List of state leaders in 1966
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This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1966.
Africa
- Algeria
- Head of State - Houari Boumediene, President of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965–1978)
- Botswana
- the Bechuanaland Protectorate gained independence on 30 September 1966
- Resident Commissioner - Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, Commissioner of Bechuanaland (1965–1966)
- President - Sir Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966–1980)
- Prime Minister - Sir Seretse Khama, Prime Minister of Bechuanaland (1965–1966)
- Burundi
- the Republic of Burundi supersedes the Kingdom of Burundi on 28 November 1966
- Monarch -
- Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King of Burundi (1915–1966)[1]
- Ntare V, King of Burundi (1966)
- President - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966–1976)
- Prime Minister -
- Prince Léopold Biha, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965–1966)
- Michel Micombero, Prime Minister of Burundi (1966)
- Cameroon
- President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960–1982)
- Prime Ministers-
- East Cameroon - Simon Pierre Tchoungui, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1965–1972)
- West Cameroon - Augustine Ngom Jua, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1965–1968)
- Central African Republic
- President -
- David Dacko, President of the Central African Republic (1960–1966)
- Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President of the Central African Republic (1966–1979)[2]
- President -
- Chad
- President - François Tombalbaye, President of Chad (1960–1975)
- Prime Minister - François Tombalbaye, Prime Minister of Chad (1959–1975)[3]
- Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
- President - Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President of the Republic of the Congo (1963–1968)
- Prime Minister -
- Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- President - Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965–1997)
- Prime Minister - Léonard Mulumba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965–1966)
- Dahomey
- President - Christophe Soglo, President of Dahomey (1965–1967)
- Prime Minister - Christophe Soglo, Prime Minister of Dahomey (1965–1967)
- Egypt (United Arab Republic)
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954–1970)[4]
- Prime Minister -
- Zakaria Mohieddin, Prime Minister of Egypt (1965–1966)
- Muhammad Sedki Sulayman, Prime Minister of Egypt (1966–1967)
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)[5]
- Prime Minister - Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961–1974)
- Gabon
- President - Léon M'ba, President of Gabon (1964–1967)
- The Gambia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Gambia (1965–1970)
- Governor-General -
- Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor-General of The Gambia (1962–1966)[6]
- Sir Farimang Mamadi Singateh, Governor-General of The Gambia (1966–1970)
- Prime Minister - Sir Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of The Gambia (1962–1970)[7]
- Ghana
- Head of State -
- Kwame Nkrumah, President for Life of Ghana (1960–1966)
- Joseph Arthur Ankrah, Chairman of the National Liberation Council of Ghana (1966–1969)
- Head of State -
- Guinea
- President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958–1984)
- Ivory Coast
- President - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Ivory Coast (1960–1993)
- Kenya
- President - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (1964–1978)
- Lesotho
- Basutoland gained independence on 4 October 1966
- British Government Representative - Alexander Falconer Giles, British Government Representative in Basutoland (1961–1966)
- Monarch - Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho[8] (1960–1970)
- Prime Minister - Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1965–1986)
- Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
- Libya
- Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
- Prime Minister - Hussein Maziq, Prime Minister of Libya (1965–1967)
- Malagasy Republic
- President - Philibert Tsiranana, President of the Malagasy Republic (1959–1972)[9]
- Malawi
- Malawi was superseded by the Republic of Malawi on 6 July 1966
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Malawi (1964–1966)
- Governor-General - Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, Governor-General of Malawi (1961–1966)[10]
- President - Hastings Banda, President of Malawi (1966–1994)
- Prime Minister - Hastings Banda, Prime Minister of Malawi (1963–1966)[11]
- Mali
- President - Modibo Keïta, President of Mali (1960–1968)
- Mauritania
- President - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960–1978)
- Morocco
- Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
- Niger
- President - Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960–1974)
- Nigeria
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister - Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1957–1966)[13]
- Rhodesia (unrecognized, de facto independent country)
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Rhodesia (unacknowledged by her) (1965–1970)
- Governor - Sir Humphrey Gibbs, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1959–1969)[14]
- Officer Administering the Government - Clifford Dupont, Officer Administering the Government of Rhodesia (1965–1975)[15]
- Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965–1979)
- Rwanda
- President - Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961–1973)[16]
- Senegal
- President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960–1980)
- Sierra Leone
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Sierra Leone (1961–1971)
- Governor-General - Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1962–1967)
- Prime Minister - Sir Albert Margai, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1964–1967)
- Somalia
- President - Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, President of Somalia (1960–1967)
- Prime Minister - Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Prime Minister of Somalia (1964–1967)
- South Africa
- President - Charles Robberts Swart, State President of South Africa (1961–1967)
- Prime Minister -
- Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (1958–1966)
- Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges, Acting Prime Minister of South Africa (1966)
- B. J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966–1978)
- Sudan
- Head of State - Ismail al-Azhari, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan (1965–1969)
- Prime Minister -
- Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub, Prime minister of Sudan (1965–1966)
- Sadiq al-Mahdi, Prime minister of Sudan (1966–1967)
- Tanzania
- President - Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania (1962–1985)[17]
- Togo
- President - Nicolas Grunitzky, President of Togo (1963–1967)
- Tunisia
- President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
- Uganda
- President -
- Sir Edward Mutesa II, President of Uganda (1963–1966)
- Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966–1971)
- Prime Minister - Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda (1962–1966)
- President -
- Upper Volta
- President -
- Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1959–1966)[18]
- Sangoulé Lamizana, President of Upper Volta (1966–1980)
- President -
- Zambia
- President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964–1991)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister - Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1965–1967)
- Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952–1972)
- Burma
- President - Ne Win, President of Burma (1962–1981)
- Prime Minister - Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1962–1974)
- Cambodia
- Head of State - Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Head of State of Cambodia (1960–1970)
- Prime Minister -
- Prince Norodom Kantol, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962–1966)
- Lon Nol, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1966–1967)
- Ceylon
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
- Governor-General - William Gopallawa, Governor-General of Ceylon (1962–1978)[19]
- Prime Minister - Dudley Senanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1965–1970)
- China (People's Republic of China)
- Communist Party Leader - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935–1976)
- Head of State - Liu Shaoqi, Chairman of China (1959–1968)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of China (1949–1976)
- India
- President - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India (1962–1967)
- Prime Minister -
- Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (1964–1966)
- Gulzarilal Nanda, Prime Minister of India (1966)
- Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966–1977)
- Indonesia
- President - Sukarno, President for Life of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
- Prime Minister - Amir-Abbas Hoveida, Prime Minister of Iran (1965–1977)
- Iraq
- President -
- Abdul Salam Arif, President of Iraq (1963–1966)
- Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz, Acting President of Iraq (1966)
- Abdul Rahman Arif, President of Iraq (1966–1968)
- Prime Minister -
- Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz, Prime Minister of Iraq (1965–1966)
- Naji Talib, Prime Minister of Iraq (1966–1967)
- President -
- Israel
- President - Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963–1973)
- Prime Minister - Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (1963–1969)
- Japan
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Prime Minister - Eisaku Satō, Prime Minister of Japan (1964–1972)
- Jordan
- Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
- Prime Minister - Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan (1965–1967)
- North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party (1949–1994)
- Head of State - Choi Yong-kun, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1957–1972)
- Prime Minister - Kim Il-sung, Prime Minister of the Cabinet of North Korea (1946–1972)[20]
- South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- President - Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea (1962–1979)
- Prime Minister - Chung Il-kwon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1964–1970)
- Kuwait
- Monarch - Sheikh Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1965–1977)
- Prime Minister - Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1965–1978)
- Laos
- Monarch - Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959–1975)
- Prime Minister - Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1962–1975)
- Lebanon
- President - Charles Helou, President of Lebanon (1964–1970)
- Prime Minister -
- Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1965–1966)
- Abdallah El-Yafi, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1966)
- Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1966–1968)
- Malaysia
- Monarch - Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1965–1970)
- Prime Minister - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1955–1970)[21]
- Maldives
- Monarch - Muhammad Fareed Didi, Sultan of the Maldives (1954–1968)[22]
- Prime Minister - Ibrahim Nasir, Prime Minister of the Maldives (1957–1968)[22]
- Mongolia
- Communist Party Leader - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1958–1984)
- Head of State - Jamsrangiin Sambuu, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Hural of Mongolia (1954–1972)
- Premier - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia (1952–1974)
- Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
- Nepal
- Monarch - Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955–1972)
- Prime Minister - Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1965–1969)
- Pakistan
- President - Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
- Philippines
- President - Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965–1986)
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia (1964–1975)
- Prime Minister - Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1962–1975)
- Singapore
- President - Yusof bin Ishak, President of Singapore (1959–1971)[23]
- Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959–1990)[24]
- Syria
- Head of State -
- Amin al-Hafiz, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Syria (1963–1966)
- Nureddin al-Atassi, Head of State of Syria (1966–1970)
- Prime Minister -
- Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Prime Minister of Syria (1966)
- Yusuf Zuaiyin, Prime Minister of Syria (1966–1968)
- Head of State -
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of Taiwan (1950–1975)
- Premier - Yen Chia-kan, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (1963–1972)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister - Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (1963–1973)
- Turkey
- President -
- Cemal Gürsel, President of Turkey (1960–1966)
- Cevdet Sunay, President of Turkey (1966–1973)
- Prime Minister - Süleyman Demirel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1965–1971)
- President -
- North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
- Communist Party Leader - Lê Duẩn, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1960–1986)
- President - Hồ Chí Minh, President of North Vietnam (1945–1969)
- Premier - Phạm Văn Đồng, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1955–1987)[25]
- South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
- President - Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, President of South Vietnam (1965–1975)
- Prime Minister - Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1965–1967)
- Yemen
- President - Abdullah al-Sallal, President of Yemen (1962–1967)
- Prime Minister -
- Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of Yemen (1965–1966)
- Abdullah al-Sallal, Prime Minister of Yemen (1966–1967)
Europe
- Albania
- Communist Party Leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944–1985)
- Head of State - Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1953–1982)
- Premier - Mehmet Shehu, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1954–1981)
- Andorra
- Monarchs -
- French Co-Prince - Charles de Gaulle, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1959–1969)
- Co-Prince's Representative - Roger Vincenot (1964–1970)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943–1969)
- Co-Prince's Representative - Jaume Sansa Nequí (1937–1972)
- French Co-Prince - Charles de Gaulle, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1959–1969)
- First Syndic -
- Julià Reig Ribó, First Syndic of Andorra (1960–1966)
- Francesc Escudé Ferrero, First Syndic of Andorra (1966–1972)
- Monarchs -
- Austria -
- President - Franz Jonas, Federal President of Austria (1965–1974)
- Chancellor - Josef Klaus, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1964–1970)
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
- Prime Minister -
- Pierre Harmel, Prime Minister of Belgium (1965–1966)
- Paul Vanden Boeynants, Prime Minister of Belgium (1966–1968)
- Bulgaria
- Communist Party Leader - Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954–1989)
- Head of State - Georgi Traykov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1964–1971)
- Premier - Todor Zhivkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1962–1971)
- Cyprus
- President - Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus (1960–1974)
- Czechoslovakia
- Communist Party Leader - Antonín Novotný, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1953–1968)
- President - Antonín Novotný, President of Czechoslovakia (1957–1968)
- Prime Minister - Jozef Lenárt, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1963–1968)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
- Prime Minister - Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark (1962–1968)
- Finland
- President - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956–1981)
- Prime Minister -
- Johannes Virolainen, Prime Minister of Finland (1964–1966)
- Rafael Paasio, Prime Minister of Finland (1966–1968)
- France
- President - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959–1969)
- Prime Minister - Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister of France (1962–1968)
- East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
- Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950–1971)
- Head of State - Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of the Council of State of East Germany (1960–1973)
- Premier - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1964–1973)
- West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
- President - Heinrich Lübke, Federal President of West Germany (1959–1969)
- Chancellor -
- Ludwig Erhard, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1966–1969)
- West Berlin (Western Allies-occupied free city)
- Governing Mayor -
- Willy Brandt, Governing Mayor of Berlin (1957–1966)
- Heinrich Albertz, Governing Mayor of Berlin (1966–1967)
- Governing Mayor -
- Greece
- Monarch - Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (1964–1973)[26]
- Prime Minister -
- Hungary
- Communist Party Leader - János Kádár, First Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956–1988)
