countries have backed Guaido as Venezuela's head of state.
Zuma's term as South African head of state runs until 2019.
Satoshi Nakamoto is Bitcoin's anonymous creator and absentee head of state.
Zhou Yongkang was China's hardline head of state security until 2012.
The minister is the head of state-owned VTB's supervisory board.
Zuma can remain head of state until a 2019 parliamentary election.
Outside Britain the queen is head of state in 15 countries.
His term as South African head of state runs until 2019.
He is the head of government, not the head of state.
Nearly every Latin American head of state will be on hand.
One dress she made for a head of state cost $45,000.
But so far he has never met another head of state.
He was a de facto head of state with broad support.
The presidium president had historically been the nominal head of state.
Its organizers asked to meet ministers, even the head of state.
As the head of state and government, he exercised absolute power.
Tycoon, television star, head of state and now — who'd have thought?
Finding a court to prosecute a head of state proved difficult.
His term as South African head of state ends in 2019.
Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is the country's head of state.
Most Western nations recognize Guaido as Venezuela's rightful head of state.
"The purpose of these changes is to establish which members of The Royal Family may be expected to perform official duties incumbent on the Head of State or related to the function of the Head of State."
Nearly every Latin American head of state will be on hand, though.
The prime minister, who is the head of state, holds executive power.
She will be the first Malay head of state in 47 years.
She's also the head of state to former colonies worldwide, including Canada's.
Sahle-Work is now the only woman head of state in Africa.
He said Trump had effectively snubbed Queen Margrethe, Denmark's head of state.
Plenty of countries separate their head of state and head of government.
Half of all countries are led by a female head of state.
Assad was reelected head of state in a presidential election in 2014.
Maduro is the fourth head of state currently sanctioned by the Treasury.
Two years later, Essebsi became Tunisia's first freely elected head of state.
He will now enjoy the privileges of a retired head of state.
Zuma can remain as head of state until an election in 2019.
Outside Britain the queen is head of state in 15 other countries.
Ms Rousseff is not Brazil's first head of state to face impeachment.
At 229, Mr. Mugabe is the world's oldest serving head of state.
Sahle-Work is now the only female head of state in Africa.
Gbagbo was the first former head of state tried at the ICC.
Five years later, Iceland elected the world's first female head of state.
Washington has recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's head of state.
No one elects the British head of state — no one but God.
Because this doesn't seem like something one head of state could introduce.
But in 220006, Adolf Hitler became the head of state in Germany.
It would be Trump's first encounter with any African head of state!
Even China's head of state jumped in... In diplomacy, that's a result.
In this way, Mellie represents everything we wanted in the head of state.
No head of state since independence has left office peacefully after an election.
"Any head of state would have had to do the same," he added.
He became the world's oldest head of state by the time he retired.
It's clear that the controlling head of state doesn't want these events aired.
Assad was re-elected head of state in a presidential election in 2014.
But, she was received as a private individual, not as head of state.
"Almost every head of state has the same kind of immunity," Giuliani said.
In practical terms, the Head of State (aka, the Queen) can't stop it.
His term as head of state runs until a national election in 2019.
"The head of state highly valued Churkin's professionalism and diplomatic talent," Peskov said.
The name must then be approved by the head of state Sergio Mattarella.
He didn't know how to even communicate effectively with a head of state.
Kim is also dealing with a more pliable head of state in Seoul.
Brazil and most Western countries have since backed him as head of state.
Moscow (CNN)The last remaining Soviet-era head of state has stepped down.
President Buhari first ruled Nigeria in 1983 as a military head of state.
Threats against a head of state even if it sounds generic not okay.
She will be joining the country's ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong Nam.
Allegations of corruption have plagued his nine year tenure as head of state.
Only the head of state, President Sergio Mattarella, has the power to dissolve parliament.
CNN covered it as if it actually was a visiting head of state, Raymond.
The head of state is elected by Parliament and serves a seven-year term.
Most Western nations including the United States have backed Guaido as head of state.
Vomiting on a head of state, no matter the circumstances, is, well, not great.
"I mean, he has to see the head of state," Johnson told Sky News.
He is the first sitting head of state in Brazil to face criminal charges.
That&aposs the law basically all over the world for a head of state.
I think the queen is the best head of state you could hope for.
Trump is not a head of state so according to protocol only Mexican flag.
This is the fourth head of state the U.S. has ever sanctioned, Mnuchin said.
Lawyers say the head of state should act promptly and has little wiggle room.
Mr. Heisbourg called Mr. Macron's comments "bizarre" and "dangerous" for a head of state.
The event will mark Trump's first official visit from an African head of state.
Head of state Sergio Mattarella and 5-Star leader Luigi Di Maio also attended.
In fact, she is one few women to serve as head of state overall.
Now, you might think calling a head of state an asshole smacks of childishness.
But Trump got what he wanted: favorable reviews from an African head of state.
Trudeau is the tattooed, boxing, stripteasing young head of state that exceeded all expectations.
The president and the head of state exchange toasts, the highlight of the dinner.
Their father was the first democratically elected head of state in Egypt's modern history.
Unlike the American president, Canada's prime minister is not the nation's head of state.
Australia is a Commonwealth country and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state.
Sirleaf became the first woman to be elected a head of state in Africa.
But it would be Mr. Kim's first meeting with a foreign head of state.
They nominated his vice president, Mercedes Aráoz, as the new acting head of state.
Over the past 50 years, 85 countries have had no female head of state.
The in-person support of a head of state does not guarantee success, anyway.
President Muhammadu Buhari first ruled Nigeria in 237 as a military head of state.
She was Europe's first elected head of government, not its first head of state.
"He's still a head of state and it happened on his watch," he continued.
He will be the first Chinese head of state to address the annual meeting.
The United States and most Western countries have backed Guaido as head of state.
A state visit is when a head of state visits a foreign country at the invitation of its own head of state, which in this case is Queen Elizabeth II. It usually lasts several days and includes various ceremonies around the country.
Xi was the first Chinese head of state to attend the annual gathering of elites.
Last week the party elected him head of state as Zuma resigned under political pressure.
But there's been a long hiatus since an Israeli head of state last visited Singapore.
The primary for centre-right candidates could decide who becomes France's next head of state.
The election of Michel Aoun as head of state in October has eased this stalemate.
The United States and some 50 countries recognize Guaido as the legitimate head of state.
No-one should be 'born into' a position of such importance as head of state.
Couldn't any attempt to depose a leader be a crime "against the head of state"?
Most Western countries, including the United States, have backed Guaido as Venezuela's head of state.
That creates the need for a nonpartisan head of state to manage transitions between governments.
" Conservative author Ann Coulter, a major Trump backer, tweeted: "Trump is already head of state.
It has no head of state or commanding general who can sign a peace treaty.
Has David Guetta ever called out his own head of state live on national television?
He is the first head of state to visit Turkey since the failed military intervention.
One example is the use of legislation that penalises insults to the head of state.
The revolution's leader, Fidel Castro, later came to power as the country's head of state.
Go ahead and give him the head of state treatment his handlers are asking for.
He was sworn in by the Malaysian head of state at about 9:13 p.m.
The United States has the longest head-of-state campaign season by a long shot.
South Africans want to have a head of state they think they can believe in.
Do you think a head of state will spare that much time for just anyone?
As head of state, she cannot distance herself from responsibility for cleaning up these places.
Under the constitution, the speaker would normally assume the role of interim head of state.
As head of state, Trump under international law could make the notification at the WTO.
Zhou was previously head of state-run China National Petroleum Corp, the parent of PetroChina.
"Are we so hopeless that we don't deserve our own head of state?" he said.
"Yes, yes, I mean, he has to see the head of state," Mr. Johnson said.
The good Arab revolutionary of the moment is a 90-year-old head of state.
It may be Mr. Kim's first sit-down in Pyongyang with another head of state.
Then again, there is no evidence that Kim has ever met another head of state.
He would have been the first far-right head of state in the European Union.
Texas City schools can now mount a security operation appropriate for a head of state.
The palace never actually served as a palace, for any king or head of state.
"The purpose of these changes is to establish which members of The Royal Family may be expected to perform official duties incumbent on the Head of State or related to the function of the Head of State," a palace spokesperson said in a statement.
The head of state security, 53-year-old Karim Masimov, is also a close Nazarbayev confidant.
He has all the tools of a head of state with which to prosecute that war.
In February, the German government publicly said it recognized Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state.
"Think like a human being and sister and not the head of state," he urges Elizabeth.
Nigeria's head of state in the 113s, Murtala Mohammed, was assassinated while sitting in Lagos traffic.
Ms Le Pen would hardly be a perfect tribune for feminism as France's head of state.
It was not immediately possible to have a comment from the head of state press office.
Mr Putin wished Mr Trump success in the high office and responsibility of head of state.
In 2010 it indicted for genocide a serving head of state, Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir.
Forty-four countries (including Queen Elizabeth's 16 realms) still have a monarch as head of state.
The FPO candidate could yet win and become the EU's first far-right head of state.
Philippines and Russia President Trump's not the only head of state on the move this week.
