List of state leaders in 1962
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This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1962.
Africa
- Algeria
- French Algeria gained independence on 3 July 1962
- Delegate-general –
- Jean Morin, Delegate-general of Algeria (1960–1962)
- Christian Fouchet, High Commissioner of Algeria (1962)
- Head of State –
- Prime Minister –
- Benyoucef Benkhedda, Head of the Provisional Government of Algeria (1961–1962)
- Ahmed Ben Bella, Prime Minister of Algeria (1962–1963)
- Burundi
- Ruanda-Urundi was partitioned and gained independence on 1 July 1962
- Governor – Jean-Paul Harroy, Governor of Ruanda-Urundi (1955–1962)
- High Representative –
- Roberto Régnier, High Representative of Burundi (1961–1962)
- Edouard Henniquiau, High Representative of Burundi (1962)
- Monarch – Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King of Burundi (1915–1966)
- Prime Minister – André Muhirwa, Prime Minister of Burundi (1961–1963)
- Cameroon
- 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]
- Central African Republic
- President – David Dacko, President of the Central African Republic (1960–1966)
- Chad
- President – François Tombalbaye, President 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 – Cyrille Adoula, Prime Minister of Congo (Léopoldville) (1961–1964)
- 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)
- President – Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954–1970)[3]
- Prime Minister –
- Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1954–1962)[4]
- Ali Sabri, Prime Minister of Egypt (1962–1965)
- Ethiopia
- Monarch – Haile Selassie, 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)
- 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)[6]
- Mali
- Head of State – Modibo Keïta, Chief of State of Mali (1960–1968)
- Prime Minister – Modibo Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1959–1965)[7]
- 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
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Nigeria (1960–1963)
- Governor-General – Nnamdi Azikiwe, Governor-General of Nigeria (1960–1966)[8]
- Prime Minister – Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1957–1966)[9]
- Rwanda
- Ruanda-Urundi was partitioned and gained independence on 1 July 1962
- Governor – Jean-Paul Harroy, Governor of Ruanda-Urundi (1955–1962)
- High Representative – Guy Logiest, High Representative of Rwanda (1959–1962)
- President – Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961–1973)
- Senegal
- President – Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960–1980)
- Prime Minister – Mamadou Dia, Prime Minister of Senegal (1960–1962)
- Sierra Leone
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Sierra Leone (1961–1971)
- Governor-General –
- Sir Maurice Henry Dorman, Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1956–1962)[10]
- Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1962–1967)
- Prime Minister – Sir Milton Margai, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1954–1964)[11]
- Somalia
- President – Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, President of Somalia (1960–1967)
- Prime Minister – Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (1960–1964)
- South Africa
- 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 was superseded by the Republic of Tanganyika on 9 December 1962
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tanganyika (1961–1962)
- Governor-General – Sir Richard Turnbull, Governor-general of Tanganyika (1958–1962)[12]
- President – Julius Nyerere, President of Tanganyika (1962–1985)[13]
- Prime Minister – Julius Nyerere, Prime Minister of Tanganyika (1960–1962)[14]
- Togo
- President – Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo (1960–1963)
- Tunisia
- President – Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
- Uganda
- Uganda Protectorate gained independence on 9 October 1962
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Uganda (1962–1963)
- Governor-General – Sir Walter Coutts, Governor of Uganda (1961–1962), Governor-General of Uganda (1962–1963)
- Prime Minister –
- Benedicto Kiwanuka, Chief Minister of Uganda (1961–1962)
- Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda (1962–1971)
- Upper Volta
- President – Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1959–1966)[15]
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)
- Ne Win, President of Burma (1962–1981)
- Prime Minister –
- U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1960–1962)
- Ne Win, Prime Minister of Burma (1962–1974)
- President –
- Cambodia
- Head of State – Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Head of State of Cambodia (1960–1970)
- Prime Minister –
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1961–1962)
- Nhiek Tioulong, Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962)
- Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962)
- Prince Norodom Kantol, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1962–1966)
- Ceylon
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
- Governor-General –
- Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962)
- William Gopallawa, Governor-General of Ceylon (1962–1978)[16]
- 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
- President –
- Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950–1962)
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India (1962–1967)
- Prime Minister – Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
- President –
- Indonesia
- President – Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Islamic State of Indonesia (unrecognized secessionist state)
- disestablished on 2 September 1962
- 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 –
- Ali Amini, Prime Minister of Iran (1961–1962)
- Asadollah Alam, Prime Minister of Iran (1962–1964)
- 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)
- Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan (1962–1963)
- 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)[17]
- South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- President –
- Chief Cabinet Minister –
- Song Yo-chan, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1961–1962)
- Park Chung-hee, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1962)
- Kim Hyun Chul, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1962–1963)
- Kuwait
- Monarch – Sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1950–1965)[18]
- Prime Minister – Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1962–1963)
- Laos
- Monarch – Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959–1975)
- Prime Minister –
- Prince Boun Oum, Prime Minister of Laos (1960–1962)
- Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1962–1975)
- Lebanon
- President – Fuad Chehab, President of Lebanon (1958–1964)
- Prime Minister – Rashid Karami, President of the Council of Ministers 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)[19]
- 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 – Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961–1965)
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch – Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
- Prime Minister –
- Saud, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1960–1962)
- Crown Prince Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1962–1975)
- Suvadive Islands (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President – Abdullah Afeef, President of the Suvadive Islands (1959–1963)
- Syria
- President – Nazim al-Kudsi, President of Syria (1961–1963)
- Prime Minister –
- Maarouf al-Dawalibi, Prime Minister of Syria (1961–1962)
- Bashir al-Azma, Prime Minister of Syria (1962)
- Khalid al-Azm, Prime Minister of Syria (1962–1963)
- 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 (1946–2016)
- Prime Minister – Sarit Thanarat, Prime Minister of Thailand (1958–1963)
- Turkey
- President – Cemal Gürsel, President of Turkey (1960–1966)
- Prime Minister – 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)[20]
- South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