- Head of State - István Dobi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952–1967)
- Premier - Gyula Kállai, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1965–1967)
- Iceland
- President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952–1968)
- Prime Minister - Bjarni Benediktsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1963–1970)
- Ireland
- President - Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959–1973)
- Prime Minister -
- Seán Lemass, Taoiseach of Ireland (1959–1966)
- Jack Lynch, Taoiseach of Ireland (1966–1973)
- Italy
- President - Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy (1964–1971)
- Prime Minister - Aldo Moro, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1963–1968)
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
- Prime Minister - Gerard Batliner, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1962–1970)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964–2000)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Werner, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1959–1974)
- Malta
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Malta (1964–1974)
- Governor-General - Sir Maurice Henry Dorman, Governor-General of Malta (1962–1971)[27]
- Prime Minister - Giorgio Borg Olivier, Prime Minister of Malta (1962–1971)[28]
- Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Head of Government -
- Jean Reymond, Minister of State of Monaco (1963–1966)
- Paul Demange, Minister of State of Monaco (1966–1969)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
- Netherlands (constituent country)
- Prime Minister -
- Jo Cals, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1965–1966)
- Jelle Zijlstra, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1966–1967)
- Prime Minister -
- Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
- Governor - Cola Debrot, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1962–1970)
- Prime Minister - Efraïn Jonckheer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1954–1968)
- Suriname (constituent country)
- Governor-General - Henri Lucien de Vries, Governor-General of Suriname (1965–1968)
- Prime Minister - Johan Adolf Pengel, Prime Minister of Suriname (1963–1969)
- Norway
- Monarch - Olav V, 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 - Edward Ochab, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1964–1968)
- Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1954–1970)
- Portugal
- President - Américo Tomás, President of Portugal (1958–1974)
- Premier - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1933–1968)
- Romania
- Communist Party Leader - Nicolae Ceauşescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1965–1989)
- Head of State - Chivu Stoica, President of the Council of State of Romania (1965–1967)
- Premier - Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1961–1974)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Alvaro Casali and Pietro Reffi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1965–1966)
- Francesco Valli and Emilio Della Balda, Captains Regent of San Marino (1966)
- Giovanni Vito Marcucci and Francesco Maria Francini, Captains Regent of San Marino (1966–1967)
- Captains Regent
- Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader - Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1964–1982)
- Head of State - Nikolai Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1965–1977)
- Premier - Alexei Kosygin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1964–1980)
- Spain
- Head of State - Francisco Franco, Head of State of Spain (1936–1975)
- Prime Minister - Francisco Franco, President of the Government of Spain (1938–1973)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950–1973)
- Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946–1969)
- Switzerland
- Federal Council:[29]
- Paul Chaudet (1954–1966), Willy Spühler (1959–1970), Ludwig von Moos (1959–1971), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1959–1973), Hans Schaffner (1961–1969, President), Roger Bonvin (1962–1973), Rudolf Gnägi (1965–1979), Nello Celio (1966–1973)
- Federal Council:[29]
- 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
- Monarch - Pope Paul VI, Sovereign of Vatican City (1963–1978)
- President of the Governorate - Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1961–1969)
- Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
- Secretary of State - Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Cardinal Secretary of State (1961–1969)
- Yugoslavia
- Communist Party leader - Josip Broz Tito, President of the Presidium of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1936–1980)
- President - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
- Premier - Petar Stambolić, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (1963–1967)
North America
- Barbados
- gained independence on 30 November 1966
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
- Governor-General - Sir John Montague Stow, Governor of Barbados (1959–1966), Governor-General of Barbados (1966–1967)
- Prime Minister[30] - Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1961–1976)
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor General - Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada (1959–1967)
- Prime Minister - Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968)
- Costa Rica
- President -
- Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, President of Costa Rica (1962–1966)
- José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, President of Costa Rica (1966–1970)
- President -
- Cuba
- Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
- President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
- Prime Minister - Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)[31]
- Dominican Republic
- President -
- El Salvador