"Every head of state only cares about one thing: it's about their country first," said Nadella.
The head of state then named a technocrat premier on Monday to prepare for new elections.
And obviously, you have to function at a pretty high level as a head of state.
Hadi, who, though under house arrest, was still technically the head of state, refused his resignation.
"The head of state sends ... sincere condolences to the victims' families and loved ones," he added.
Allowing the head of state to be a party member or leader was among the reforms.
Ahead, a look at the 17 women currently elected as a head of state or government.
Charles is first in line to the British throne after Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state.
He has not yet been approved for the job by the head of state Sergio Mattarella.
Since 1946, sixty-four countries have had at least one female head of state or government.
Nor is this the first time that Mr. Trump has invited a controversial head of state.
In their citation, they call Macron "a head of state with a claim to European leadership".
The first European head of state to be removed via impeachment was Rolandas Paksas, Lithuania's president.
Odinga is associated with the Luo voting bloc, which has never produced a head of state.
A head of state ordering a hit on his brother may sound medieval to modern ears.
We see the head of state conspicuously absent from official visits to the grief-stricken community.
This country has no women in parliament and has never had a female head of state.
Hariri took office last year in a power-sharing deal that made Aoun head of state.
Norbert Hofer may be Western Europe's first far-right leader elected head of state since WWII Norbert Hofer may be Western Europe's first far-right leader elected head of state since WWII Austria's presidential elections are typically sedate, with candidates vying for a mostly ceremonial post.
Mongolia's President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj was the first foreign head of state to visit Kim in late 2013.
As head of state, the president has constitutional authority to name the premier and approve new ministers.
But the French soon realised that they like their head of state to look grand after all.
China's President has addressed the World Economic Forum, the first Chinese head of state to do so.
Liberia boasts the first woman freely elected as a head of state in Africa, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
He returned after the fall of the Ceausescu regime, but was never restored as head of state.
Italy: Officials in Rome censor nude sculptures at Musei Capitolini to accommodate visiting Iranian head of state.
The head of state is not obliged to accept the request and could yet seek another candidate.
Austria, meanwhile, may elect the European Union's first far-right head of state in its presidential vote.
The visibly shaken head of state said he saw a "flying device" that exploded before his eyes.
Since he's become prime minister, I've been very intrigued by his blossoming into this head of state.
Under the terms of the outgoing constitution, the head of state was supposed to remain politically impartial.
Since 1789, government officials have derived their authority from the Constitution, not from the head of state.
Just 31,000 votes averted the election of western Europe's first far-right head of state since 1945.
To date, no EU head of state has travelled to Turkey to express solidarity with the victims.
Buhari's visit to the White House marks Trump's first official visit from an African head of state.
If so, he'll be the first far-right European head of state since the end of Nazism.
Mnangagwa was the head of state security and the Central Intelligence Organization during the wave of terror.
While former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is Myanmar's de-facto head of state, Sr. Gen.
Yet neither was able to hide that this summit was far from ordinary head-of-state business.
Muhammad V was elected the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong -- Malaysia's head of state -- in December 2016.
A win would have made him the first far-right head of state in the European Union.
Besides being leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, the pope is a head of state.
" Macron added that fighting "shoulder to shoulder" is the "most important thing for a head of state.
Still, as head of state, Queen Elizabeth II is on the flip side of all the coins.
But Friday's statement was the first by Mr. Kim directed openly at a foreign head of state.
Such events, with the American president joined by a fellow head of state, are usually formal affairs.
Putin first became president in 2000 and is now in his fourth term as head of state.
The head of state wields sweeping powers and the prime minister is more of a technocrat figure.
Slovakia The small Central European country of Slovakia just elected its first ever female head of state.
He is the country's head of government but not its head of state; that's President Reuven Rivlin.
Ahead, a look at the women currently serving as an elected head of state or head of government.
He will replace President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, 73, who has served as Iceland's head of state since 1996.
"The Isle of Man is self-governing, but the Queen is still head of state there," says Arbiter.
He met with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May in his first official meeting with a head of state.
"The Chechen leader met Salah as a fan and not as a head of state," Abo Rida said.
"Meeting her majesty is the most important thing, because she is head of state," he told Sky News.
The United States and a number of other countries now recognize Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state.
It would mark a grim milestone: the continent's first democratically elected far-right head of state since 1945.
Most Western countries, including the United States, have backed Guaido as the OPEC nation's interim head of state.
The treaty also denies "political" status to offenses against a head of state or members of their families.
As unusual as it was, the court's slap to the country's head of state came as no surprise.
They were answering the call of Juan Guaidó, who last week proclaimed himself the rightful head of state.
She will be replaced by Mario Dell'Acqua, head of state-run airport logistics company Intercargo, the spokeswomen said.
All rallies must have permission from the authorities and Nazarbayev, head of state since 1989, wields sweeping powers.
Most Western countries have recognized Guaido as head of state, but Russia and China, among others, back Maduro.
German Gref, head of state-run Sberbank, Russia's largest lender, declared Mr Calvey "a decent and honest person".
Working for a head of state nicknamed "Jupiter", Mr Philippe does not seem in danger of doing this.
The marble sculptures were hidden behind white boxes during the tour given to the Iranian head of state.
Yet an attack does not have to be on a head of state to prove a political shock.
He was vetoed by the head of state because of his criticism of Italy's participation in the euro.
But the factory still contains an array of toxic substances, the head of state environment watchdog Rosprirodnadzor said.
Presidential elections are not in themselves a sufficient mechanism for granting total power to a head of state.
It can be a head of state of government who makes himself or herself available in this process.
Commonwealth Day honors the family of 53 nations, some of which have the Queen as head of state.
The United States, Canada and several Latin American nations have recognized Guaido as the legitimate head-of-state.
He says the president committed "a violation of the key oath of office of the head of state".
All of these games are monitored by Deputy Heads of State, who report to the Head of State.
He became the world's first head of state to personally approve a national negotiating policy on ozone protection.
I appreciate his charm and entertainment value but he is not qualified to be a Head Of State!
Never has there been an American head of state whose personal deficits so clearly augur an existential crisis.
It's the first time since the 1959 revolution that Cuba has a head of state not named Castro.
The flight designation, UM1, meant that President Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state, was on board.
During the wave of terror, the head of State Security and the Central Intelligence Organization was Emmerson Mnangagwa.
It will also be his first official meeting with a head of state as the Republican presidential nominee.
The king had reigned for 70 years, making him the longest-serving head of state in the world.
Austria could elect the first far-right head of state in post-World War II Europe on Sunday.
Foreign leaders are less likely to strike agreements with a head of state for whom words are fungible.
Mr. Nixon's funeral was the first for an American head of state since Lyndon B. Johnson's in 1973.
Sixteen countries in the Commonwealth are designated as realms, meaning that the queen remains the head of state.
The president functions as head of state and commander in chief, but the role is otherwise largely ceremonial.
And we organized the first-ever G20 Summit at the head of state level, and it works. Right?
"If a head of state dies, that can create what political scientists call 'rally around the flag' responses."
Many of the islands are former British colonies and retain Charles' mother Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
The switch comes after the country's top electoral tribunal barred the convicted former head of state from running.
The head of state cannot veto laws, but has a say in foreign policy, defense and security matters.
He was eventually handed a less important portfolio after the head of state refused to accept his nomination.
An independent centrist and former economy minister, Macron would become France's youngest head of state, aged just 39.
President Obama is not the first head of state to do business with countries that mistreated his ancestors.
However, to date there has been one female head of state, Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007.
Slobodan Milosevic became the first former head of state to appear before a modern international war crimes court.
Kim's journey from international pariah to acceptance as a responsible head of state accelerated after the Singapore summit.
Friday's ceremony will be attended by North Korea's delegation, including its nominal head of state, Kim Yong Nam.
The United States and dozens of other countries have recognized Guaido as the nation's legitimate head of state.
Essebsi was the first head of state to be democratically elected in Tunisia following the popular uprising of 2011.
INGRID SEWARD, EDITOR IN CHIEF, MAJESTY: Well, the queen is head of state as well as being our queen.
Not least because it's a country comprised of many immigrant groups where Queen Elizabeth is the head of state.
In 1986, Israel's then-President Chaim Herzog became the first Israeli head of state to visit the city-state.
The 10-minute call was the first by a U.S. head of state with a Taiwanese leader since 1979.
North Korea praised her removal, describing it as a "destructive end" for the nation's first female head of state.
One of the biggest names in Kenyan politics, Kibaki was vice president for years before becoming head of state.
Also on Sunday a presidential election in Austria could produce Europe's first far-right head of state since 1945.
Turnout was high as mainstream voters rallied to avoid electing the European Union's first far-right head of state.
She has outlasted 13 British prime ministers and 13 US presidents during her time as Britain's Head of State.
To become head of state he created a new political movement and bested five former prime ministers and presidents.
Russia, eager to expand its influence, has hosted the general in Moscow, treating him like a head of state.
So did Kenya's third leader, Mwai Kibaki, and the Democratic Republic of Congo's current head of state, Joseph Kabila.
