To my knowledge, Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who, while fighting a fearful war whose issue was in doubt, proved man enough to say this publicly -- to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error, and in all our error, some truth.

For example, the 1972 Constitution designates the Prime Minister as constitutional successor of the Head of State in case of incapacity, death, resignation or unaccountable absence of the incumbent.

In Thailand's constitutional monarchy, the monarch is recognized as the Head of State, Head of the Armed Forces, Upholder of the Buddhist Religion, and Defender of the Faith.

Bowing somewhat to international criticism, Azali appointed a civilian Prime Minister, Bainrifi Tarmidi, in December 1999 ; however, Azali retained the mantle of Head of State and army Commander.

Perry initially refused to deal with Japanese officials and demanded to speak with the Japanese Head of State.

The Constitution stipulated that Australia was a constitutional monarchy, where the Head of State is the British ( or, since 1942, Australian ) monarch, who is represented at the federal level by a Governor-General, and at the state level by six Governors, one for each state.

The Queen of New Zealand, represented in the Cook Islands by the Queen's Representative, is the Head of State ; the Chief Minister is the head of government and of a multi-party system.

The parliament Riigikogu ( State Assembly ) elected a Riigivanem who acted both as Head of Government and Head of State.

Following his resignation as president of the Senate in 1985, Cossiga was elected President of Italy ( Head of State ).

The Governor of Victoria is appointed by the Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Premier of Victoria, to act as her representative as Head of State in Victoria.

Since the Australia Acts of 1986, it is the Governor, and not the Queen, who exercises all the powers of the Head of State, and the Governor is not subject to the direction or supervision of the Monarch, but acts upon the advice of the Premier.

::: The King is the Head of State, the symbol of its unity and permanence.

::: The President of the Republic is the Head of the State and represents national unity.

::: The President of the Republic is the Head of the State and a symbol of the unity of the country and represents the sovereignty of the country.

:::( 1 ) The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-à-vis foreign states.

::: The President of the Republic shall be Head of State.

The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Head of State.

::: The King or Queen who is Head of State cannot be prosecuted for his or her actions.

Nor can a Regent be prosecuted for his or her actions as Head of State.

In a monarchy, the Monarch is the Head of State.

Catherine refused to accept Henry as Supreme Head of the Church of England and considered herself the King's rightful wife and Queen, attracting much popular sympathy.

Recently, meetings have been attended by Queen Elizabeth II, who is the Head of the Commonwealth, although the Queen's formal appearance only began in 1997.

The Head of State is the Lord of Mann, which is a hereditary position held by the British monarch ( currently Queen Elizabeth II ).

The Policy and Resources Committee of the States of Jersey established the Constitutional Review Group in July 2005, chaired by Sir Philip Bailhache, with terms of reference ' to conduct a review and evaluation of the potential advantages and disadvantages for Jersey in seeking independence from the United Kingdom or other incremental change in the constitutional relationship, while retaining the Queen as Head of State '.

* 1960 – Ghana becomes a Republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom ceases to be its Head of state.

* 1953 – The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.

Kenya attained independence on Dec. 12, 1963 as the Dominion of Kenya with HM The Queen as Head of State.

When Mary ascended the throne, she was proclaimed under the same official style as Henry VIII and Edward VI: " Mary, by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and of the Church of England and of Ireland on Earth Supreme Head ".

Also in 1980, Sakamoto released the single " War Head / Lexington Queen ", an experimental synthpop and electro record.

The full style of Elizabeth II in the United Kingdom is, " Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith ".

Following the Maltese constitutional referendum, 1964, approved by 54. 5 % of voters, on 21 September 1964, Malta became an independent state as a Constitutional Monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its Head of State.

Additionally in recent years Lord Mayors have been appointed Knights of St John ( KStJ ), of which order HM The Queen is Sovereign Head.

The present Sovereign's full style and title is " Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith ".

The title " Head of the Commonwealth " is held by the Queen personally, and is not vested in the British Crown.

Nevertheless, Elizabeth was forced to accept the title of Supreme Governor of the Church of England rather than the more contentious title of Supreme Head, which many thought unacceptable for a woman to bear.

Head of state, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Elizabeth II.

Elizabeth II's traditional title as Head of State is Duke of Normandy.

In order to allow Henry to divorce his wife, the English parliament enacted laws breaking ties with Rome, and declaring the king Supreme Head of the Church of England ( from Elizabeth I the monarch is known as the Supreme Governor of the Church of England ), thus severing the ecclesiastical structure of England from the Catholic Church and the Pope.

Following the Coronation, two important Acts were passed through parliament: the Act of Uniformity and the Act of Supremacy, establishing the Protestant Church of England and creating Elizabeth Supreme Governor of the Church of England ( Supreme Head, the title used by her father and brother, was seen as inappropriate for a woman ruler ).

* February 6 – The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the 60th anniversary of her becoming Head of the Commonwealth.

; Sovereign and Head of State: Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados ( since 30 November 1966 ).

Professor Elizabeth Rouse is Head of College.

For example, the British and Commonwealth realms ' Head of State, HM Queen Elizabeth II or HM Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.

On 1 June 1963, Kenyatta became prime minister of the autonomous Kenyan government, with Queen Elizabeth II remaining as Head of State ( after Independence, styled as Queen of Kenya ), represented by a Governor-General.

Since 1949, two monarchs of the House of Windsor, George VI and Elizabeth II, have also been Head of the Commonwealth of Nations, comprising most ( but not all ) parts of the former British Empire and some states that were never part of it.

The Games were opened by Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth.