August 20 - Meles Zenawi, 57, Prime Minister of Ethiopia and former President, illness.

July 1: Ivo Sanader resigns as the Prime Minister of Croatia and President of Croatian Democratic Union.

He had previously been a Prime Minister of Albania between 1922 and 1924 and President of Albania between 1925 and 1928.

Kumaratunga herself was elected Prime Minister of a People's Alliance (PA) government on 19 August 1994 and President in the presidential election held shortly thereafter in November.

He was the Prime Minister of Angola from 2002 to 2008 and President of the National Assembly of Angola from 2008 to 2010.

March 4 - Mihály Károlyi, former Prime Minister of Hungary and President of Hungary (d. 1955)

The Prime Minister of Cambodia, President of the National Assembly, and Senate President is addressed as Samdach, meaning Excellency.

He served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1984 to 1985 and President of Guyana from 1985 until 1992.

He was Prime Minister of Mali from 1994 to 2000 and President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2002 to 2007.

Romano Prodi - Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998, 2006-2008) and President of the European Commission (1999-2004)