2019 Updates

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders in 2019

    

12/31/19      update to NATO Parl. (Asmb. Pres.).

12/30/19      updates to Congo (Kinshasa) prov.: Sankuru (Gov.), Sri Lanka prov.: Northern

                (Gov.)

12/29/19      update to India state: Jharkhand (PM).

12/28/19      update to Algeria (PM).

12/26/19      updates to Ukraine prov.: L'viv, Zakarpattya (Gov.)

12/21/19      update to Cuba (PM).

12/20/19      updates to China: Macau (Chief Exec.), U.S. govt.: U.S. Space Force (Chief),

                     U.S. Native Nations: Little Shell Chippewa.

12/19/19      updates to Algeria (Pres., PM).

12/18/19      update to Kazakhstan prov.: Atyrau (Gov.)

12/17/19      updates to Argentina prov.: Tierra del Fuego (Gov.), U.S. govt.: FDA (Com.)

12/16/19      updates to Italy reg.: Val d'Aosta (Pres.), United Kingdom: Wales (Secy. of

                State).

12/14/19      update to U.S. city: Houston, TX (runoff) incumbent Mayor Sylvester Turner (Dem.)

                wins re-election over Tony Buzbee (Ind.), 56%-44%.

12/12/19      updates to Russia reg.: Irkutsk, Yevreyskaya (Gov.)

12/11/19      updates to ICRM (Pres.), Argentina prov.: Buenos Aires, Santa Fe (Gov.)

12/10/19      updates to Argentina (Pres., Cabinet Chf.); Finland (PM), Finland reg.: Aland Is.

                (PM); U.S. state: Kentucky (Gov.); Argentina prov.: Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja,

                Misiones (Gov.); Palau state: Aimeliik (Gov.)

12/09/19      update to Argentina prov.: Catamarca, Chaco, Mendoza, Rio Negro, Tierra del Fuego

                (Gov.); Sweden county: Värmland (Gov.)

12/08/19      update to Cook Islands (NZ High Com.)

12/07/19      update to Japan pref.: Kochi (Gov.)

12/06/19      update to South Georgia Islands (Magst.)

12/05/19      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina (PM), China prov.: Shanxi (Gov.)

12/04/19      updates to Sri Lanka prov.: Eastern, North Central (Gov.)

12/03/19      updates to Canada reg.: Nunatsiavut (PM), Belarus reg.: Minsk (Gov.), IAEA

                (Dir.-gen.), U.S. city elections: Boise, ID (runoff): Lauren McLean (f)(Dem.)

                unseats incumbent Mayor David H. Bieter (Dem.), 65.5%-34.5%; in Des Moines, IA

                (runoff): incumbent Mayor Frank Cownie (Dem.) wins re-election over Jack Hatch

                (Dem.), 50.6%-49.2%; and in Savannah, GA (runoff): Van R. Johnson II (Dem.)

                defeats incumbent Mayor Eddie DeLoach (Rep.), 61.6%-38.4%.

12/02/19      updates to Mauritius (Pres.), Ukraine prov.: Volyn' (Gov.), U.S.

                cities: Raleigh, Tucson (Mayors).

12/01/19      updates to European Union (Cncl. Pres., Cmsn. Pres.), U.S. govt.: Energy (Sec.) 

11/30/19      update to China prov.: Shanxi (Pty. Sec.)

11/29/19      updates to Wallis and Futuna (Asmb. Pres.), IGAD (Exec. Sec.)

11/28/19      update to India state: Maharashtra (PM).

11/26/19      update to Mauritius (Pres.)

11/24/19      update to U.S. govt.: Navy Dept. (Sec.)

11/23/19      update to India state: Maharashtra (PM).

11/22/19      update to Ukraine prov.: Chernivtsi (Gov.)

11/21/19      updates to Sri Lanka (PM), Sri Lanka prov.: Central, North Western, Sabaragamuwa,

                Southern, Uva and Western (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Khmel'nyts'kyy (Gov.)

11/19/19      updates to Kuwait (PM), Montserrat (PM), Sint Maarten (PM), Kosovo (KFOR);

                Bolivia reg.: Oruro (Gov.); U.S. mayor election: Charleston, SC (runoff): Mayor

                John J. Tecklenburg (Dem.) defeats Mike Seekings (Rep.), 61.2%-38.8%.

11/18/19      update to Sri Lanka (Pres.)

11/16/19      update to U.S. governor election results Louisiana: Gov. John Bel Edwards (Dem.)

                wins re-election defeating Edward "Eddie" Rispone (Rep.), 51.3%-48.6%.

11/15/19      update to Bolivia reg.: Potosi (Gov.)

11/14/19      updates to Moldova (PM), Bolivia reg.: Cochabamba (Gov.)

11/13/19      updates to Bolivia reg.: Beni (Gov.), U.S. govt.: DHS (Sec.)

11/12/19      updates to Bolivia (Pres.), U.S. city: Montgomery, AL (Mayor).

11/11/19      updates to India state: Maharashtra (PM), Italy reg.: Umbria (Pres.), Ukraine

                prov.: Poltava (Gov.)

11/10/19      update to Italy: Seborga (Princ.).

11/08/19      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Haut-Lomami (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Kirovohrad (Gov.)

11/06/19      updates to UNRWA (Comm.-Gen.), U.S. govt.: FDA (Com.)