" "We should be trusted to elect our own head of state who acts as our ambassador around the world.
The new King was not formally crowned until May 1950, becoming the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
President Sergio Mattarella, who as Italy&aposs head of state must approve the next Cabinet, is staunchly pro-euro.
In 2013 he became the first former head of state found guilty of genocide by his own country's courts.
Brazil has sided with the U.S. in supporting Venezuela's opposition leader, Juan Guaido, as the legitimate head of state.
The United States and most Latin American governments have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as rightful head-of-state.
Austria presidential election The EU's relieved now that Austria won't have a far-right head of state after all.
But under Assad, Rohrbacher might be surprised to know, Christians are legally banned from becoming the head of state.
That was the first conviction of a French head of state since Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain in 1945.
The pope is a head of state as well as being leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.
The president is the head of state and government in Myanmar, and under the constitution has far-reaching powers.
Defending the praise of Kim, White House spokesman Sean Spicer reminded reporters that he is a head of state.
The head of state might urge him to rethink his decision for the sake of political and market stability.
It was the first time that a visiting head of state in Cuba has called so openly for democracy.
ON MAY 22nd Europe came within 31,000 votes of electing its first far-right head of state since 1945.
Last month in Austria a far-right, anti-migrant, Eurosceptic candidate only just missed being elected head of state.
The United States is among countries that have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the legitimate head of state.
Despite a political crisis in Rome, they and head of state Sergio Mattarella came together to honour the victims.
Australia, a constitutional monarchy whose head of state is the British monarch, voted in 1999 against becoming a republic.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who is New Zealand's head of state, said she was "deeply saddened by the appalling events".
Until Trump, a sitting American president had never visited with a North Korean head of state while in office.
The U.S. head of state is in Asia for a landmark tour and arrived in Tokyo on Nov. 5.
Although Uribe's time as the head of state ended some six years ago, he continues to lead his people.
The queen carries out most of her official ceremonial and diplomatic duties as head of state in the palace.
MILAN (Reuters) - Unlike most company chiefs in Italy, the head of state railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato IPO-FERRO.
The cash shortage stems from the uncertainty surrounding President Robert Mugabe, 92, the world's oldest serving head of state.
As head of state and the military, King Bhumibol endorsed the appointment of high-ranking government and military officials.
Macron was the first head of state to attend the formal presentation of Olympic bids; Trump was not present.
Buhari was Nigeria's head of state between December 1983 and August 1985, after taking power in a military coup.
Hariri came to office last year in a political deal that made the Hezbollah-allied Aoun head of state.
Essebsi died aged 92 on Thursday, setting in motion a constitutional process toward selecting a new head of state.
Such erratic decision-making thus suggests that reserving substantive negotiations for the head-of-state level poses significant risks.
Women in other countries have managed to exert similar authority without the benefit of a female head of state.
They had on pure gold cloaks worn only in the presence of the queen or a head of state.
In reacting to this presidential snub, Cleveland's head of state, King James, provided the best response to all this.
In the November runoff, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won the presidency, becoming the first female head of state in Africa.
But in 16 other nations belonging to the Commonwealth, the same woman is also the official head of state.
"As head of state I am obliged to defend the peace and stability of the entire homeland," Maduro wrote.
Prosecutors said it was a matter of "national disgrace" for a head of state to be facing such charges.
Prince Albert, 62, appeared to be the first head of state to announce that he had contracted the virus.
"I've lived in countries where the Head of State has used the central bank for political purposes," he said.
Thursday's constitutional amendments appear to confirm that North Korea's legal system will now recognise Kim as head of state.
"Of course," she added, "an infected head of state who did not recover could produce the opposite public response."
Since taking power, Mr. Kim has yet to travel abroad or host a visit from another head of state.
As a head of state, few friends of the Jewish people and Israel deserve it more than President Kagame.
But he was, you know, the actual head of state, so the decision prompted a full-blown constitutional crisis.
Having become the youngest elected head of state when she won office in 2017, Ardern hardly lacks demographic appeal.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa's first elected female head of state after she won the Liberian presidency in 2005.
William is the second in line to succeed his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, who is also Canada's head of state.
Mr. Mubarak, 88, will now enjoy the typical benefits of a former head of state, including a security detail.
Reality check via WSJ: Titles assigned to Xi include head of the central military commission and head of state.
The transport minister is expected to be sworn in as the country's head of state over the coming days.
Suave and multilingual, he later became the international face of the Khmer Rouge as its nominal head of state.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa's first elected female head of state when she won the Liberian presidency in 2005.
The United States, Canada, and many Latin American and European countries recognized him as the legitimate head of state.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the current president of Liberia, and the first elected female head of state in Africa.
Zuma has faced allegations of corruption since he became head of state in 2009 but has denied any wrongdoing.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Cypriot president Demetris Christofias, the island's first Communist head of state, died on Friday, authorities said.
Most people have known no other head of state than Museveni For most voters, today was their first time voting.
Most Western countries have since backed Guaido as head of state but Maduro retains the support of China and Russia.
Several diplomats told CNN that they reached out to Trump Tower to schedule congratulatory calls for their head of state.
Zuma's successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, has staked his reputation on rooting out corruption since becoming head of state in February.
The whole affair seemed like a normal interaction between the head of the Catholic church and a head of state.
Lourenco was the head of state-run utility Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo SA, widely known as Cesp, until Thursday.
An incoming head of state can use the selection to send signals and set a new ideological and moral tone.
He refused to answer questions; spewed falsehoods; and scolded reporters, creating an awkward situation for a visiting head of state.
In such circumstances a typical visiting head of state would strive to rise above it all with tact and diplomacy.
Italian media say the president, who is head of state, is likely to summon the two political leaders on Monday.
The visit will be Trump's first official meeting with a head of state since accepting the Republican nomination for president.
Vice-President Manuel Vicente - former head of state oil firm Sonangol - is seen as a likely successor to Dos Santos.
Two other accused, Nuon Chea and former head of state Khieu Samphan, are on trial for war crimes and genocide.
The reality star will shortly become the President, commander-in-chief, head of state and the face of America abroad.
Speaking on a late night TV show, Salvini denied planning to hand in his resignation to the head of state.
If no candidate wins, the rules then say a simple majority will do to pick the new head of state.
Australia is a constitutional monarchy -- while the country has its own parliament, Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state.
The latest version of North Korea's constitution formally names Kim Jong Un as head of state and commander-in-chief.
The news service added that the talks would mark Kim's first public meeting with another head of state in Pyongyang.
If he wins the election, Hofer would be the first far-right head of state in a European Union country.
Erdogan and the AKP want the head of state, currently a largely ceremonial post, to wield much greater political powers.
Singapore's president is the head of state, but executive power is wielded by the prime minister, currently Lee Hsien Loong.
In March Kim traveled to Beijing for his first -- and so far only -- meeting with a foreign head of state.
"There are many photos of you half-naked, which is rather unusual for a head of state," the reporter asked.
The set of cartoon-like "Kimunji" icons depicts the irascible head of state crying, smiling, and wearing yellow-framed glasses.
Reports of a motorcade driving through Beijing accompanied by an ambulance spurred rumors the head of state was in town.
Mugabe has clung onto power for longer than any other African leader, and is the world's oldest head of state.
In Romania, the president is elected separately from Parliament and is the head of state, but not of the government.
One was David Rockefeller, the banker and philanthropist who was received abroad as if he were a head of state.
The elderly head of state was hospitalized last week as well, for what the presidency described as non-serious treatment.
He was the first sitting head of state to be targeted with an arrest warrant by the Hague-based court.
Do influential people — say, a head of state — have a higher responsibility not to follow people who post hateful tweets?
Mr. Morales, 59, has been in office since 2006, making him the longest-serving head of state in Latin America.
Many, with the US leading the way, have recognized self-declared president Juan Guaidó as its interim head of state.
In fact, many former colonies have questioned whether they should even recognize Queen Elizabeth II as head of state anymore.
Queen Margrethe II, 77, serves as Denmark's head of state and is responsible for signing all laws passed by Parliament.
Reactions to the news in Australia, a constitutional monarchy whose head of state is the British monarch, was generally supportive.
For now, he is by law, though not in practice, an impartial head of state who lacks full executive authority.
Mr. Assad's opponents counter that keeping a head of state with so much blood on his hands perpetuates the war.
Rumors emerged in recent days that President Htin Kyaw - who Suu Kyi picked for head of state - would step down.
Reactions to the news in Australia, a constitutional monarchy whose head of state is the British monarch, was generally supportive.
The prorogation was approved by Queen Elizabeth, Britain's politically neutral head of state, on the advice of the prime minister.
The move cleared the way for Xi to serve indefinitely as China's head of state, strengthening his grip on power.
Finland elected its first female president (the country's head of state, separate from the prime minister), Tarja Halonen, in 2000.
The tweet wasn't from a head of state threatening to ban the app, or the company itself announcing major losses.
There has not been a female head of state in this country at any time in the last 50 years.
By 2007, almost 30 years after Talossa was founded, the kingdom found itself divided and without a head of state.
