List of state leaders in 1961
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This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1961.
Africa
- Cameroon
- the Southern Cameroons part of British Cameroons joined Cameroon on 1 October 1961
- President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960–1982)
- Prime Ministers-
- East Cameroon - Charles Assalé, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1960–1965)
- West Cameroon - John Ngu Foncha, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1959–1965)[1]
- Commissioner - John Osbaldiston Field, Commissioner of British Cameroons (1956–1961)
- Central African Republic
- President - David Dacko, President of the Central African Republic (1960–1966)
- Chad
- Head of State - François Tombalbaye, Head of State of Chad (1960–1975)
- Prime Minister - François Tombalbaye, Prime Minister of Chad (1959–1975)[2]
- Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
- President - Fulbert Youlou, President of Congo (Brazzaville) (1960–1963)
- Congo–Léopoldville (Republic of the Congo)
- Head of State - Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Head of State of Congo (Léopoldville) (1960–1965)
- Prime Minister -
- South Kasai (unrecognized secessionist state)
- reintegrated into Congo (Léopoldville) on 30 December 1961
- President - Albert Kalonji, President of South Kasai (1960–1961)
- Prime Minister - Joseph Ngalula, Prime Minister of South Kasai (1960–1961)
- Katanga (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President - Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga (1960–1963)
- Dahomey
- President - Hubert Maga, President of Dahomey (1960–1963)
- Egypt (United Arab Republic)
- the United Arab Republic ended with Syria's secession on 28 September 1961, but Egypt continued to be officially named United Arab Republic
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954–1970)[3]
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1954–1962)[4]
- 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 (1960–1964)
- Prime Minister - Léon M'ba, Prime Minister of Gabon (1957–1961)[6]
- Ghana
- President - Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana (1960–1966)
- Guinea
- President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958–1984)
- Ivory Coast
- President - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Ivory Coast (1960–1993)
- Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
- Libya
- Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Osman Said, Prime Minister of Libya (1960–1963)
- Malagasy Republic
- President - Philibert Tsiranana, President of the Malagasy Republic (1959–1972)[7]
- Mali
- Head of State - Modibo Keïta, Chief of State of Mali (1960–1968)
- Prime Minister - Modibo Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1959–1965)[8]
- Mauritania
- President - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960–1978)
- Prime Minister - Moktar Ould Daddah, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1957–1961)[9]
- Morocco
- Monarch -
- Mohammed V, King of Morocco (1955–1961)[10]
- Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
- Monarch -
- Niger
- President - Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960–1974)
- Nigeria
- the Northern Cameroons part of British Cameroons joined Nigeria on 1 June 1961
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Nigeria (1960–1963)
- Governor-General - Nnamdi Azikiwe, Governor-General of Nigeria (1960–1966)[11]
- Prime Minister - Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1957–1966)[12]
- Commissioner - John Osbaldiston Field, Commissioner of British Cameroons (1956–1961)
- Senegal
- President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960–1980)
- Prime Minister - Mamadou Dia, Prime Minister of Senegal (1957–1962)[13]
- Sierra Leone
- gained independence on 27 April 1961
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Sierra Leone (1961–1971)
- Governor-General - Sir Maurice Henry Dorman, Governor of Sierra Leone (1956–1961), Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1961–1962)
- Prime Minister - Sir Milton Margai, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1954–1964)
- Somalia
- President - Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, President of Somalia (1960–1967)
- Prime Minister - Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (1960–1964)
- South Africa
- Union of South Africa changed name to South Africa on 31 May 1961
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952–1961)
- Governor-General -
- President - Charles Robberts Swart, State President of South Africa (1961–1967)
- Prime Minister - Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (1958–1966)
- Sudan
- President - Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan (1958–1964)
- Prime Minister - Ibrahim Abboud, Prime Minister of Sudan (1958–1964)
- Tanganyika
- Tanganyika Territory gained independence on 9 December 1961
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tanganyika (1961–1962)
- Governor-General - Sir Richard Turnbull, Governor of Tanganyika (1958–1961), Governor-General of Tanganyika (1961–1962)
- Prime Minister[14] - Julius Nyerere, Prime Minister of Tanganyika (1960–1962)
- Togo
- President - Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo (1960–1963)
- Prime Minister - Sylvanus Olympio, Prime Minister of Togo (1958–1961)[15]
- Tunisia
- President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
- United Arab Republic
- the United Arab Republic ended with Syria's secession on 28 September 1961, but Egypt continued to be officially named United Arab Republic
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1954–1970)[16]
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1954–1962)[17]
- Upper Volta
- President - Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1959–1966)[18]
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister - Mohammed Daoud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953–1963)
- Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952–1972)
- Prime Minister - Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952–1964)
- Burma
- President - Win Maung, President of Burma (1957–1962)
- Prime Minister - U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1960–1962)
- Cambodia
- Head of State - Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Head of State of Cambodia (1960–1970)
- Prime Minister -
- Pho Proeung, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1960–1961)
- Penn Nouth, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1961)
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1961–1962)
- Ceylon
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
- Governor-General - Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962)
- Prime Minister - Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1960–1965)
- 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
- Portuguese India was occupied and annexed by India on 19 December 1961
- President - Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950–1962)
- Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
- Governor-General - Manuel António Vassalo e Silva, Governor-General of Portuguese India (1958–1961)
- Indonesia
- President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Islamic State of Indonesia (unrecognized secessionist state)
