List of state leaders in 1969

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1968 state leaders - Events of 1969 - 1970 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Australia and Oceania 4 Europe 5 Middle East 6 North America and the Caribbean 7 South America

[edit] Africa

• Algeria - Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-1978)
• Botswana - Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966-1980)
• Burundi - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
• Dahomey
  • President -
    1. Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou, President of Dahomey (1968-1969)
    2. Iropa Maurice Kouandété, President of Dahomey (1969)
    3. Paul-Émile de Souza, President of Dahomey (1969-1970)
• Equatorial Guinea - Francisco Macías Nguema, President of Equatorial Guinea (1968-1979)
• The Gambia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of The Gambia (1965-1970)
  • Governor-General - Farimang Mamadi Singateh, Governor-General of The Gambia (1966-1970)
  • Prime Minister - Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of The Gambia (1965-1970)
• Guinea - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
• Kenya - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (1964-1978)
• Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
• Malawi - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
• Mali
  • President - Moussa Traoré, President of Mali (1968-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Yoro Diakité, Prime Minister of Mali (1968-1969)
• Mauritania - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960-1978)
• Mauritius
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968-1992)
  • Governor-General - Arthur Williams, Governor-General of Mauritius (1968-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1968-1982)
• Nigeria - Yakubu Gowon, President of Nigeria (1966-1975)
• Rhodesia -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Rhodesia (unrecognized by her) (1965-1970)
  • Officer Administering the Government - Clifford Dupont, Officer Administering the Government (1965-1970)
  • Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965-1979)
• Rwanda - Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961-1973)
• Senegal
  • President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960-1980)
• Sierra Leone
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Sierra Leone (1961-1971)
  • Governor-General - Banja Tejan-Sie, Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1968-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Siaka Probyn Stevens, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1968-1971)
• Somalia
  • President -
    1. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, President of Somalia (1967-1969)
    2. Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Prime Minister of Somalia (1967-1969)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (1968-1982)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Makhosini Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1968-1976)
• Togo - Étienne Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
• Uganda
  • President - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda (1962-1971)
• Upper Volta - Sangoulé Lamizana, President of Upper Volta (1966-1980)
• Zambia - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)

[edit] Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1967-1971)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • De facto Head of State -
    • Song Qingling, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1968-1972)
    • Dong Biwu, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1968-1975)
  • Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council (1949-1976)
  • Head of Communist Party - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
• Ceylon
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1948-1972)
  • Governor-General - William Gopallawa, Governor-General of Ceylon (1962-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Dudley Shelton Senanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1965-1970)
• India -
  • President -
    1. Dr Zakir Hussain, President of India (1967-1969)
    2. Varahagiri Venkata Giri, acting President of India (1969)
    3. Muhammad Hidayatullah, acting President of India (1969)
    4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri, President of India (1969-1974)
  • Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan (1964-1972)
• South Korea -
  • President - Park Chunghee, President of the Republic of Korea (1963-1979)
  • Prime Minister - Chung Il-kwon, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1964-1970)
• Malaysia
  • Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1965-1970)
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1957-1970)
• Pakistan -
  • 1. Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1969)
    2. Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan (1969-1971)
• Singapore -
  • President - Yusuf Ishak, President of Singapore (1965-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
  • Premier - Yen Chia-kan, President of the Executive Yuan (1963-1972)

[edit] Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth (1952-present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Richard Casey, Governor-General of Australia (1965-1969)
    2. Sir Paul Hasluck, Governor-General of Australia (1969-1974)
  • Prime Minister - John Gorton, Prime Minister of Australia (1968-1971)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present
  • Governor-General - Sir Arthur Porritt, Governor-General of New Zealand (1967-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1960-1972)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965 – 2006)
  • Prime Minister - Tu'i Pelehake (Fatafehi), Prime Minister of Tonga, (1965 – 1991)