Usually, head-of-state meetings are staged affairs, and the public — at least the media — knows it's going to happen.
Macedonia&aposs head of state, conservative-rooted President Gjorge Ivanov, has unequivocally rejected changing the country&aposs name in its constitution.
A Hillary Clinton supporter, Lewis criticized Trump's ascension to head of state due to Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election.
He sent North Korea's ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong Nam, and, most crucially, his sister Kim Yo Jong, to attend.
The French head of state joined his country&aposs victorious players in the locker room after they beat Croatia 4-2.
"There's a feeling that the head of state is out of touch," pollster Frederic Dabi told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper.
The whistleblower, an intelligence professional, saw US political pressure being applied to a foreign head of state, and lodged a complaint.
She would rather have been a dutiful wife and mother as her husband continues his naval career, than head of state.
One tweeted the presidents of America and Rwanda to ask if they had any news of the missing head of state.
The general As a constitutional monarchy, power in Thailand officially lies with the government, with the king as head of state.
"We are witnessing how [a crowd] elects a new head of state on a square despite the constitution", Mr Medvedev tweeted.
In constitutionally secular France, the head of state could hardly stage anything remotely resembling a religious ritual in his own residence.
Looking to stave off political turmoil, the head of state asked Gentiloni, the outgoing foreign minister, to form a new cabinet.
Spread across 330 acres, the Rashtrapati Bhavan is one of the largest residences of a head of state in the world.
Her 62-year reign spans almost seven decades, making her the longest-reigning monarch and head of state in world history.
For example: statements like "Someone shoot Trump" are to be removed by moderators, as Donald Trump is a head of state.
The 71-year-old was the first head of state without any connection to the military since the coup of 1962.
Most Western nations recognize Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state but Maduro retains control of the state and armed forces.
Last June's summit was the first in-person meeting between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean head of state.
Under Taiwan's system, the president is the more important office, holding the jobs of commander in chief and head of state.
Gbagbo, the first former head of state to be taken into custody by the ICC, ruled Ivory Coast from 2000-2011.
President Trump's trip to China exemplifies what I call his "head of state" diplomacy: prioritizing personal relationships with his foreign counterparts.
And Donald Trump is obviously manifestly unfit in every conceivable way to occupy the office of the American head of state.
Even more amazingly, nine other European countries still have similar laws, and 13 bar insults against their own head of state.
The United States and many Western governments have recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's rightful head of state.
"The fund underweights energy and utilities and overweights other sectors," said Chris McKnett, head of State Street's global ESG investments business.
Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state, yet the island is self-governing and reliant on Britain for its defense.
On television, the head of state, stick-straight and authoritative, seemed remote, impassive on his throne amid the fear and uncertainty.
Under the Turkmen constitution, the speaker becomes acting president if the head of state becomes unable to carry out his work.
He was named head of state-controlled Gazprom-Media in 2013 but resigned the following year and moved to Los Angeles.
King Norodom Sihamoni is officially Cambodia's head of state, but long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled for 33 years.
To date, no head of state has treated Putin's provocations and often outrageous behavior with this combination of ridicule and threat.
Most Western nations have recognized Guaido as head of state, while Russia and China have stood by socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
It just isn't done that a democratic head of state or government expresses a political view on another democracy's upcoming election.
As we have seen, the struggle to become the head of state of the American republic can be ugly and brutal.
VIENNA — Austrians rejected a right-wing populist to represent them as head of state by a wafer-thin margin last year.
Given that Australia has no legislative ties to Britain, it is only logical that Australia's head of state be an Australian.
At home, Mr. Xi usually speaks as party leader; abroad, he appears as president, who is the formal head of state.
The space nation held an incredible ceremony on Monday inaugurating its self-declared leader Igor Ashurbeyli as its head of state.
Op-Ed Contributor KIEV, Ukraine — I may be the first former head of state since a Habsburg to be left stateless.
Lopez Obrador, Nahle and Manuel Bartlett, head of state power utility CFE, are advocates of a stronger role for the state.
It was the first time since the Nuremberg trials that a former head of state was convicted by an international tribunal.
In response, he wrote a song called "Coffins for Head of State," which Abijako referenced in the name of his line.
"I know, I'm incredibly handsome, but please let's try to forget about that," Pius tells a head of state from Greenland.
Only an assertive head of state could reset the ineffective bureaucracy and put the country on a path toward meaningful reform.
"The powers of the head of state have been turned over to me today," Putin said, his tone calming and businesslike.
What if an authoritarian regime sought to delist or censor LGBT websites, or ban news articles criticizing its head of state?
That main speaker would normally be Kim Yong Nam, the head of the delegation and North Korea's ceremonial head of state.
"Mohammed bin Salman is not the head of state," Portman said in a brief interview in the US Capitol in Washington.
Most Western countries, including the United States and many of Venezuela's neighbors, have recognized Guaido as the legitimate head of state.
Lipson wrote: On these somber, formal occasions, the president is called upon to represent our country as the head of state.
The 193-year-old president has survived several votes of no-confidence in parliament over his performance as head of state.
That was because of resistance from 5-Star and the head of state, as well as fears of a market backlash.
These are facts supported not only by a consensus of the world's climate scientists but also by nearly every head of state.
" Italy's head of state, President Sergio Mattarella, demanded that a "full light be shone on what happened, ascertaining any responsibility and negligence.
Senard and Macron "communicate regularly by text message", one said, and the French head of state is extremely busy with other matters.
Shorten has previously promised to hold a plebiscite to gauge support for Australia becoming a republic with its own head of state.
Having narrowly lost the neck-and-neck contest in May, Hofer could become the European Union's first far-right head of state.
On July 9th, for his second speech to Congress, it was a more humble head of state who stepped into the chamber.
The head of state security for Rio de Janeiro resigned following a surge of violence since the end of the Olympic games.
"The imminent TSE ruling provides a legal formula to remove a head of state whose situation has become indefensible," the newspaper said.
Her chances of becoming president -- the first woman head of state in America's 238-year history -- are now much closer to reality.
The head of state began his reign in May, after his father, Akihito, became the first emperor to abdicate in 143 years.
Ms Park is only the second South Korean head of state to be impeached, after Roh Moo-hyun, a former liberal president.
Kim Yong Nam has been greeting foreign leaders as the nominal head of state since 1998; he's had Politburo status since 1978.
Mnangagwa has appeared poised to succeed the world's oldest head of state, and after the coup he may finally get his chance.
It's a little more difficult in a presidential system where the head of state and head of government are the same person.
Patriarch Kirill sent the new head of state a warm letter of congratulation and his Easter message contained no vituperation over Ukraine.
It is an international human right to have a head of state who looks like the Beast after he became a human.
Photographer Marnie Recker captured the famously fit head of state in a photo at a wedding last week in Tofino, British Columbia.
Buhari was also the nation's military head of state from December 1983 to August 1985, when he was deposed in a coup.
The decision makes Habre the first African former head of state to be convicted on the continent, according to Human Rights Watch.
The head of state—currently Joachim Gauck, who is retiring—is largely a figurehead who is expected to stand above partisan politics.
That report from the environmental group claimed Trump would become the only head of state who denies the science of climate change.
It does exist as the law in most countries, the head of state has immunity, until after he&aposs out of office.
Trump is not a head of state, so his last-minute trip to Mexico on Wednesday is not technically a state visit.
The head of state-run Saudi oil giant Aramco, Amin Nasser, said investors would ultimately differentiate between cleaner and more polluting companies.
At the same time the head of state of governments will discuss who would they wants to become head of the Commission.
It goes to the polls next month to choose a new head of state after incumbent Tsakhia Elbegdorj completes his second term.
But political conflict has paralyzed the Lebanese government and the country has been without a head of state for nearly two years.
Ning, who made a name for himself as head of state-owned food processing group Cofco, is seen as politically well connected.
But he stopped short of quitting as head of state and said he would stay on until a new constitution is adopted.
Many were under 25, reflecting some of the appeal of a man aiming to become France's youngest head of state since Napoleon.
But when 13 European democracies also have laws against insulting the head of state, it is hard to avoid charges of hypocrisy.
Talabani, who was Kurdish, was elected was head of state in the wake of the United States-led invasion of the country.
Kim is North Korea's nominal head of state, while the country is ruled by Kim Jong Un, the third-generation hereditary leader.
The latter, blocked by the constitution from becoming head of state again, is likely to serve as his younger brother's prime minister.
Contrary to the current system, the head of state will also be allowed to maintain ties to and lead a political party.
He made the scene in Phoenix, Arizona, looking like some cross between a foreign head of state, CIA spy and football coach.
But investors' sentiment has improved since Ramaphosa replaced Jacob Zuma, who resigned as head of state following a long series of scandals.
However, in a sign of lingering doubts about the vote's credibility, Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta was the only foreign head of state present.
That their head of state should be elected by the people is, I imagine, the innate view of almost all American citizens.
"The head of state stressed that he didn't feel "that the French government nor the German government, currently, were blocking the way.
The Queen has a responsibility as a head of state, and Britain is undoubtedly the world's largest player in offshore financial services.