- President – Ngô Đình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (1955–1963)
- Yemen
- Yemen Arab Republic supersedes the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen on 27 September 1962
- Monarch –
- Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1955–1962)
- Muhammad al-Badr, King of Yemen (1962)
- President – Abdullah al-Sallal, President of Yemen (1962–1967)
- Prime Minister – Abdullah al-Sallal, Prime Minister of Yemen (1962–1963)
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 – Étienne Vaysset (1961–1964)
- 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 – Alfons Gorbach, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1961–1964)
- Belgium
- Monarch – Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
- Prime Minister – 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 –
- 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)
- Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark (1962–1968)
- Finland
- President – Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956–1981)
- Prime Minister –
- Martti Miettunen, Prime Minister of Finland (1961–1962)
- Ahti Karjalainen, Prime Minister of Finland (1962–1963)
- France
- President – Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959–1969)
- Prime Minister –
- Michel Debré, Prime Minister of France (1959–1962)
- 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 – 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 – Konstantinos Karamanlis, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1961–1963)
- 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 – János Kádár, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1961–1965)
- Iceland
- President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952–1968)
- Prime Minister – Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (1959–1963)
- 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)
- Antonio Segni, President of Italy (1962–1964)
- Prime Minister – Amintore Fanfani, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1960–1963)
- President –
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch – Franz Joseph II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
- Prime Minister –
- Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945–1962)
- Gerard Batliner, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1962–1970)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)[21]
- 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, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Head of Government –
- Émile Pelletier, Minister of State of Monaco (1959–1962)
- Pierre Blanchy, Acting Minister of State of Monaco (1962–1963)
- 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 – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, President of the Council of State of Romania (1961–1965)
- Premier – Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1961–1974)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Giovanni Vito Marcucci and Pio Galassi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1961–1962)
- Domenico Forcellini and Francesco Valli, Captains Regent of San Marino (1962)
- Antonio Maria Morganti and Agostino Biordi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1962–1963)
- 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:[22]
- Paul Chaudet (1954–1966, President), Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (1958–1965), Jean Bourgknecht (1959–1962), Willy Spühler (1959–1970), Ludwig von Moos (1959–1971), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1959–1973), Hans Schaffner (1961–1969), Roger Bonvin (1962–1973)
- Federal Council:[22]
- 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 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, 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)
- Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, President of Costa Rica (1962–1966)
- President –
- Cuba
- President – Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
- Prime Minister – Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)[23]
- Dominican Republic
- President –
- Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1960–1962)
- Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly, President of the Dominican Republic (1962–1963)
- President –
- El Salvador
- 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)
- Jamaica
- the Colony of Jamaica gained independence on 6 August 1962
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
- Governor-General –
- Sir Kenneth Blackburne, Governor of Jamaica (1957–1962), Governor-General of Jamaica (1962)
- Sir Clifford Campbell, Governor-General of Jamaica (1962–1973)
- Prime Minister –
- Norman Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1955–1962)
- Sir Alexander Bustamante, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1962–1967)
- 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)
- Trinidad and Tobago
- gained independence on 31 August 1962
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1976)
- Governor-General – Sir Solomon Hochoy, Governor of Trinidad and Tobago (1960–1962), Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1972)
- Prime Minister – Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956–1981)
- United States of America
- President – John F. Kennedy, President of the United States (1961–1963)
Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General – William Sidney, Viscount De L'Isle, Governor-General of Australia (1961–1965)
- 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)
- Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough, Administrator of the Government of New Zealand (1962)
- Sir Bernard Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (1962–1967)
- Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1960–1972)
- Western Samoa
- Western Samoa Trust Territory gained independence on 1 January 1962
- Co-Heads of State –
- Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole, O le Ao o le Malo of Western Samoa (1962–1963)
- 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)
South America
- Argentina
- President –
- Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (1958–1962)
- José María Guido, Acting President of Argentina (1962–1963)
- President –
- Bolivia
- President – Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1960–1964)
- Brazil
- President – João Goulart, President of Brazil (1961–1964)
- Prime Minister –
- Tancredo Neves, Prime Minister of Brazil (1961–1962)
- Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha, Prime Minister of Brazil (1962)
- Hermes Lima, Prime Minister of Brazil (1962–1963)
- Chile
- President – Jorge Alessandri, President of Chile (1958–1964)
- Colombia
- President –
- Alberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia (1958–1962)
- Guillermo León Valencia, President of Colombia (1962–1966)
- President –
- Ecuador
- President – Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador (1961–1963)
- Paraguay
- President – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
- Peru
- Head of State –
- Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru (1956–1962)
- Ricardo Pérez Godoy, President of the Military Junta of Peru (1962–1963)
- Prime Minister –
- Head of State –
- 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.
- ^ The Malagasy Republic only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Mali only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Nnamdi Azikiwe was titled President of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966.
- ^ Nigeria only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Sierra Leone only became independent in 1961, before that Sir Maurice Henry Dorman was titled Governor of Sierra Leone.
- ^ Sierra Leone only became independent in 1961.
- ^ Tanganyika only became independent in 1961, before that Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull was titled Governor of Tanganyika.
- ^ Julius Nyerere was President of Tanzania from 1964 to 1985.
- ^ Tanganyika only became independent in 1961.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kuwait only became independent in 1961.
- ^ 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.