- Leader - Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwirjo, Imam of the Islamic State of Indonesia (1949–1962)
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
- Prime Minister -
- Jafar Sharif-Emami, Prime Minister of Iran (1960–1961)
- Ali Amini, Prime Minister of Iran (1961–1962)
- Iraq
- Head of State - Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Iraq (1958–1963)
- Prime Minister - Abd al-Karim Qasim, Prime Minister of Iraq (1958–1963)
- Israel
- President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952–1963)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955–1963)
- Japan
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Prime Minister - Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan (1960–1964)
- Jordan
- Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
- Prime Minister - Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1960–1962)
- North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung, Chairman 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)[19]
- South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- President - Yun Bo-seon, President of South Korea (1960–1962)
- Head of Government-
- Chang Myon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1960–1961)
- Jang Do-yeong, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1961)
- Song Yo-chan, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1961–1962)
- Kuwait
- the Sheikhdom of Kuwait gained independence on 19 June 1961
- Politician agent - John Richmond, Political agent in Kuwait (1959–1961)
- Monarch - Sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1950–1965)
- Laos
- Monarch - Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959–1975)
- Prime Minister - Prince Boun Oum, Prime Minister of Laos (1960–1962)
- Lebanon
- President - Fuad Chehab, President of Lebanon (1958–1964)
- Prime Minister -
- Saeb Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1960–1961)
- Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1961–1964)
- Malaya
- Monarch - Tuanku Syed Putra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya (1960–1965)
- Prime Minister - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaya (1955–1970)[20]
- 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 - Tulsi Giri, Prime Minister of Nepal (1960–1963)
- Pakistan
- President - Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
- Philippines
- President -
- Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines (1957–1961)
- Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961–1965)
- President -
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
- Prime Minister - Saud, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1960–1962)
- Suvadive Islands (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President - Abdullah Afeef, President of the Suvadive Islands (1959–1963)
- Syria
- left the United Arab Republic on 28 September 1961
- President -
- Maamun al-Kuzbari, Acting President of Syria (1961)
- Izzat an-Nuss, Acting President of Syria (1961)
- Nazim al-Kudsi, President of Syria (1961–1963)
- Prime Minister -
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of Taiwan (1950–1975)
- Premier - Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (1958–1963)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister - Sarit Thanarat, Prime Minister of Thailand (1958–1963)
- Turkey
- Head of State - Cemal Gürsel, Head of State of Turkey (1960–1966)
- Prime Minister -
- Cemal Gürsel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1960–1961)
- Fahrettin Özdilek, Acting Prime Minister of Turkey (1961)
- İsmet İnönü, Prime Minister of Turkey (1961–1965)
- 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)[21]
- South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
- President - Ngô Đình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (1955–1963)
- Yemen
- Monarch - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1955–1962)
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 -
- Jean Lafon de Lageneste (1958–1961)
- Étienne Vaysset (1961–1964)
- Co-Prince's Representative -
- 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)
- Monarchs -
- Austria
- President - Adolf Schärf, Federal President of Austria (1957–1965)
- Chancellor -
- Julius Raab, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
- Alfons Gorbach, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1961–1964)
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
- Prime Minister -
- Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1958–1961)
- Théo Lefèvre, Prime Minister of Belgium (1961–1965)
- Bulgaria
- Communist Party Leader - Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954–1989)
- Head of State - Dimitar Ganev, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1958–1964)
- Premier - Anton Yugov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1956–1962)
- 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 - Viliam Široký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1953–1963)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
- Prime Minister - Viggo Kampmann, Prime Minister of Denmark (1960–1962)
- Finland
- President - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956–1981)
- Prime Minister -
- V. J. Sukselainen, Prime Minister of Finland (1959–1961)
- Eemil Luukka, Acting Prime Minister of Finland (1961)
- Martti Miettunen, Prime Minister of Finland (1961–1962)
- France
- President - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959–1969)
- Prime Minister - Michel Debré, Prime Minister of France (1959–1962)
- 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 - Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1949–1964)
- West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
- President - Heinrich Lübke, Federal President of West Germany (1959–1969)
- Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963)
- West Berlin (Western Allies-occupied free city)
- Governing Mayor - Willy Brandt, Governing Mayor of Berlin (1957–1966)
- Greece
- Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
- 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 -
- Iceland
- President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952–1968)
- Prime Minister -
- Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (1959–1963)
- Bjarni Benediktsson, Acting Prime Minister of Iceland (1961)
- Ireland
- President - Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959–1973)
- Prime Minister - Seán Lemass, Taoiseach of Ireland (1959–1966)
- Italy
- President - Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy (1955–1962)
- Prime Minister - Amintore Fanfani, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1960–1963)
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
- Prime Minister - Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945–1962)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)[22]
- Regent - Hereditary Grand Duke Jean, Lieutenant Representative of Luxembourg (1961–1964)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Werner, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1959–1974)
- Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Head of Government - Émile Pelletier, Minister of State of Monaco (1959–1962)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
- Netherlands (constituent country)