As his successors, some see Vice President Manuel Vicente — the former head of state-owned oil firm Sonangol — as a likely option.
It's the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Week, and Head of State motorcades from across the world are blocking the city's streets.
As a matter of policy, popes meet with any head of state who requests an audience, regardless of any differences they have.
There is widespread speculation that Ramaphosa and his allies are lobbying ANC members to oust Zuma as head of state within weeks.
Mnangagwa on Friday urged Zimbabweans to unite after he was declared the first elected head of state since Mugabe's removal from power.
She somehow dwarfed not only the head of state, who bathed in her reflected glory, but even the imposing imperial backdrop itself.
Russia and others recognize Nicolas Maduro, the socialist president and successor to the late Hugo Chavez, as the legitimate head of state.
The next year, Brigadier Muhammed was assassinated in a coup attempt and replaced as head of state by General Gowon's deputy, Brig.
Jubilant residents poured into the streets at what seemed to be an abrupt capitulation from the world's longest-serving head of state.
The United States instead recognizes as Venezuela's rightful head-of-state opposition leader Juan Guaido, who Maduro claims is fomenting a coup.
Behold her, flopped against a wall, murmuring on the hotline to a hostile head of state, with glittering confetti in her hair.
Robert Mugabe was the world's oldest head of state at 93 when he was forced out as president of Zimbabwe last fall.
After the head of state left, Zayed turned to M.B.Z., who had been there for the meeting, and asked what he thought.
Diaz-Canel remains head of state and Raul Castro remains the first secretary of the Communist Party, where the real power lies.
Its charismatic leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been the head of state since 2003, after the A.K.P. won its first landslide victory.
The US court eventually granted the brothers immunity from legal action, owing to their joint status as a foreign head of state.
Whenever "the thin veneer of Trump's vanity is challenged," Schwartz says, he overreacts—not an ideal quality in a head of state.
García was thirty-six years old, South America's youngest head of state at the time, half the age of Peru's outgoing President.
Last week, the Uzbek authorities announced that the former head of state security, Ikhtiyor Abdullayev, was also being investigated for alleged corruption.
"No one expected the wife of a royal and a head of state to go into a Burundi prison," the duchess said.
As it stands today, 17 women are serving in elected head of state or head of government roles, according to UN Women's count.
"It is certainly possible that the head of state could take direct influence," lawyer Simon Assion told Süddeutsche Zeitung, according to Deutsche Welle.
As for the most eye-opening moment thus far, Young admits the perk of her job isn't playing a female head of state.
Despite not trusting their findings, the intelligence community is the main body Trump will rely on for security advice as head of state.
He became head of state after persuading senior ANC officials to instruct Zuma to resign before Zuma's presidential term was due to end.
Former French president Francois Hollande, who was head of state at the time, said on Twitter that Trump's comments were "shameful" and "obscene".
He supports Australia becoming a republic Australia's head of state is still the UK's Queen Elizabeth II -- but that could change under Shorten.
As head of state, Her Majesty has met every U.S. president since 1952 (amazing) – with only one exception and that's Lyndon B. Johnson.
Last week, Engle made another visit, meeting with the head of state-run Korea Development Bank, which owns 17 percent of GM Korea.
The two parties asked the head of state on Wednesday for 24 hours to see if they could agree to a coalition pact.
Two years ago ECOWAS tried to get its 15 members to agree that no head of state should serve more than two terms.
Park, 66, who the became the country's first female head of state in 2013, was convicted of bribery, abuse of power, and coercion.
Incumbent Irish President, Michael Higgins, 77, won a second term as head of state, receiving 55.8% of the vote, the Associated Press reports.
He can remain head of state until a parliamentary election in 2019, although the next ANC leader could edge him out next year.
Aides to Nicolas Dufourcq, head of state bank BPIfrance, and Alexandre Bompard, head of French retailer FNAC, dismissed reports they could be candidates.
French president Emmanuel Macron today released his official photo, which features the newly elected head of state standing in front of his desk.
The elections are the first test of national sentiment since Ramaphosa replaced scandal-plagued Jacob Zuma as head of state in February 2018.
The least bad way forward would be another "government of the president", a broad coalition underwritten by Sergio Mattarella, the head of state.
Victory would see Ms Caputova take office as the only unabashed liberal head of state or government in the central European "Visegrad" group.
When politics is as polarised as it is now, there is a lot to be said for a non-political head of state.
Hollande met Castro in Ma, 2015 during the first ever visit by a French head of state to Cuba since the Cuban revolution.
Now Nobel-laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is State Counselor, the de facto head of state --and the same atrocities are happening again.
"Merali .... gave a go-ahead to the finance director to process payment believing he spoke to the head of state," the documents read.
Norbert Hofer, who ran on an anti-immigrant and anti-Europe platform, won 36.4 percent of the vote to become head of state.
A constitutional monarchy means that while the queen is head of state, the ability to "make and pass legislation" is the government's role.
The 67-year-old former Portuguese leader will be the first U.N. secretary-general to have also served as a head of state.
Kim Kardashian is back safely in NYC with Kanye West ... and they arrived with way more security than your average head of state.
Austrians will choose a president in a repeat election that could produce the first far-right head of state in the European Union.
As the de facto head of state Aung San Suu Kyi needs to be calling for calm, calling for military to use restraint.
Each mini-game requires currency from your country, which is distributed by the Head of State, and there's rarely enough to go around.
He is the first ex-head of state to be convicted in another country's national court-system, rather than at a special tribunal.
As a head of state, she's sabotaged by being the player character in an action game: She's built for violence, not trade deals.
"In very few places in the world will you see a head of state being treated the way I am treated," he said.
The government has made no statements since saying on Sunday Karimov was in hospital and has not identified any acting head of state.
The president of Austria is elected for a six-year term and serves as head of state, though the position is largely ceremonial.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, the fifth Indian head of state to do so.
Had he won this (largely ceremonial) post, Mr Hofer would have been the first far-right head of state in the European Union.
Singapore hasn't had a Malay president since the country's first President Yusof Ishak, who served as head of state from 1965 to 1970.
Imposing sanctions on a head of state is rare, though, but can be symbolically powerful, leading other countries to similarly shun the leader.
Instead, he presents himself as a reasonable head of state and the sole unifier who can end the war and reconcile Syria's people.
"It would be a horrible precedent if a president wasn't free to talk one-on-one with a head of state," Helal said.
" In Hollywood, an Everyman in the White House is often played for laughs: Chris Rock in "Head of State"; Kevin Kline in "Dave.
King Norodom Sihamoni is officially Cambodia's head of state, but Hun Sen has ruled the Southeast Asian country for more than 33 years.
A few months later, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was the first head of state from sub-Saharan Africa to visit the White House.
Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, tweeted that he felt bad for the Finnish head of state and said "Today, we are all Sauli Niinisto."
Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi is barred by the Constitution from becoming head of state, so he's expected to act as her proxy.
He has been recognized as the rightful head of state by dozens of countries, including the United States and most South American neighbors.
Previously, North Korea's official head of state was the president of the titular parliament, known as the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly.
"It is not enough to simply include women in government," says Joyce Banda, Malawi's former president and Africa's second female head of state.
Nonetheless, leaders around the world have publicly and privately congratulated Russia's strongman as he embarks on his 18th year as head of state.
Within minutes, the 15 governments outside of the UK where the Queen is head of state will be informed over a secure line.
Politics in Zimbabwe remain in considerable disarray as internal squabbling over who should succeed Mr. Mugabe — the world's oldest head of state — worsens.
Decades of work to abolish that system culminated in the swearing-in of Nelson Mandela as the nation's first black head of state.
Many Western countries recognized Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state, but Socialist President Nicolas Maduro retains control of state institutions, including PDVSA.
President Trump is neither the world's first "tweeter-in-chief" nor the first head of state to star on a reality TV show.
That head of state is usually a figurehead president elected by the parliament (Germany, Italy) or the people (Ireland, Finland), or a monarch.
They usually have no party connections and have not been involved in daily politics before assuming the post of the head of state.
They called for a vote of no-confidence and Mr. Michel promptly submitted his resignation to King Philippe, the Belgian head of state.
"They thought the pressure had already maxed out," said Guaido, who is recognized by most Western nations as Venezuela's legitimate head of state.
He was picked for the job after the coalition leaders' previous choice, eurosceptic economist Paolo Savona, was vetoed by the head of state.
Essay It is the 43rd of April, Year 2000, and Russia's loneliest bureaucrat has just chosen a foreign country's next head of state.
Mr. Erdogan has been mainly a ceremonial head of state — exerting his will on Turkey through force of personality rather than constitutional right.
That meant that he avoided spending much time with the North Korean delegation, including Kim Yong-nam, the country's ceremonial head of state.
Johnson's suspension spawned protests in many British cities Saturday, a phenomenon familiar in Canada, where the queen is still the head of state.
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the first head of state to confirm they have been infected.
The president was to be the highest citizen in the land, executive head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces.
Some observers forecast that street demonstrations will become the main form of disagreement with, perhaps even resistance to, the new head of state.