11/05/19      updates to India state: Mizoram (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Kharkiv (Gov.), Nepal:

                Provinces (Gov.); U.S. election results: parties - Dem. = Democrat, Rep. =

                Republican, Const. = Constitution, Grn. = Green Party, Ind. = Independent,

                Libt. = Libertarian;

              Gubernatorial elections:

              - Kentucky: Attny. Gen. Andy Beshear (Dem.) defats incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin 

                (Rep.) and John Hicks (Libt.) win 49.2%-48.8%-2% of the vote;

              - Mississippi: Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves (Rep.) defeats Attny. Gen. Jim Hood (Dem.),

                David Singletary (Ind.) and Bob Hickingbottom (Const.), 52.%-46.5%-1%-0.3%;

              Mayoral elections: 

              - Akron, OH: incumbent Mayor Dan Horrigan (Dem.) defeats Josh Sines (Rep.),

                     77.4%-22.6%; 

              - Boise, ID: Lauren McLean (f)(Dem.) leads incumbent Mayor David Bieter (Dem.),

                Rebecca W. Arnold (f)(Rep.), ex-Mayor Brent Coles (Rep.), Wayne Richey (Dem.),

                Adriel Martinez (Ind.), and Cortney Nielsen (f)(Ind.), 45.7%-30.3%-13.2%-7.3%

                -1.6%-1.1%-0.7% (runoff between Bieter and McLean to be held 3 Dec 2019);

              - Charleston, SC: incumbent Mayor John J. Tecklenburg (Dem.), Mike Seekings

                (Rep.), Maurice Washington (Dem.), Francis Gary White Jr. (Ind.), Michelle

                Renee Orth (f)(Ind.), Sheri Irwin (f)(Ind.), each win 48%-34%-8%-7%-2%-1%

                (a runoff between Tecklenburg and Seekings is held on 19 Nov 2019);

              - Charlotte, NC: incumbent Mayor Vi Alexander Lyles (f)(Dem.) defeats David

                Michael Rice (Rep.), 77.2%-2.32%;

                   - Columbus, OH: incumbent Mayor Andrew Ginther (Dem.) is re-elected unopposed

                     with 93.5%, write-in candidate Jeff Leopard (Ind.) takes 6.5%;

                   - Des Moines, IA: incumbent Mayor Frank Cownie (Dem.), Jack Hatch (Dem.),

                     Chase Holm (Ind.), and Joe Grandanette (Rep.) win 43.4%-42.6%-8.3%-5.4%

                (a runoff between Cownie and Hatch to be held on 3 Dec 2019);

                   - Hartford, CT: incumbent Mayor Luke Bronin (Dem.) defeats ex-Mayor Eddie A.

                     Perez (Dem.), J. Stan McCauley (Ind.), Giselle "Gigi" Jacobs (f)(Ind.), and

                     Aaron Lewis (Libt.), 76.5%-12.2%-8.5%-1.5%-0.6%;

                   - Houston, TX: incumbent Mayor Sylvester Turner (Dem.) wins 46.9%, Tony Buzbee

                     (Ind.) 28.4%, Bill King (Rep.) 13.8%, Dwight Boykins (Dem.) 6.1%, Victoria

                     Romero (f)(Rep.) 1.2%, Susan Lovell (f)(Dem.) 1.2%, Demetria Smith (f)(Dem.)

                     0.7%, Roy J. Vasquez (Ind.) 0.6%, Kendall Baker (Rep.) 0.4%, Derrick Broze

                     (Ind.) 0.3%, Johnny Taylor (Ind.) 0.2%, and Naoufal Houjami (Ind.) 0.2%

                (a runoff between Turner and Buzbee will be held on 14 Dec 2019);

                   - Indianapolis, IN: incumbent Mayor Joe Hogsett (Dem.) defeats James W. Merritt

                     (Rep.), and Douglas McNaughton (Libt.), 71.4%-26.9%-1.5%;

              - Manchester, NH: incumbent Mayor Joyce Craig (f)(Dem.) defeats Victoria

                Sullivan (f)(Rep.), 56.7%-43.3%;   

              - Orlando, FL: incumbent Mayor Buddy Dyer (Dem.) is re-elected over Samuel B.

                Ings (Dem.) and Aretha Simons (f)(Dem.), 72%-17.4%-10.6%;

              - Philadelphia, PA: incumbent Mayor James F. Kenney (Dem.) defeats Billy

                Ciancaglini (Rep.), 80%-19.7%;

              - Portland, ME: Kate Snyder (f)(Dem.) defeats Spencer Thibodeau (Dem.), incumbent

                Mayor Ethan Strimling (Dem.), and Travis Curran (Dem.) 39.3%-28.2%-25.3%-7.2%, 

                (in the ranked choice runoff Snyder defeats Thibodeau, 61.9% to 38.1%);

              - Salt Lake City, UT: Erin Mendenhall (f)(Dem.) defeats Luz Escamilla (f)(Dem.)

                58.6%-41.4%;

              - San Francisco, CA: incumbent Mayor Landon Breed (f)(Dem.) defeats Ellen Lee

                Zhou (f)(Rep.), Joel Ventresca (Dem.), Paul Ybarra Robertson (Ind.), William

                Pang (Ind.), and Robert L. Jordan (Ind.), 68%-14.5%-7.4%-4.6%-2.8%-1.5%;

              - Savannah, GA: Van R. Johnson (Dem.) wins 46%, incumbent Mayor Eddie DeLoach

                (Rep.) 40%, Regina D. Thomas (f) (Dem.) 14%, and Louis E. Wilson (Ind.) 1%  

                (a runoff between DeLoach and Johnson to be held on 3 Dec 2019);

              - Tucson, AZ: Regina Romero (f)(Dem.) defeats Edward Ackerley (Ind.) and Mike

                Cease (Grn.), 55.7%-39.7%-3.9%;

11/04/19      updates to Romania (PM), Ukraine prov.: Cherkasy (Gov.)