- President - Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo, President of El Salvador (1962–1967)
- Guatemala
- President -
- Enrique Peralta Azurdia, President of Guatemala (1963–1966)
- Julio César Méndez Montenegro, President of Guatemala (1966–1970)
- President -
- Haiti
- President - François Duvalier, President for Life of Haiti (1957–1971)
- Honduras
- President - Oswaldo López Arellano, President of Honduras (1963–1971)
- Jamaica
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Clifford Campbell, Governor-General of Jamaica (1962–1973)
- Prime Minister - Sir Alexander Bustamante, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1962–1967)
- Mexico
- President - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (1964–1970)
- Nicaragua
- President -
- René Schick, President of Nicaragua (1963–1966)
- Orlando Montenegro Medrano, Acting President of Nicaragua (1966)
- Lorenzo Guerrero, President of Nicaragua (1966–1967)
- President -
- Panama
- President - Marco Aurelio Robles, President of Panama (1964–1968)
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1976)
- Governor-General - Sir Solomon Hochoy, Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago (1960–1972)[32]
- Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956–1981)[33]
- United States of America
- President - Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States (1963–1969)
Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General - Richard Casey, Baron Casey, Governor-General of Australia (1965–1969)
- Prime Minister -
- Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1949–1966)
- 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 - Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1960–1972)
- Western Samoa
- Head of State - Malietoa Tanumafili II, O le Ao o le Malo of Western Samoa (1962–2007)
- Prime Minister - Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu’u II, Prime Minister of Western Samoa (1959–1970)[34]
South America
- Argentina
- President -
- Arturo Umberto Illia, President of Argentina (1963–1966)
- Revolutionary junta, Head of State of Argentina (1966)
- Juan Carlos Onganía, President of Argentina (1966–1970)
- President -
- Bolivia
- Head of State -
- Brazil
- President - Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, President of Brazil (1964–1967)
- Chile
- President - Eduardo Frei Montalva, President of Chile (1964–1970)
- Colombia
- President -
- Guillermo León Valencia, President of Colombia (1962–1966)
- Carlos Lleras Restrepo, President of Colombia (1966–1970)
- President -
- Ecuador
- Head of State -
- Guyana
- British Guiana gained independence on 26 May 1966
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Guyana (1966–1970)
- Governor-General -
- Sir Richard Luyt, Governor of British Guiana (1964–1966), Governor-General of Guyana (1966)
- Sir David Rose, Governor-General of Guyana (1966–1969)
- Prime Minister[35] - Forbes Burnham, Prime Minister of Guyana (1964–1980)
- Paraguay
- President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
- Peru
- President - Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1963–1968)
- Prime Minister - Daniel Becerra de la Flor, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1965–1967)
- Uruguay
- Head of State -
- Venezuela
- President - Raúl Leoni, President of Venezuela (1964–1969)
References
- ↑ Burundi only became independent in 1962.
- ↑ Titled Emperor Bokassa I after 1976.
- ↑ Chad only became independent in 1960.
- ↑ Gamal Abdel Nasser was President of the United Arab Republic 1958-1961.
- ↑ In exile between 1936 and 1941.
- ↑ The Gambia only became independent in 1965, before that Sir John Warburton Paul was titled Governor of The Gambia.
- ↑ The Gambia only became independent in 1965.
- ↑ Before independence the monarch was titled Paramount Chief.
- ↑ The Malagasy Republic only became independent in 1960.
- ↑ Malawi only became independent in 1964, before that Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones was titled Governor of Nyasaland.
- ↑ Malawi only became independent in 1964.
- ↑ Nnamdi Azikiwe was titled Governor-General of Nigeria between 1960 and 1963 under the monarchy.
- ↑ Nigeria only became independent in 1960.
- ↑ Unacknowledged by the government after 1965.
- ↑ Clifford Dupont was titled President of Rhodesia between 1970 and 1975 after the abolishing of the monarchy.
- ↑ Rwanda only became independent in 1962.
- ↑ Julius Nyerere was President of Tanganyika from 1962 to 1964.
- ↑ Upper Volta only became independent in 1960.
- ↑ William Gopallawa was titled President of Sri Lanka between 1972 and 1978 after the abolishing of the monarchy.
- ↑ North Korea only became independent in 1948.
- ↑ Malaysia (then called Malaya) only became independent in 1957.
- 1 2 Maldives only became independent in 1965.
- ↑ Singapore only became independent in 1965, before that Yusof bin Ishak was titled Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore.
- ↑ Singapore only became independent in 1965.
- ↑ Prime minister of Vietnam from 1976 to 1987.
- ↑ King Constantine II went into exile in 1967.
- ↑ Malta only became independent in 1964, until then Sir Maurice Henry Dorman was titled Governor of Malta.
- ↑ Malta only became independent in 1964.
- ↑ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
- ↑ Titled Premier before independence
- ↑ The position Prime Minister of Cuba was abolished on 2 December 1976, but President of the Council of Ministers was created and it continued to be held by Fidel Castro.
- ↑ Trinidad and Tobago only became independent in 1962, until then Sir Solomon Hochoy was titled Governor of Trinidad and Tobago.
- ↑ Trinidad and Tobago only became independent in 1962.
- ↑ Western Samoa only became independent in 1962.
- ↑ Titled Premier until independence.
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