Robert Mugabe was the world's oldest head of state when he was forced out as president of Zimbabwe last fall at age 93.
He was received as Venezuela's head of state in Britain and France and was cheered as a hero by Venezuelan emigres in Spain.
But Soleimani also served as more of a legitimized "head of state" among Shiite Muslim state agencies globally compared to other terrorist leaders.
Before becoming head of state, Mr. Koivisto held several ministerial posts, including prime minister, and was the governor of the Bank of Finland.
And Austrian voters on Sunday could become the first in Europe since World War II to elect a far-right head of state.
And in The Hague, the International Criminal Court (ICC) indicted its first head of state, Sudanese President Omar Bashir, for crimes against humanity.
Most Western countries, including the United States, have recognized Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state, but Maduro retains control of state institutions.
Neither has Mr. Kim, who, until this year, had never met with another world leader nor left his country as head of state.
That's not a huge deal—it's just an all-star game, it's not like we're not voting in a head of state here.
Cover image: Juan Guaido, president of the disempowered parliament in Venezuela, declares himself head of state at a rally in front of supporters.
Although King Norodom Sihamoni is Cambodia's head of state, authoritarian leader Hun Sen has dominated the Southeast Asian country for more than 33 years.
In celebration of her win, Twitter launched a special emoji for her — the first for a female head of state anywhere in the world.
The new charter would create the position of prime minister alongside the president, splitting the roles of head of government and head of state.
Despite the best efforts of his fans, including a head of state and a world-famous rapper, Zaza Pachulia will not be among them.
Daily newspaper Le Monde described the reshuffle as "a good way for the head of state to give himself even more freedom to act".
The two parties abandoned their plans to form a coalition government after Italy's head of state vetoed their choice of economy minister on Sunday.
Last Saturday, the ruling Justice and Development Party introduced a 21-article constitutional amendment to vastly strengthen the powers of the head of state.
President Xi Jinping will be attending this year's meeting at Davos — the first time a Chinese head of state will attend WEF in Davos.
Here's another unique American virtue, captured in the brilliant decision, hotly debated by the founders, about what to call the new head of state.
With Cardinal Dolan, meanwhile, immigration is more likely than any other issue to be a point of friction with the incoming head of state.
Beyond sports diplomacy, Pyongyang is sending a 22-member government delegation led by its ceremonial head of state, 90-year-old Kim Yong Nam.
The new Dutch law also limits the maximum prison sentence for insulting a foreign head of state to four months, down from two years.
IN THESE populist times, a head of state whose summer break shuts down much of a busy beach resort might expect a few grumbles.
On December 16th Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, became the first Arab head of state to visit Damascus since the Arab spring in 2011.
The 28-year-old is a crucial part of the North's Games delegation led by Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's nominal head of state.
If they voted to become a republic, it would be the first step in a process to remove the Queen as head of state.
The chances of America having a female head of state for the first time in its 240-year history are much closer to reality.
The trip was Kim's first outside North Korea since taking power in 2011, and included his first sit-down with another head of state.
Since taking over in 2013, the Arab world's youngest head of state has adopted more conciliatory and inward-looking policies, analysts and diplomats say.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have so far not made a decision on whether to recognize Guaido officially as head of state.
This was the first time that Nigeria's head of state had sacked a chief justice since 1975, when the country was under military rule.
Kilicdaroglu had previously said he would not run for president, saying the head of a party should not simultaneously serve as head of state.
He is due to become the first Congolese head of state to take power through an election since independence leader Patrice Lumumba in 1960.
In fact, Queen Elizabeth II is still the official head of state, and her face is on the dollar coin and $5 AUD bill.
As the head of state, the Queen has an important role to play in the transfer of powers from one prime minister to another.
Very few of Europe's top politicians would be expected to welcome Hofer as the first far-right head of state in the European Union.
With his appointment in 2014 as Mugabe's official deputy, Mnangagwa had appeared well set as the eventual successor to Africa's oldest head of state.
Bush liked to laugh, and she could converse as easily with a Mexican mother of seven as she could with a head of state.
Ramaphosa has made improving governance and stabilizing the finances of state firms a priority since replacing Jacob Zuma as head of state in February.
Uncertainty over Algeria's future import strategy has been heightened by the suspension of the head of state grain agency OAIC in a corruption probe.
Hariri became Lebanon's prime minister last year in a power-sharing deal in which Aoun, a political ally of Hezbollah, became head of state.
Obiang's father, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, seized power in a 1979 coup and is the longest-serving head of state on the continent.
He is not only party leader, head of state and commander-in-chief, but is also running reform, the security services and the economy.
Under Zimbabwe's Presidential Pension and Retirement Benefits Act, a former head of state is entitled to perks including limited foreign travel and medical insurance.
Look at it from the girl's perspective, she's the wife of the foreign head of state who might plunge your country into nuclear war.
"This woman is truly heroic," the senator said Wednesday, "and it's so gratifying to see her today as, in fact, the head of state."
On one side, sources close to the government and Bashneft say, is Igor Sechin, head of state oil firm Rosneft and a Putin lieutenant.
On Wednesday, he named Ikhtiyor Abdullayev, 51, a career lawyer who has until now served as prosecutor general, the new head of state security.
To secure his winnings, Diem called for a referendum to determine whether he or Bao Dai, the former Emperor, should be head of state.
Sultan Abdullah will be sworn in as the nation's 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or head of state, in a ceremony on January 31.
Despite the change, the process to be hired to a job that could position you within feet of a head of state remains strict.
Ramaphosa, the interim head of state after Zuma's resignation, is widely expected to be appointed by parliament as permanent president until elections next year.
Trump likes to walk into a meeting with a head of state and throw out the protocol, which he believes throws rivals off balance.
When I do a superyacht or the interior of an airplane for a head of state' I think of that as a story too.
The turbulent, controversial seventh president of the US was actually the last head of state to serve in the Revolutionary War, in some capacity.
For the first eight of those years, Atiku was vice president to Nigeria's new democratic leader and former military head of state, Olusegun Obasanjo.
The secretary accused Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's head of state, of maintaining a personal off-the-books hedge fund worth $95 billion.
Argentina, Myanmar and Thailand are among the countries where women have followed in the footsteps of a male relative to become head of state.
The council will collectively act as the head of state, with power split among five civilian leaders and five members of Sudan's armed forces.
It seemed to be an abrupt capitulation by Mr. Mugabe, 93, the world's oldest head of state and one of Africa's longest-serving leaders.
The only remaining step is formal approval by the Governor-General - the representative of Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state - which is a formality.
But the US is among 60 countries that no longer consider Maduro a head of state even if he does hold de facto power.
Tunisia's post-revolutionary constitution splits power between the president and prime minister, giving the head of state control only over foreign and defense policy.
Financial markets had welcomed Conte's re-appointment by the head of state earlier this week as a sign that early elections could be avoided.
"With the amendment, Kim Jong Un is reviving his grandfather's head of state system," said Cheong Seong-chang, asenior fellow at the Sejong Institute.
Mr. Xi in March saw through a constitutional amendment removing term limits on the presidency, setting himself up to remain head of state indefinitely.
His luxe streetwear line, Head of State+, features wide-necked sweatshirts, cropped half-zips, fitted jeans and loungey basics, often in warm, rich tones.
And in Algeria, the country's longest-serving head of state stepped down after tens of thousands of Algerians took to the streets demanding change.
Here are reactions to the news from Australia, a member of the Commonwealth and constitutional monarchy whose head of state is the British monarch.
In an interview with PBS NewsHour released Tuesday, the Turkish head of state said Trump expressed regret about the matter during a phone conversation.
The government reacted by amending the penal code in February, making "insulting the head of state" and "insulting a state constituent body" criminal offenses.
The schoolgirls were charged March 18 with "insulting the head of state" and faced up to five years in jail if they were convicted.
Apirat Kongsompong, warned that the military would not tolerate threats against the country's constitutional monarchy, in which the king is deemed head of state.
She and the North's ceremonial head of state will be on hand to watch teams from North and South march behind a unified flag.
Donald Trump isn't the only head of state who likes to let off some steam on the weekends by trolling his enemies on Twitter.
Although most Western nations, including the United States, have recognized Guaido as interim head of state, Russia, China and Cuba have stood by Maduro.
"This is a fight that my country, its head of state, my brotherHSH Prince Albert II, and myself, will conduct without let up," she said.
Escalating his rhetoric, the head of state suggested that anyone who disagreed with his rejection of constitutionally based arguments on the census was un-American.
And she is in that role that she meets with every other head of state because she has been on the throne for so long.
Retaining power Mugabe is Africa's oldest head of state, and his grip on power has faltered little since he first rose to power in 1980.
One of the targets was Laurence Casagrande Lourenco, former head of state-run Dersa, the company in charge of Sao Paulo's highways, court documents showed.
An independence push in the northeastern region of Catalonia, which is governed by pro-secession parties, is putting the head of state in another bind.
"It's always good to have a good relation, to be well perceived by the head of state but ... these are non-political processes," Claure said.