11/03/19      update to India state: Goa (Gov.)

11/01/19      updates to India terr.: Lakshadweep (Admin), Mexico state: Baja California (Gov.),

                ECB (Pres.)

10/31/19      updates to Guinea-Bissau (PM), India terr.: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh (Lt. gov.),

                     Ukraine prov.: Chernihiv, Ternopil (Gov.), Armenia prov.: Vayots Dzor (Gov.)

10/28/19      update to Ukraine prov.: Kyyiv (Gov.)

10/27/19      update to Belgium (PM).

10/26/19      update to Syria: Islamic State (Emir).

10/25/19      updates to Canada terr. Northwest Terr. (PM), Ukraine prov.: Luhans'k (Gov.),

                NAM (Chair.), CAP (Pres.), China reg.: Guangxi Zhuang, Ningxia Hui (Pty. Sec.)

10/24/19      update to U.S. Native Nations: NCAI (Pres.)

10/23/19      updates to Tunisia (Pres.), Cocos Islands (Shire Pres.)

10/22/19      update to Jerusalem: UNTSO (Cmdr.)

10/18/19      updates to U.S. govt.: Air Force (Secy.), UNDOF (Cmdr.)

10/17/19      update to Jersey (Bailiff).

10/11/19      update to Ukraine prov.: Odesa (Gov.)

10/10/19      updates to Cuba (Pres.), Sint Maarten (PM).

10/09/19      updates to Greece reg.: Athos (Pref.), Sri Lanka prov.: Uva (PM).

10/08/19      updates to Azerbaijan (PM), Tonga (PM), U.S. city elections: Montgomery AL

                (runoff): Judge Steven Reed (Dem.) defeats David Woods (Rep.), 67.3% - 32.7%;

                Raleigh, NC: Mary-Ann Baldwin (f)(Dem.), Charles Francis (Dem.), Caroline

                Sullivan (f)(Dem.) and Zainab Baloch (f)(Dem.) win 38.3%-31.2%-20.5%-6.47%

                (a runoff on 5 Nov 2019 between Baldwin and Francis is not held because Francis

                declines).

10/03/19      update to U.S. city election: Memphis, TN: Mayor Jim Strickland (Dem.) defeats

                ex-Mayor Willie Herenton (Dem.) and Tami Sawyer (f)(Dem.), 62.1%-28.7%-6.9%

10/02/19      update to Belgium reg.: Flanders (PM).

10/01/19      updates to San Marino (Capt.-reg.), IMF (Dir.), U.S. govt.: NPS (Dir.)

09/30/19      updates to Peru (PM), Norway: Jan Mayen (Chief), U.S. govt.: Labor Dept. (Secy.),

                Joint Chiefs (Chair.)

09/28/19      update to U.S. city: Nashville (Mayor).

09/25/19      update to Cyprus: British Sovereign Base Areas (Admin.)

09/24/19      update to Jerusalem: French National Domain in the Holy Land (Cons.-gen.)

09/20/19      update to Ukraine rep.: Crimea (PM).

09/19/19      update to Tuvalu (PM).

09/18/19      updates to Kazakhstan reg.: Karaganda (Gov.), U.S. govt: NSC (Adv.), Ukraine

                prov.: Mykolayiv, Vinnytsya (Gov.), Council of Europe (Secy.-gen.)

09/17/19      update to Belgium reg.: French Community (PM).

09/16/19      updates to Faroe Islands (PM), Syria: UNDOF (Cmdr.), United Nations (Gen. Asmb.

                Pres.)

09/13/19      updates to Belgium reg.: Wallonia (PM), Ukraine prov.: Dnipropetrovs'k (Gov.)

09/12/19      updates to Tonga (PM), Russia rep.: Ingushetia (PM), IMF (Dir.), U.S. govt.:

                UN Ambassador; U.S. mayor election Nashville, TN (runoff): John Cooper (Dem.)

                defeats Mayor David Briley (Dem.), 69.12%-30.2%.

09/11/19      update to India state: Himachal Pradesh (Gov.)

09/10/19      update to U.S. govt: NSC (Adv.)

09/09/19      updates to India state: Rajasthan (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Rivne (Gov.)

09/08/19      updates to Georgia (PM), Canada prov.: New Brunswick (Lt. gov.), India 

                state: Telangana (Gov.)

09/07/19      update to Congo (Kinshasa) (PM).

09/06/19      update to India state: Kerala (Gov.)

09/05/19      updates to India state: Maharashtra (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Zaporizhzhya (Gov.)

09/01/19      updates to Greece reg.: Attikí, Dytikí Elláda, Dytikí Makedonía, Iónioi Nísoi,

                Pelopónnisos, Stereá Elláda and Vóreio Aigaío (Gov.)

08/31/19      updates to Ethiopia reg.: Southern Nations (Pres.), Japan pref.: Saitama (Gov.)

08/29/19      updates to Ukraine (PM), Spain reg.: La Rioja (Pres.)

08/27/19      updates to Nauru (Pres.), U.S. election: Montgomery, AL: Steven Reed (Dem.),

                     David Woods (Rep.), Ed Cowell (Ind.), J.C. Love (Ind.), Elton Norris Dean

                     (Ind.), and Artur Davis (Dem.) win 42.5%-23.5%-12.06%-9.73%-4.2%-4.1% (a runoff

                     between Reed and Woods is held on 8 Oct 2019).

08/22/19      update to Tuvalu (Gov.-gen.)

08/21/19      update to The Sudan (Pres.), (PM).

08/20/19      update to Peru reg.: Junin (Gov.)

