List of state leaders in 1966

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1965 state leaders - Events of 1966 - 1967 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
  • Monarch -
    1. Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King of Burundi (1915-1966)
    2. Ntare V Ndizeye, King of Burundi (1966)
  • President - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Léopold Biha, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965-1966)
    2. Michel Micombero, Prime Minister of Burundi (1966)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
• Dahomey - Christophe Soglo, President of Dahomey (1965-1967)
• The Gambia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of The Gambia (1965-1970)
  • Governor-General -
    1. John Warburton Paul, Governor-General of The Gambia (1965-1966)
    2. 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
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Malawi (1964-1966)
  • Governor-General - Glyn Smallwood Jones, Governor-General of Malawi (1964-1966)
  • President - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, President of Malawi (1966-1994)
  • Prime Minister - Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Prime Minister of Malawi (1964-1966)
• Mali - Modibo Keita, President of Mali (1960-1968)
• Mauritania - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960-1978)
• Nigeria
  • President -
    1. Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (1963-1966)
    2. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, President of Nigeria (1966)
    3. Yakubu Gowon, President of Nigeria (1966-1975)
  • Prime Minister - Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1960-1966)
• 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)
• Somalia
  • President - Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, President of Somalia (1960-1967)
  • Prime Minister - Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Prime Minister of Somalia (1964-1967)
• Togo - Nicolas Grunitzky, President of Togo (1963-1967)
• Uganda
  • President -
    1. Sir Edward Mutesa, President of Uganda (1962-1966)
    2. Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda (1962-1971)
• Upper Volta
  • President -
    1. Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1960-1966)
    2. 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 Hashim Maiwandwal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1965-1967)
• Brunei - Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei (1950–1967)
• People's Republic of China
  • Head of State - Liu Shaoqi, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959-1968)
  • 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)
• India -
  • President - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India (1962-1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (1964-1966)
    2. Gulzarilal Nanda, Prime Minister of India (1966)
    3. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977)
• Indonesia - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
• 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 - Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1969)
• Philippines - Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965-1986)
• 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 - Richard Casey, Governor-General of Australia (1965-1969)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1939-1941, 1949-1966)
    2. Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia (1966-1967)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Bernard Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (1962–1967)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Keith Jacka 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, President of Austria (1965–1974)
  • Chancellor - Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria (1964–1970)
• Belgium
  • King - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pierre Harmel, Prime Minister of Belgium (1965-1966)
    2. Paul Vanden Boeynants, Prime Minister of Belgium (1966-1968, 1978-1979)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark (1962-1968)
• Finland
  • President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Johannes Virolainen (1964-1966)
    2. Rafael Paasio (1966-1968, 1972)
• France -
  • President - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959-1969)
  • Prime Minister - Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister of France (1962-1968)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President - Heinrich Lübke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1959-1969)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Ludwig Erhard, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1963-1966)
    2. Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1966-1969)
• 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 -
    1. Seán Lemass, Taoiseach (1957-1966)
    2. Jack Lynch, Taoiseach (1966-1973)
• Italy
  • President - Giuseppe Saragat, President of the Italian Republic (1964-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy (1963-1968)
• 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)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch - Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jo Cals, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1965-1966)
    2. Jelle Zijlstra, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1966-1967)
• 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 - Edward Ochab (1964-1968)
  • Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1954-1970)
• Portugal -
  • President - Américo Thomaz, President of Portugal (1958-1974)
  • Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers (1932-1968)
• Spain
  • Generalísimo - Francisco Franco, Head of the Spanish State and President of the Government (1939-1975), (1939-1973)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
• Turkey
  • President -
    1. Cemal Gürsel, President of Turkey (1961-1966)
    2. Cevdet Sunay, President of Turkey (1966-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Süleyman Demirel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1965-1971)
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
  • Communist Party leader - Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1964-1982)
• 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 - Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani, Cardinal Secretary of State (1961-1969)

[edit] Middle East

• Israel -
  • President - Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (1963-1969)
• 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 -
    1. Zakaria Mohieddin, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1965-1966)
    2. Muhammad Sedki Sulayman, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1966-1967)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President - Abdullah as-Sallal, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1965-1966)
    2. Abdullah as-Sallal, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1966-1967)

[edit] North America and the Caribbean

• Barbados -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - John Montague Stow, Governor-General of Barbados (1966–1967)
  • Prime Minister - Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1966–1976)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
  • Governor General - Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada (1959-1967)
  • Prime Minister - Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada (1963-1968)
• Costa Rica -
  1. Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, President of Costa Rica (1962–1966)
  2. José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, President of Costa Rica (1966–1970)
• Dominican Republic -
  1. Héctor García Godoy, provisional President of the Dominican Republic (1965–1966)
  2. Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1966–1978)
• Cuba
  • President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959-1976)
  • Premier - Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba (1959-1976)
• El Salvador - Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo, President of El Salvador (1962–1967)
• Mexico - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (1964-1970)
• United States - Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States (1963-1969)

[edit] South America

• Brazil - Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, President of Brazil (1964-1967)
• Chile - Eduardo Frei Montalva, President of Chile (1964-1970)
• Colombia -
  1. Guillermo León Valencia, President of Colombia (1962-1966)
  2. Carlos Lleras Restrepo, President of Colombia (1966-1970)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru - Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1963-1968)
• Uruguay -
  1. Washington Beltrán, President of Uruguay (1965-1966)
  2. Jorge Pacheco Areco, President of Uruguay (1966-1967)
• Venezuela - Raúl Leoni, President of Venezuela (1964-1969)