He had previously studied, worked and met his wife in the United Kingdom, and as a Canadian already shared the queen as head of state.
The outing comes weeks after Princess Mary was named a regent, meaning she can perform duties as head of state when the Queen is unavailable.
This month, people close to America's new head of state, and spiritual advisers to Britain's long-standing one, have been forced to consider that question.
THE contours of Emmanuel Macron's presidency are beginning to emerge, as the 39-year-old French head of state begins his first week in office.
The head of state, President Sergio Mattarella, has given the two parties until Wednesday to seal a deal for the formation of a new government.
A president who understood himself to be a head of state wouldn't develop a grudge against a national security adviser who contradicted him in meetings.
Mr Choi says the question of whether there should be institutional checks on the head of state will be at the heart of the election.
Savona was the coalition's original pick as economy minister, but was vetoed by the head of state due to Savona's critical views on the euro.
The rebels installed their leader, Michel Djotodia, as head of state that year, but widespread human rights abuses prompted reprisal attacks from Christian militia fighters.
Siphosezwe Masango, who chairs parliament's international relations committee, said he remained convinced South Africa was right not to arrest Bashir, "a sitting head of state".
The celebration of Cameroon's national day on May 20th was lorded over by President Paul Biya, who at 85 is Africa's oldest head of state.
"I have to some degree underestimated the difference between shaking the hand of a head of state and having a check written," Negroponte finally admitted.
But Sanders was peppered with questions from academics and ecclesiastics during Friday's conference in a manner that might have been afforded a head of state.
"The Guinean government will assume its responsibilities and will respect the commitment of the head of state to fight against corruption," Damantang Albert Camara said.
Germany and Britain have had female political leaders, but in neither of those countries is the head of government also the ceremonial head of state.
Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe and the world's oldest head of state, celebrated his 92nd birthday with a lavish party and a 92kg cake.
Most Western countries, including the United States, have recognized Guaido as the OPEC nation's legitimate head of state and called on Maduro to step aside.
It is rare for the council - formed in 1945 to maintain international peace and security - to meet at the head-of-state and government level.
The president is head of state, swears in the chancellor, has the authority to dismiss the cabinet and is commander in chief of the military.
Just two days after Trump's victory, Rock tweeted "I'm gonna run in 6900 wish me luck" with a picture of the "Head of State" poster.
The FPO presidential candidate last year came close to becoming the first freely elected far-right head of state in Europe since World War Two.
A referendum on whether Australia should become a republic was held in 1999, with the majority voting to keep the Queen as head of state.
Start at the bottom and -- and work up to a head of state meeting as opposed to giving them the worry of that right away?
The government appointed a new central bank governor, Benabderahmane Ayman, and a new head of state energy firm Sonatrach, Kamel Edine Chikhi, state television reported.
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Arriving at the Blue House, the sprawling executive office and residence of the South Korean head of state, brings back memories.
Guaido, who heads the opposition-run National Assembly, is recognized as Venezuela's legitimate head of state by the United States, the European Union and others.
Instead of teaching Trump a lesson, the visit "legitimized him as a potential head of state," said Andres Rozental, a former deputy Mexican foreign minister.
The South African rand briefly gained after the ruling African National Congress party executive committee decided to remove President Jacob Zuma as head of state.
A tariff threat to try to schedule a meeting with a reluctant head of state was a new use of Trump's favorite international pry bar.
However, it said the Turkish head of state and other leaders could not claim German constitutional rights to enter Germany, or in justifying their speeches.
The government appointed a new central bank governor, Benabderahmane Ayman, and a new head of state energy firm Sonatrach, Kamel Edine Chikhi, state television reported.
Donald Trump's State Visit to the UK was not mentioned by the British head of state -- The Queen -- in her address to Parliament earlier today.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) reversed its decision after Duduzane's father was ousted as head of state by the ruling African National Congress in February.
Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi has said that if she cannot be the head of state, she will run the government through a proxy president.
" But "it was a tough sell," Brown writes, "when the sovereign was commander in chief of the armed forces as well as head of state.
Today, the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies voted to choose a new president of Pakistan, the nation's head of state, though not of government.
In last week's talks the rightist parties met Mattarella separately, but this time they saw the head of state together in a show of unity.
In response, Turkey demanded that the German government allow the prosecution of Mr. Böhmermann under an obscure law against insulting a foreign head of state.
Kim Yong Nam is North Korea's nominal head of state, while the reclusive country is ruled by Kim Jong Un, the third-generation hereditary leader.
In the immediate aftermath, Kraft played the fact that he got juxed by a head of state under a giant chandelier as an amazing honor.
And the Democratic Republic of Congo risks deteriorating into civil war should the head of state, Joseph Kabila, continue on his path to authoritarian rule.
No previous assaults have been as bold, though, and this appeared to have been the first assassination attempt on a head of state using drones.
When we were on the road, national security discussions and head of state phone calls were conducted in a private, secure location set up onsite.
Elsewhere: In the end, the leader Tillerson failed to understand was not any foreign head of state but his own boss, argues Politico's Susan Glasser.
Abdelfattah Mourou, vice president of Ennahda party, is the moderate Islamist party's first candidate to become head of state after decades of repression before 2011.
The Constitution of Belgium essentially puts the king above the law, saying that he cannot be sued or prosecuted while acting as head of state.
The military has said that Mr. Mugabe, who at 22008 is the world's oldest head of state, is safe and that his security is guaranteed.
Just a few weeks ago, before the first round of voting, he was presenting himself as the only possible head of state, the nation's savior.
A senior party source told Reuters the party had decided to "recall", or remove, Zuma as head of state after a marathon 13-hour meeting.
The negotiations have been long and difficult and were helped by the European Commission, said Nikolai Pavlov, the head of state-owned gas company Bulgargaz.
Head of State: Started in 2016 by then-17-year-old Taofeek Abijako, the line looks to African colonialism for its upscale, graphic-heavy streetwear.
Last January, Washington recognized Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head-of-state and began ratcheting up sanctions and diplomatic pressure in an effort to oust Maduro.
Congressional leaders condemned the move, voted to suspend Vizcarra for 12 months and nominated his vice president, Mercedes Aráoz, as the acting head of state.
Correction: Tuesday's briefing incorrectly said that the outcome of a coalition deal in Austria could make Sebastian Kurz the world's youngest sitting head of state.
While the post of president is largely ceremonial in Austria, Hofer would have been the first far-right head of state in the European Union.
As the head of state, the Queen has to give permission to "prorogue," or suspend, Parliament; Johnson's lawyers had assured her they were acting constitutionally.
That especially angered Angela Merkel, Germany's head of state at the time, who had just accused the US of listening in on her phone calls.
Queen Elizabeth of Britain, who is also Canada's head of state, is sending Prince Charles, though he gets a more indifferent welcome than his sons.
"I'm interested in the way the natives adopted European styles and made them their own," said Mr. Abijako, whose label is called Head of State.
Why are you repeating something at an official press conference with another head of state in another country that you freely admit may be wrong?
The 42-year-old head of state had seen his visit to St. Anne as a symbolic stop underscoring France's historical influence in the region.
In Bulgaria, the president acts as head of state and commander in chief of the military, but most political power resides with the prime minister.
" White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday sought to explain the president's claim, saying the North Korean leader is "still the head of state.
Devastated that the president of the United States would talk about any ambassador like that to a foreign head of state — and it was me.
"True liberation" will only be achieved when the two neighbors establish a lasting peace and economic relations, the head of state was quoted as saying.
In reality, however, this global leader and head of state has navigated the often turbulent waters of many decades with a skillful sense of adaptability.
A former British colony, Queen Elizabeth II is still Australia's head of state despite repeated pushes to end the country's ties to the UK monarchy.
As prime minister, she is the head of government and wields considerable power; she is neither a ceremonial head of state nor president of Poland.
But after that the forest faced another threat: Jair Bolsonaro, the new president, and arguably the most environmentally dangerous head of state in the world.
With his appointment in 2014 as official deputy to Mugabe, Mnangagwa had appeared well set as the eventual successor to Africa's oldest head of state.
The Favourite does this wonderful thing where you know that Queen Anne is the head of state but you forget it in the courtly game.
Women in this country are much less likely to be literate or educated than men, and there has never been a female head of state.
The United States and several other countries have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state and denounced Maduro as a usurper.
Chamorro was the first woman elected as a head of state in the Americas after she unseated Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega as Nicaraguan president in 1990.
Most Western countries, including Germany, recognize Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state and back his plan to install a transition government ahead of free elections.
First meeting The sit-down with Abe was Trump's first in-person meeting with a foreign head of state since he clinched the presidency last week.
"According to doctors' preliminary conclusion, the head of state has displayed symptoms of heart problems," it said in a statement, adding that he was in Turkey.
In that position, Choe will be the constitutional head of state, and is likely to be the public face of North Korea at many official functions.
The 90-year-old Elizabeth, head of state of 16 Commonwealth countries including Canada, has reigned since 1952 and remains popular in the Northern American country.
Yet the 13 charges against Ms Park are the most ever issued to a former head of state, and the first since South Korea's turbulent 1990s.