08/19/19      updates to Spain reg.: Madrid (Pres.), Ukraine prov.: Mykolayiv (Gov., )U.S.

                govt.: FBOP (Dir.)

08/15/19      updates to Germany state: Bremen (Mayor), U.S. govt.: ODNI (Dir.)

08/13/19      update to Venezuela terr.: Francisco de Miranda (Chf.)

08/12/19      update to U.S. govt.: FAA (Admin.)

08/08/19      updates to French Polynesia (High Com.), Ukraine prov.: Zhytomyr (Gov.)

08/07/19      update to Puerto Rico (Gov.)

08/06/19      update to Spain reg.: Navarra (Pres.)

08/05/19      updates to Mauritania (PM), French Guiana (Pref.), New Caledonia (High Com.),

                Solomon Islands prov.: Rennell and Bellona (PM), Sri Lanka prov.: Central,

                Southern, Uva (Gov.)

08/02/19      updates to Canada prov.: New Brunswick (Lt. Gov.), Puerto Rico (Gov.)

08/03/19      update to French Guiana (Pref.)

08/01/19      updates to Mauritania (Pres.), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Gov.-gen.),

                India state: Nagaland (Gov.), Somalia reg.: Benadir (Gov.), Ukraine prov.:

                Ivano-Frankivs'k (Gov.), Mexico state: Puebla (Gov.), FAO (Secy.-gen.), U.S.

                city: Kansas City, MO (Mayor); U.S. city election: Nashville, TN: John Cooper

                (Dem.) wins 35%, incumbent Mayor David Briley (Dem.) 25.3%, Carol M. Swain (f)

                (Ind.) 21.9%, and John Ray Clemmons (Dem.) 16.1% (a runoff will be held on

                12 Sep 2019).

07/30/19      updates to India state: West Bengal (Gov.), Kazakhstan reg.: Shymkent (Gov.),

                Ukraine prov.: Cherkasy (Gov.)

07/29/19      updates to India states: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura,

                and Uttar Pradesh (Gov.); Belarus reg.: Gomel (Gov.); Mayotte (Pref.), U.S.

                govt.: BLM (Dir.)

07/28/19      updates to New Caledonia (High Com.), Japan pref.: Gunma (Gov.)

07/27/19      update to Andean Com.: Andean Parl. (Pres.)

07/26/19      update to India state: Karnataka (PM).

07/25/19      updates to Tunisia (Pres.), United Kingdom: Scotland (Secy. of State),

                Northern Ireland (Secy. of State), IAEA (Dir.-gen.)

07/24/19      updates to United Kingdom (PM), India state: Andhra Pradesh (Gov.)

07/23/19      updates to U.S. govt.: Defense Dept. (Secy.), Army (Secy.), Navy (Secy.)

07/22/19      updates to Haiti (PM), India states: Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh (Gov.), IAEA

                (Dir.-gen.)

07/20/19      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovnia (Pres.), Bosnia canton: Tuzla (PM), Spain

                reg.: Asturias (Pres.)

07/19/19      update to U.S. govt.: Labor Dept. (Secy.)

07/18/19      updates to Canada prov.: Saskatchewan (Lt. gov.), Spain reg.: Val d'Arán (Pres.),

                     IAEA (Dir.-gen.)

07/16/19      update to Spain reg.: Canaria (Pres.)

07/15/19      updates to Ethiopia state: Amhara (Pres.), Turks and Caicos Islands (Gov.)

                Australia terr.: Lord Howe Island (Chair.), U.S. govt.: Defense Dept. (Secy.),

                Army (Secy.), Navy (Secy.)

07/13/19      updates to India terr.: Lakshadweep (Admin.), Indonesia prov.: Kepulauan Riau

                (Gov.), Mexico state: Campeche (Gov.)

07/12/19      updates to Lithuania (Pres.), Spain reg.: Castilla-León (Pres.)

07/11/19      updates to Ukraine prov.: Kherson (Gov.), Russia: Sevastopol (Gov.), U.S. govt.:

           Marine Corps (Cmdt.)

07/10/19      update to Iraq reg.: Kurdistan (PM).

07/09/19      updates to New Caledonia (Pres.), Ukraine prov.: Kyyiv (Gov.)

07/08/19      updates to Greece (PM), Latvia (Pres.)

07/07/19      update to Solomon Islands (Gov.-gen.)

07/05/19      updates to Solomon Islands prov.: Malaita (PM), Ukraine prov.: Donets'k,

                Luhans'k, L'viv, Zakarpattya (Gov.)

07/03/19      update to European Union (Parl. Pres.)

07/02/19      updates to Canada prov.: Saskatchewan (Lt. Gov.), Belgium reg.: Flanders

                (Min.-pres.), Croatia county: Istarska (Gov.)

07/01/19      updates to Australia (Gov.-gen.), Panama (Pres.), Swiss cantons: Basel-Land,

                Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden., Danube Com. (Dir.-gen.), WCO (Council Pres.)

06/30/19      update to Syria (rebel Pres., PM).

06/29/19      update to ECOWAS (Chair.)

06/28/19      updates to The Bahamas (Gov.-gen.), Guernsey: Alderney (Pres.), Congo (DRC)

                     prov.: Nord Kivu (Gov.). Kazakhstan prov.: Qyzylorda, Almaty (Gov.)

06/27/19      updates to Denmark (PM), Guinea-Bissau (Pres.), Solomon Islands prov.: Central

                (PM), Ukraine prov.: Dnipropetrovs'k, Kirovohrad (Gov.) 

06/26/19      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovnia: EUFOR (Cmdr), Russia rep.: Ingushetia (Pres.),

                Norden (Pres.)