- Prime Minister - Jan de Quay, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1959–1963)
- Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
- Governor -
- Prime Minister - Efraïn Jonckheer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1954–1968)
- Suriname (constituent country)
- Governor-General - Jan van Tilburg, Governor-General of Suriname (1956–1963)
- Prime Minister - Severinus Désiré Emanuels, Prime Minister of Suriname (1958–1963)
- Norway
- Monarch - Olav V, King of Norway (1957–1991)
- Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1955–1963)
- Poland
- Communist Party Leader - Władysław Gomułka, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1956–1970)
- Head of State - Aleksander Zawadzki, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1952–1964)
- 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 (1932–1968)
- Romania
- Communist Party Leader - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1955–1965)
- Head of State -
- Premier -
- San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Eugenio Reffi and Pietro Giancecchi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1960–1961)
- Federico Micheloni and Giancarlo Ghironzi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1961)
- Giovanni Vito Marcucci and Pio Galassi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1961–1962)
- Captains Regent
- Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader - Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953–1964)
- Head of State - Leonid Brezhnev, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1960–1964)
- Premier - Nikita Khrushchev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1958–1964)
- 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:[23]
- Max Petitpierre (1944–1961), Paul Chaudet (1954–1966), Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (1958–1965, President), Jean Bourgknecht (1959–1962), Willy Spühler (1959–1970), Ludwig von Moos (1959–1971), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1959–1973), Hans Schaffner (1961–1969)
- Federal Council:[23]
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
- Prime Minister - Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1957–1963)
- Vatican City
- Monarch - Pope John XXIII, Sovereign of Vatican City (1958–1963)
- President of the Governorate -
- Cardinal Nicola Canali, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1939–1961)
- 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 Domenico Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952–1961)
- Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Cardinal Secretary of State (1961–1969)
- Secretary of State -
- Yugoslavia
- Communist Party leader - Josip Broz Tito, General Secretary of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1936–1980)
- President - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
- Premier - Josip Broz Tito, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (1943–1963)
North America
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor General - Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada (1959–1967)
- Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada (1957–1963)
- Costa Rica
- President - Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica (1958–1962)
- Cuba
- President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
- Prime Minister - Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)[24]
- Dominican Republic
- De facto Head of State - Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler of the Dominican Republic (1930–1961)
- President - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1960–1962)
- El Salvador
- Head of State -
- Junta of Government, Head of State of El Salvador (1960–1961)
- Civic-Military Directory, Head of State of El Salvador (1961–1962)
- Head of State -
- Guatemala
- President - Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958–1963)
- Haiti
- President - François Duvalier, President of Haiti (1957–1971)
- Honduras
- President - Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras (1957–1963)
- Mexico
- President - Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico (1958–1964)
- Nicaragua
- President - Luis Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1956–1963)
- Panama
- President - Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón, President of Panama (1960–1964)
- United States of America
- President -
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953–1961)
- John F. Kennedy, President of the United States (1961–1963)
- President -
Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1949–1966)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
- Governor-General - Charles Lyttelton, Viscount Cobham, Governor-General of New Zealand (1957–1962)
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1960–1972)
South America
- Argentina
- President - Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (1958–1962)
- Bolivia
- President - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1960–1964)
- Brazil
- President -
- Juscelino Kubitschek, President of Brazil (1956–1961)
- Jânio Quadros, President of Brazil (1961)
- Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli, Acting President of Brazil (1961)
- João Goulart, President of Brazil (1961–1964)
- Prime Minister - Tancredo Neves, Prime Minister of Brazil (1961–1962)
- President -
- Chile
- President - Jorge Alessandri, President of Chile (1958–1964)
- Colombia
- President - Alberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia (1958–1962)
- Ecuador
- President -
- José María Velasco Ibarra, President of Ecuador (1960–1961)
- Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador (1961–1963)
- President -
- Paraguay
- President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
- Peru
- President - Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru (1956–1962)
- Prime Minister -
- Uruguay
- Head of State -
- Venezuela
- President - Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (1959–1964)
References
- ^ West Cameroon joined Cameroon only in 1961.
- ^ Chad only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was President of the United Arab Republic 1958-1961.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic 1958-1961.
- ^ In exile between 1936 and 1941.
- ^ Gabon only became independent in 1960.
- ^ The Malagasy Republic only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Mali only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Mauritania only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Morocco only became independent in 1956.
- ^ Nnamdi Azikiwe was titled President of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966.
- ^ Nigeria only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Senegal only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Titled Chief Minister until independence.
- ^ Togo only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was President of Egypt 1954-1958 and 1961-1970.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was Prime Minister of Egypt 1954-1958 and 1961-1962.
- ^ Upper Volta only became independent in 1960.
- ^ North Korea only became independent in 1948.
- ^ Malaya only became independent in 1957.
- ^ Prime minister of Vietnam from 1976 to 1987.
- ^ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.