[edit] Europe

• Austria
  • President - Franz Jonas, Federal President (1965-1974)
  • Chancellor - Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria (1964-1970)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1968-1973)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Hilmar Baunsgaard, Prime Minister of Denmark (1968-1971)
• Finland
  • President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Mauno Koivisto (1968-1970, 1979-1982)
• France -
  • President -
    1. Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959-1969)
    2. Alain Poher, Acting President of France (1969)
    3. Georges Pompidou, President of France (1969-1974)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Maurice Couve de Murville, Prime Minister of France (1968-1969)
    2. Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Prime Minister of France (1969-1973)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President -
    1. Heinrich Lübke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1959-1969)
    2. Gustav Heinemann, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969-1974)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1966-1969)
    2. Willy Brandt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969-1974)
• German Democratic Republic -
  • Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950-1971)
  • Head of State - Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of the Council of State (1960-1973)
  • Premier - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1964-1973)
• Ireland -
  • President - Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Jack Lynch, Taoiseach (1966-1973)
• Italy
  • President - Giuseppe Saragat, President of the Italian Republic (1964-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Mariano Rumor, Prime Minister of Italy (1968-1970)
• Liechtenstein -
  • Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
  • Head of Government - Gerard Batliner, Head of Government (1962-1970)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1959-1974, 1979-1984)
• Malta
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Malta (1964-1974
  • Governor-General - Sir Maurice Henry Dorman, Governor-General of Malta (1964-1971)
  • Prime Minister - George Borg Olivier, Prime Minister of Malta (1962-1971)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch - Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Piet de Jong, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967-1971)
• Norway -
  • Monarch - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway (1957-1991)
  • Prime Minister - Per Borten, Prime Minister of Norway (1965-1971)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader - Władysław Gomułka, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1956-1970)
  • Head of State - Council of State, Chairman - Marian Spychalski (1968-1970)
  • Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1954-1970)
• Portugal -
  • President - Américo Thomaz, President of Portugal (1958-1974)
  • Prime Minister - Marcello Caetano, President of the Council of Ministers (1968-1974)
• Spain
  • Generalísimo - Francisco Franco, Head of the Spanish State and President of the Government (1939-1975), (1939-1973)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
  • Prime Minister -
  1. Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
  2. Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-1976)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964-1970)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - Paul VI, Bishop of Rome (1963-1978)
  • Secretary of State -
    1. Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani, Cardinal Secretary of State (1961-1969)
    2. Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot, Cardinal Secretary of State (1969-1979)

[edit] Middle East

• Israel
  • President - Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963-1973)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (1963-1969)
    2. Yigal Allon, acting Prime Minister of Israel (1969)
    3. Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (1969-1974)
• Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
• United Arab Republic
  • President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1958-1970)
  • Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1967-1970)
• People's Republic of South Yemen
  • President -
    1. Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi, President of the People's Republic of South Yemen (1967-1969)
    2. Salim Ali Rubai, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1969-1970)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Position created
    2. Faysal al-Shaabi, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of South Yemen (1969)
    3. Muhammad Ali Haitham, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of South Yemen (1969-1970)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President - Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1967-1974)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1967-1969)
    2. Abdul Salam Sabrah, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1969)
    3. Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1969)
    4. Abdullah Kurshumi, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1969-1970)

[edit] North America and the Caribbean

• Barbados
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Arleigh Winston Scott, Governor-General of Barbados (1967-1976)
  • Prime Minister - Errol Walton Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1966-1976)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Governor General - Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967-1974)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979)
• Cuba
  • President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959-1976)
  • Premier - Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba (1959-1976)
• El Salvador - Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (1967–1972)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Clifford Campbell, Governor-General of Jamaica (1962-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1967-1972)
• Mexico - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (1964-1970)
• Trinidad & Tobago
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962-1976)
  • Governor General - Sir Solomon Hochoy, Governor General of Trinidad and Tobago (1962-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Eric Eustace Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1961-1981)
• United States -
  1. Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States (1963-1969)
  2. Richard Nixon, President of the United States (1969-1974)

[edit] South America

• Brazil -
  1. Artur da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967-1969)
  2. Military junta (1969)
  3. Emílio Garrastazú Médici, President of Brazil (1969-1974)
• Chile - Eduardo Frei Montalva, President (1964-1970)
• Guyana
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Guyana 1966-1970
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir David James Gardiner Rose, Governor-General of Guyana, 1966-1969
    2. Sir Edward Victor Luckhoo, Governor-General of Guyana, 1969-1970
  • Prime Minister - Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, Prime Minister of Guyana, 1966 - 1980
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru - Juan Velasco Alvarado, President of Peru (1968-1975)