06/25/19      updates to Solomon Islands prov.: Guadalcanal (PM), Ukraine: Crimea (Rep.),

                Ukraine prov.: Sumy (Gov.) 

06/24/19      updates to Ukraine prov.: Cherkasy, Rivne, Zhytomyr (Gov.); U.S. govt.:

                Defense Dept. (Secy.), Army (Secy.)

06/22/19      update to Ethiopia state: Amhara (Pres.)

06/18/19      update to U.S. mayor election: Kansas City, MO: Quinton Lucas (Dem.) defeats

                     Jolie Justus (f)(Dem.), 63.2% to 36.8%

06/17/19      updates to Réunion (Pref.), U.S. city: Dallas (Mayor), U.S. govt.: SSA (Dir.)

06/16/19      update to U.S. govt.: Smithsonian (Sec.)

06/15/19      updates to Slovakia (Pres.), Spain reg.: Melilla (Mayor), UNEP (Exec. Dir.)

06/14/19      updates to Moldova (PM), Greece reg.: Athos (Admin.), Ukraine prov.: Odesa,

                Poltava (Gov.), Parlatino (Pres.), WMO (Pres.)

06/13/19      updates to Kazakhstan prov.: Mangghystau, Batys Qazaqstan, Nur-Sultan (Gov.)

06/12/19      update to Indonesia prov.: Lampung (Gov.)

06/11/19      updates to Ukraine prov.: Chernihiv, Ivano-Frankiv'sk, Khmel'nyts'ky, Kirovohrad,

                Kyyiv, L'viv, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, Ternopil', Volyn', Zakarpattya,

                Zaporizhzhya (Gov.)

06/10/19      updates to Iraq reg.: Kurdistan (Pres.), Italy reg.: Piemonte (Pres.), U.S.

                govt.: USCIS (Dir.)

06/09/19      update to Syria: UNDOF (Cmdr.)

06/08/19      updates to Moldova (PM); U.S. mayor elections: Dallas, TX (runoff): Eric Johnson

                (Dem.) wins 55.6% and Scott Griggs (Dem.) 44.4%; San Antonio, TX (runoff): 

                incumbent Mayor Ron Nirenberg (Ind.) wins 51.1%, Greg Brockhouse (Dem.) 48.9%

06/06/19      update to Finland (PM).

06/05/19      updates to Russia admin.: Astrakhan (Gov.), Sri Lanka prov.: Eastern (Gov.)

06/04/19      updates to Sri Lanka prov.: Western (Gov.); U.S. mayor election: Denver, CO

                     (runoff): Mayor Michael Hancock (Dem.) wins 56.3% and Jamie Giellis (f)(Dem.)

                     43.7%

06/03/19      updates to Austria (PM), Swiss canton: Bern.

06/01/19      updates to El Salvador (Pres.), Swiss cantons: Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Neuchâtel,

                Sankt Gallen, Thurgau; Sweden county: Gotland (Gov.); U.S. govt.: Air Force

                (Secy.), USCIS (Dir.)

05/30/19      updates to Papua New Guinea (PM), India state: Andhra Pradesh (PM).

05/29/19      updates to French Polynesia (High Com.); Nigeria states: Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue,

                Borno, Gombe, Imo, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Yobe, Zamfra (Gov.);

                Syria: UNDOF (Cmdr.) 

05/28/19      updates to Austria (PM), Italy reg.: Umbria (Pres.), U.S. govt.: ICE (Dir.)

05/27/19      update to India state: Sikkim (PM).

05/24/19      update to New Caledonia (Congress Pres.)

05/23/19      updates to Comoros islands: Ndzuwani, Ngazidja (Gov.), Congo (DRC) prov.:

                Tshopo (Gov.)

05/22/19      updates to Cyprus: Turkish Northern Cyprus (PM), South Africa prov.: Eastern

                Cape, Kwa Zulu-Natal, Northern Cape, and Western Cape (PM).

05/21/19      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Maniema (Gov.)

05/20/19      updates to Ukraine (Pres.), Congo (DRC) prov.: Haut-Katanga (Gov.), U.S. cities:

                Chicago and Lincoln, NE (Mayors).

05/19/20      update to U.S. govt.: TVA (Chair.)

05/16/19      update to Andorra (PM).

05/15/19      updates to Guernsey: Alderney (Pres.), Solomon Islands prov.: Guadalcanal (PM).

05/14/19      updates to Senegal (PM), Congo (DRC) prov.: Bas-Uélé (Gov.)

05/12/19      update to North Macedonia (Pres.)

05/11/19      updates to Federated States of Micronesia (Pres.), St. Helena (Gov.), Congo (DRC)

                prov.: Haut-Lomami (Gov.), Greek Orthodox in America (Arch-bsp.), U.S. govt.:

                BLM (Dir.)

05/10/19      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kasaï, Lomami, Tanganyika (Gov.)

05/09/19      updates to Canada prov.: Prince Edward Island (PM), Congo (DRC) prov.: Kwango,

                Sud-Kivu (Gov.), Greek Orthodox in Australia (Arch-bsp.), ISESCO (Dir.-gen.) 

05/08/19      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kasaï Oriental, Haut-Uélé (Gov.)

05/07/19      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kasaï Central, Kinshasa (Gov.); U.S. elections:

                Denver, CO: incumbent Mayor Michael Hancock (Dem.) wins 38.5%, Jamie Giellis

                (f)(Dem.) 24.8%, Lisa Calderón (f)(Dem.) 18.5%, Penfield Tate III (Dem.) 14.7%,

                and Kalyn Rose Heffernan (f)(Ind.) 2.4% (runoff held on 4 Jun 2019);

                Lincoln, NE: Leirion Gaylor Baird (f)(Dem.) defeats Cyndi Lamm (f)(Rep.), 54.4%

                to 45.4%

05/06/19      update to Swiss cantons: Zürich.