Postal ballots swung the election against Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer, who would have been the first far-right head of state in the European Union.
Republicans are more untrusting of all these countries than Democrats are, with the exception of Russia, whose head of state Mr Trump has attempted to charm.
A DOCUMENTARY that intersperses old friends reminiscing about a late head of state with archive footage of him on the hustings hardly sounds like a blockbuster.
Britain shuffles in at number six in the ranking, with about nine per 1,000, but boasts the only head of state who is in this club.
Russia and others dismiss that claim and recognize Nicolas Maduro, long-time president and heir to the late Hugo Chavez, as the legitimate head of state.
Obama's year-end lists, which have become something of a tradition, are a time for the former head of state to "pause and reflect," he wrote.
ANN7 also reported that Brian Molefe, ex-head of state utility Eskom, and former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene, were not in the running to replace Gordhan.
It does not cover offenses "of a political character," although it does cover "any offense committed or attempted against a head of state," the treaty says.
More than 40 nations including the United States, major European powers and most of Latin America have recognized Guaido as the country's rightful head of state.
The two anti-establishment parties agreed on their pick for pivotal economy ministry after their initial, eurosceptic candidate had been rejected by the head of state.
The United Kingdom, after all, has four entities, three regional parliaments and a head of state who must be a member of the Church of England.
The Mexican President, who had nothing to lose, suddenly found himself as the unexpected power broker/mediator to the world's most unruly potential head of state.
Mr Magufuli is both head of state and chairman of the party, with the power to hire and fire civil servants, including judges, as he pleases.
An October poll by Odoxa made Macron the most popular of potential presidents from the left, with 49 percent considering him a good head of state.
Guaido, recognized by dozens of countries as Venezuela's legitimate head of state, has pledged to bring in the humanitarian aid by land and sea on Saturday.
Like the late Klestil, who was head of state until 2004, Hofer says he wants to be an active president, rather than a purely ceremonial one.
Those medals were pinned on to the spooks' chests by Governor General David Johnston, who acts as Canada's head of state, for their work in Afghanistan.
The national police agency had raised their alert level to the highest ahead of Friday's ruling amid elevated public anger towards the embattled head of state.
Lebanon's parliament elected President Michel Aoun in October after more than two years without a head of state, and a new government was named this month.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Monday it is in the process of deciding whether to cut short Zuma's tenure as head of state.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Pro-independence party candidate Tsai Ing-wen claimed victory in Taiwan's presidential election late Saturday to become the island's first female head of state.
As Macron left the library, he and Francis exchanged a two-cheek kiss, another very unusual gesture between a pope and a visiting head of state.
He normally meets the visiting head of state and brings them to Horse Guards Parade where there is the formal welcome by his mother the queen.
"I think it would be when I did a story with Dan Rather, and only because it was like maneuvering a head of state," he recalled.
Based in London, Pagliaro will report to John Plansky, global head of State Street Global Exchange and Liz Nolan, co-head of global services for EMEA.
Americans will get to choose whether to keep their current head of state and the path on which he has set the nation in 27 months.
"Again, shocked, appalled, devastated that the President of the United States would talk about any ambassador like that to a foreign head of state," she said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has made improving governance and stabilizing the finances of state firms a priority since replacing Jacob Zuma as head of state in February.
Wales largely uses England's laws and has an English head of state, as well as a Prince of Wales whose connection to the country is questionable.
Unknown to the wider public three years ago, if he wins next month, the 39 year-old will become France's youngest head of state since Napoleon.
The Senate speaker, a position Nazarbayeva could now easily secure, becomes acting head of state if the president dies or is unfit to perform his duties.
"The Private Secretary is responsible for supporting The Queen in her duties as Head of State," reads the job description on the royal family&aposs website.
ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu said before Zuma announced his resignation that Ramaphosa could be sworn in as new head of state as early as Friday.
Italy's head of state, who was installed by a previous pro-EU government, refused to accept the nomination of euroskeptic candidate Paolo Savona for economy minister.
The Obama administration, along with other governments in the region, condemned the coup and called for the military to reinstate Zelaya as the head of state.
As head of state Van der Bellen has the power to appoint and dismiss governments, and presidents have previously played a crucial role in forming coalitions.
Though he was the country's head of state and had once been king, he was a prince at the time he was ousted, not the king.
Ms. Gurib-Fakim, Africa's only female head of state, was appointed to the charity's board as an unpaid director in 2015, but resigned two years later.
A former head of state bank Credit Populaire d'Algerie (CPA)and four officials from the industry ministry were also placed in custody in the same case.
Kim Yo Jong and the North's nominal head of state were the most senior North Korean officials to visit the South in more than a decade.
The only remaining step would then be formal approval by the Governor-General - the representative of Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state - which is a formality.
Mr. Maduro was under attack in what the government said was an assassination attempt, the first such known use of drones against a head of state.
Meeting Her Majesty is the most important thing, because she's the head of state, and from then on, it'll be what the president wants to do.
Vigdis Finnbogadottir, president from 1980 to 1996 and the country's first female head of state, said the "women's day off" had paved the way for her.
"Along those lines, if a head of state got sick and recovered, that could help the public feel less fear around what might happen," Keller said.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou became Greece's first woman president on Wednesday when lawmakers elected her head of state in a rare display of unity.
"For example, you can find a head of state eating a normal sandwich or a normal salad at the bar — this is Davos," Guiraud told CNBC.
Under the current constitution, the head of state is supposed to be impartial and renounce party ties as part of a system of checks and balances.
" It stands "ready to bring prosperity to Thailand with respecting the decision of the people under democratic system with the King as our head of state.
Just 19973 years ago, the military's commanders briefly implied that they would intervene if a presidential candidate, whose wife wore a veil, became head of state.
First, Unicef Ventures will approach a head of state, or perhaps several from the same region, and offer to map all of their schools for free.
M.B.Z. led me to his table and seated me directly to his left, across from several of his brothers and a visiting Asian head of state.
The court explicitly rejected South Africa's argument that Mr. Bashir was immune from arrest as a head of state leading his country's delegation to the meeting.
The head of state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corp, Hashem Hashem, said the expected reason of the fire is a mechanical failure at one of the pumps.
We sat alone with Guðni's Canadian father-in-law, nothing suggesting that six or seven hours later Guðni might well be elected Iceland's head of state.
A fierce Kurdish nationalist, he was the first democratically elected head of state in a land with a history going back to the dawn of civilization.
But Erdogan isn't just any head of state: The Turkish president is often described as famously thin-skinned, and he's got a record to prove it.
Infamous for his brutality and repressive regime, the 75-year-old is the only sitting head of state to be arrested by the International Criminal Court.
But she already had a taste for head-of-state matters, and was reputed to be pulling the strings behind the facade of her second husband.
Now that the head of state has made major strides in nuclear technology, he can focus on his other major policy goal —economic development, politics watchers say.
He could follow Jonathan Bernstein's advice and try to learn to speak to people outside his circle of supporters and perform the role of head of state.
Investors have been eyeing reports that the ruling African National Congress party is preparing to discuss whether President Jacob Zuma should step down as head of state.
He is expected to return to the presidential palace as early as Sunday night or Monday morning to present his cabinet list to the head of state.
An outspoken critic of Trump's pledge to have Mexico pay for a border wall, the former head of state kept up his long-running taunting of Trump.
The head of state-controlled Bank Mandiri, Kartiko Wirjoatmodjo, said in a text message that the banks have met with the finance minister and were making preparations.
In 2014, she was unveiled as a potential successor to her husband, the world's oldest head of state, after gaining a seat in Zanu-PF's powerful politburo.
Trump will meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday, in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign head of state since being inaugurated.
Jerry Brown, who represents the world's seventh-largest economy, has been in China promising ongoing cooperation and support — acting, more or less, as a head of state.
Since Robert Mugabe was tossed off Zimbabwe's throne last year, the 85-year-old Mr Biya, Cameroon's president since 1982, has been Africa's oldest head of state.
King Norodom Sihamoni is officially Cambodia's head of state, but long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled the Southeast Asian country for more than 33 years.
At the post-summit press conference in Helsinki, with the world watching and the American flag behind him, their head of state had appeared weak (see article).
But Bouteflika stopped short of quitting as head of state and said he would stay on until a new constitution is adopted, effectively extending his current term.
But he stopped short of quitting as head of state and said he would stay on until a new constitution is adopted, effectively extending his current term.
I am sure they are perfectly nice people, but Britain is a modern country filled with lots of brilliant people who could be our head of state.
But a source spoke to Mattarella about the eventual government line-up told Reuters the head of state was unhappy about having a eurosceptic as economy minister.
Zuma, whose presidency has been marred by corruption scandals, could be ousted as head of state within weeks as top party officials discuss forcing him to resign.
Ram Nath Kovind, who was elected India's president in July, was born into a weaver caste, making him the second Dalit to serve as head of state.
As 2018 starts, Africa's youngest head of state (Mr Kabila is only 20173, despite having ruled for 17 years) is also one of the continent's most embattled.

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