05/04/19      updates to Nicaragua reg.: Costa Caribe Sur (Coord.); U.S. mayor elections:

                Dallas, TX: Eric Johnson (Dem.) wins 20.3%, Scott Griggs (Dem.) 18.5%, Lynn

                McBee (f)(Dem.) 14.0%, Mike Ablon (Dem.) 13.5%, Miguel Solis (Dem.) 10.7%,

                Regina Montoya (f)(Dem.) 10.5%, and Jason Villalba (Rep.) 6.7%; Fort Worth, TX:

                incumbent Mayor Betsy Price (f)(Rep.) defeats Deborah Peoples (f)(Dem.), 55.7%-

                41.8%; San Antonio, TX: incumbent Mayor Ron Nirenberg (Ind.) wins 48.7% and

                Greg Brockhouse (Dem.) 45.6% (runoffs in Dallas and San Antonio to be held

                on 8 Jun 2019).

05/03/19      update to NATO (SACEUR).

05/02/19      updates to Andorra (Gen. Syndic), Australia state: New South Wales (Gov.), U.S.

                city: Baltimore (Mayor).

05/01/19      updates to Japan (Emperor), Georgia reg.: Abkhazia (exile PM), Swiss canton:

                Valais, U.S. govt.: ATF (Dir.), Secret Service (Dir.), U.S. city: Tampa (Mayor)

04/30/19      updates to Canada prov.: Alberta (PM), Japan pref.: Shimane (Gov.)

04/28/19      update to Swiss canton: Appenzell Innerrhoden.

04/26/19      updates to Sri Lanka prov.: Western (PM), Bosnia canton: Bosnian-Podrinje-Goražde

                (PM).

04/24/19      updates to Solomon Islands (PM), Indonesia prov.: Maluku (Gov.)

04/23/19      updates to Mali (PM), Japan pref.: Fukui, Hokkaido (Gov.), U.S. city election:

                Tampa, FL (runoff): Jane Castor (f)(Dem.) defeat David Straz (Dem.) 73.1%-

                26.9%.

04/22/19      update to Russia rep.: Kalmykia (PM).

04/19/19      update to Syria: UNDOF (Cmdr.)

04/18/19      update to Ethiopia state: Oromia (Pres.)

04/16/19      updates to Italy reg.: Basilicata (Pres.), UNASUR (Pres.)

04/15/19      update to U.S. govt.: Customs (Comm.)

04/14/19      update to Malaysia state: Johor (PM).

04/13/19      update to Palestinian Authority (PM).

04/12/19      updates to The Sudan (Pres.), Italy: Seborga (Prince), Ukraine prov.: Kherson

                (Gov.), U.S. govt.: ICE (Dir.)

04/11/19      updates to North Korea (Pres., PM), The Sudan (Pres, PM), Spain reg.: Madrid

                (Pres.), Swiss canton: Ticino.

04/10/19      updates to Ukraine prov.: Odesa (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Homeland Security (Secy.)

04/09/19      update to World Bank (Pres.)

04/08/19      updates to Georgia reg.: Abkhazia (exile Pres.), Japan pref.: Osaka (Gov.), OIF

                (Admin.)

04/05/19      update to U.S. govt.: FDA (Comm.)

04/04/19      updates to Malta (Pres.), IRENA (Dir.-gen.)

04/03/19      update to Algeria (Pres.)

04/02/19      updates to U.S. mayor elections Chicago, IL (runoff): Lori Lightfoot (f)(Dem.)

                defeats Toni Preckwinkle (f)(Dem.), 73.7% to 26.3%; Las Vegas, NV: Mayor

                Carolyn Goodman (f)(Dem.) wins re-election with 83.5% vs. Phil Collins

                (Prohibition) 5.3%, Amy Luciano (f)(Ind.) 3.1%, Tina Alexander (f)(Ind.) 2.9%,

                Mack Miller (Rep.) 2.3%, Vance Sanders (Ind.) 1.9%, Zachary Krueger (Ind.) 0.9%

04/01/19      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), Belarus reg.: Mogilev (Gov.)

03/29/19      updates to Philippines reg.: Bangsamoro (Gov.), U.S. govt.: U.S. Marshals Service

                (Dir.)

03/27/19      update to Bosnia canton: Zenica-Doboj (PM).

03/26/19      update to St. Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Chief Islander).

03/25/19      update to Greek Orthodox Church Australia (Archbp.)

03/21/19      updates to Haiti (PM); Syria: ISIL; Russia admin.: Murmansk, Orenburg (Gov.);

                U.S. city: Phoenix (Mayor).

03/20/19      updates to Kazakhstan (Pres.); Italy reg.: Sardinia (Pres.); Japan pref.: Osaka

                (Gov.); Russia rep.: Altay, Kalmykia (Pres.); U.S. city election: Jacksonville:

                incumbent Mayor Lenny Curry (Rep.) wins 57.8%, Anna Lopez Brosche (f)(Rep.)

                24.2%, Omega Allen (f) (Ind.) 10.5%, and Jimmy Hill (Rep.) 7.5%.

03/19/19      updates to India state: Goa (PM), Kazakhstan prov.: Aqmola (Gov.), Russia reg.:

                Chelyabinsk (Gov.)

03/17/19      update to India state: Goa (PM).

03/15/19      update to Ukraine prov.: Poltava (Gov.)

03/13/19      update to Saint Helena: Ascension (Admin.)

03/12/19      updates to Algeria (PM), Tokelau (Head), Congo (DRC) prov.: Kasaï Central,

                Ethiopia reg.: Dire Dawa (Mayor); U.S. mayor election: Phoenix, AZ (runoff): 

                Kate Gallego (f)(Dem.) defeats Daniel Valenzuela (Dem.), 58.6%-41.3%.

03/11/19      updates to Peru (PM), Myanmar reg.: Tanintharyi (PM).

03/10/19      updates to Syria (rebel PM), Indonesia prov.: Maluku (Gov.), Myanmar reg.:

                Tanintharyi (PM).

03/09/19      update to India state: Mizoram (Gov.)

03/08/19      update to U.S. govt.: FEMA (Dir.)

03/05/19      update to U.S. mayor election: Tampa, FL Jane Castor (f)(Dem.) wins 48%, David

                     Straz (Dem.) 15.5%, Harry Cohen (Dem.) 12.1%, Ed Turanchik (Dem.) 8.9%, Dick

                     Greco Jr. 8.6% (Dem.), Mike Suarez (Dem.) 5.1% (runoff to be held 23 Apr 2019).

02/28/19      update to Austria state: Burgenland (PM).

02/27/19      update to Central African Republic (PM).

02/26/19      updates to British Virgin Islands (PM), Kazakhstan prov.: Aqtöbe, Türkistan

                     (Gov.); U.S. mayor election: Chicago, IL Lori Lightfoot (f)(Dem.) wins 17.5%

                     of the vote, Toni Preckwinkle (f) (Dem.) 16.1%, William M. Daley (Dem.) 14.7%,

                     and Willie Wilson (Dem.) 10.7%, Susana Mendoza (f)(Dem.) 9%, Amara Enyia (f)

                    (Dem.) 8%, Jerry Joyce (Dem.) 7.3%, Gery Chico (Dem.) 6.2%, Paul Vallas (Dem.)

                     5.4%, and Garry McCarthy (Dem.) 2.7% (runoff to take place on 2 Apr 2019).

02/25/19      updates to Italy reg.: Abruzzo (Pres.), U.S. govt.: NOAA (Admin.)

02/24/19      update to The Sudan (PM).

02/23/19      update to PAM (Pres.)

02/22/19      updates to Philippines reg.: Bangsamoro (PM), Congo DRC prov.: Nord-Kivu (Gov.)

02/21/19      updates to Kazakhstan (PM), Mexico state: Puebla (Gov.)

02/20/19      updates to Chile prov.: Antártica Chilena (Gov.), Indonesia prov.: Riau (Gov.)

02/17/19      update to Japan pref.: Yamanashi (Gov.)

02/14/19      update to U.S. govt.: Justice Dept. (Attny. Gen.)

02/13/19      updates to Chile reg.: Magallanes (Int.), Indonesia prov.: Jawa Timur (Gov.)

02/10/19      update to AU (Chair.)

02/09/19      updates to Armenia prov.: Shirak, Tavush (Gov.)

02/06/19      updates to Australian Antarctic Terr.(Dir.), Bonsia-Hercegovnia: Brčko

                (Intl. Suprv.), Netherlands prov.: Gelderland (Com.)

02/01/19      updates to World Bank (Pres.), Netherlands prov.: Utrecht (Com.)

01/31/19      update to Malaysia (King).

01/30/19      updates to Wallis and Futuna: Sigave (PM), Bosnia canton: Bosnian Posavina (PM).

01/25/19      update to Wallis and Futuna: Alo (PM).

01/24/19      updates to Burkina Faso (PM), Congo (Kinshasa) (Pres.), Italy reg.: Basilicata

                (Pres.)

01/23/19      updates to Latvia (PM), Venezuela (Pres. in opposition)

01/19/19      update to U.S. state: Tennessee (Gov.)

01/18/19      updates to Madagascar (Pres.), Spain reg.: Andalucía (Pres.)

01/15/19      updates to Gabon (PM), Malaysia state: Pahang (Sultan), U.S. tribe: Navajo

                (Pres.)

01/14/19      updates to Taiwan (ROC)(PM), Ecuador: Galápagos (Gov.); U.S. states: Georgia,

                Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, and Oklahoma (Gov.); Micronesia state: Yap (Gov.)

01/11/19      update to Andean Com. (Secy.-gen.)

01/10/19      update to Wallis and Futuna (Admin.-Sup.)

01/09/19      updates to U.S. state: Connecticut (Gov.), Sri Lanka prov.: Southern, Uva (Gov.)

01/08/19      updates to Micronesia state: Kosrae (Gov.), Somalia state: Puntland (Pres.);

                U.S. states Colorado, Florida (Gov.)

01/07/19      updates to Guam (Gov.), Virgin Islands (Gov.), Sri Lanka prov.: Northern,

                Sabaragamuwa, Uva (Gov.); U.S. states: California, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada,

                Wisconsin and Wyoming (Gov.); U.S. govt.: Census (Dir.); ACTO (Secy.-gen.),

                United Nations: UNAOC (High Rep.)

01/06/19      update to Malaysia (King).

01/05/19      update to U.S. state: South Dakota (Gov.)

01/04/19      updates to Cameroon (PM), Sri Lanka prov.: Central, Eastern, North Central,

                     North Western, Western (Gov.), Palau state: Ngatpang (Gov.)

01/03/19      updates to U.S. Congress: House of Rep. (Speaker), Senate (Pres. Pro tem).

01/02/19      updates to U.S. state: Maine (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Interior Dept. (Secy.),

                U.N. Rep., Chief of Staff.

01/01/19      updates to Brazil (Pres.), Switzerland (Pres.); Brazil states: Acre, Amazonas,

                Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará,

                Paraíba, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul,

                Rondônia, São Paulo (Gov.); Palau state: Angaur (Gov.); Peru reg.: Amazonas,

                Áncash, Apurímac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica,

                Huánuco, Ica, Junín, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima Metropolitana, Loreto,

                Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martín, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali

                (Pres.); Netherlands prov.: Noord-Holland (Com.); Norway counties: Buskerud,

                Finnmark, Hedmark, Møre og Romsdal, Nordland, Oppland, Østfold, Sogn og

                Fjordane, Telemark (Gov.); Swiss cantons: Aargau, Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura,

                Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Zug; Sweden counties: Gotland, Värmland (Gov.); Taiwan

                (ROC) prov.: Fukien (Gov.); APEC (Exec.), CPLP (Exec. Sec.), EAEU (Chair.), G-7

                (Chair.), Mercosur (Dir.), Norden (Pres.), OSCE (Chair.), OIF (Secy.-gen.),

                SCO (Secy.-gen.); Mexico state: Tabasco (Gov.); U.S. states: Michigan,

                New Mexico (Gov.); U.S. govt.: Defense Dept. (Secy.); Italy: French Pious

                Establishments (Admin.)

Additions to WorldStatesmen.org in 2019

12/20/19      added to U.S. Native Nations: Little Shell Chippewa.

12/20/19      added to U.S. govt.: U.S. Space Force.

12/01/19      expanded Micronesia States (1945-1978).

     08/09/19      additions to Burma States (1948-1988) and Myanmar Regions: Wa Division.

     04/14/19      additions to Canada First Nations.

    New Polities and International Organizations in 2019

10/31/19      updates to India new union territories: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh.

10/05/19      updates to Myanmar: Shan and Karen states and Yemen: Aden Protectorates.

08/08/19      update to Myanmar regions: added Wa Self-Administered Division.

06/06/19      update to Venezuela state: Vargas renamed La Guaira.

03/21/19      update to Syria (Islamic State ended).

02/22/19      update to Philippines: new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

01/01/19      update to Taiwan (ROC) prov.: Fukien (abolished).

    New Anthems, Flags, Constitutions and Currencies in 2019

11/12/19      update to U.S. city: Topeka, KS (flag).

11/01/19      update to U.S. govt: Bureau of Reclamation (flag).

10/14/19      update to U.S. city: Des Moines (flag).

10/13/19      update to Italy autonomous prov.: Blozano (name).

10/01/19      update to Myanmar reg.: Sagaing (flag).

08/28/19      update to The Philippines: Bangsamoro Autonomous Reg. (flag).

08/05/19      update to India: Jammu and Kashmir (flag, constitution).

06/21/19      update to IHO (flag).
05/14/19      update to Anguilla (PM title).

05/10/19      update to Martinique (flag, hymn).

04/29/19      update to Saint Helena (flag).

04/10/19      update to Cuba (new constitution).

03/27/19      update to Russia reg.: Kemerovo - Kuzbass (name).

03/23/19      update to Kazakhstan (capital name).

02/20/19      update to Zimbabwe (currency).

02/12/19      update to North Macedonia (polity name).

02/04/19      update to Italy reg.: Lombardia (flag)

01/16/19      update to Burundi (capital).

01/08/19      update to Russia reg.: Pskov (flag).

 International Organization Membership Updates in 2019

12/27/19      Algeria the 76th member of AIIB.

12/05/19      Bhutan, Marshall Islands the 191st and 192nd members of IFRCS.

11/28/19      Bhutan the 192nd member of ICRC.

11/26/19      Kiribati the 123rd member of ICCt.

11/01/19      Ecuador the 75th member of AIIB.

10/07/19      Mauritius joins AfCFTA.

08/20/19      Greece the 74th member of AIIB.

08/15/19      Serbia the 73rd member of AIIB.

07/31/19      Ghana the 93rd member of IHO.

07/16/19      Libya the 71st member of EBRD.

07/15/19      Solomon Islands the 92nd member of IHO.

07/12/19      Guinea the 72nd member of AIIB.

07/10/19      Belgium the 71st member of AIIB.

07/07/19      Gabon joins joins AfCFTA.

07/04/19      Solomon Islands the 192nd member of WIPO.

07/02/19      Equatorial Guinea joins joins AfCFTA.

06/27/19      São Tomé and Príncipe joins AfCFTA.

06/24/19      United Arab Emirates an associate member of PAM.

06/07/19      San Marino the 70th member of EBRD.

05/30/19      AfCFTA enters into force.

05/22/19      Slovenia the 54th member of ANT.

05/16/19      Nauru the 187th member of WMO.

05/14/19      Mongolia the 122nd member of PCA.

05/02/19      Samoa the 91st member of IHO.

04/18/19      Guyana the 90th member of IHO.

04/09/19      Venezuela membership given to opposition govt. by OAS.

04/06/19      Saint Vincent the 179th member of IPU.

04/01/19      Antigua and Barbuda the 170th member of UNIDO.

03/17/19      The Philippines withdraws from the ICCt.

03/15/19      Venezuela membership given to opposition govt. by IADB.

03/14/19      Dominica the 193rd member of ICAO.

03/14/19      Guadeloupe the 4th associate member of OECS.

03/11/19      Niue the 68th member of ADB.

03/08/19      Micronesia the 169th member of UNIDO.

02/13/19      Zimbabwe the 168th member of CTBTO.

02/05/19      Saint Lucia the 171st member of IAEA.

01/23/19      Qatar an associate member of PAM.

01/17/19      Belarus the 70th member of AIIB.

01/09/19      Canada the 160th member of IRENA.

     01/01/19      Qatar withdraws from OPEC.