List of state leaders in 1965
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This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1965.
Africa
- Algeria
- Head of State –
- Ahmed Ben Bella, President of Algeria (1963–1965)
- Houari Boumediene, President of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965–1978)
- Head of State –
- Burundi
- Monarch – Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King of Burundi (1915–1966)[1]
- Prime Minister –
- Albin Nyamoya, Prime Minister of Burundi (1964–1965)
- Pierre Ngendandumwe, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
- Pié Masumbuko, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
- Joseph Bamina, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
- Prince Léopold Biha, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965–1966)
- Cameroon
- President – Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960–1982)
- Prime Ministers-
- East Cameroon –
- Charles Assalé, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1960–1965)
- Vincent de Paul Ahanda, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1965)
- Simon Pierre Tchoungui, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1965–1972)
- West Cameroon –
- John Ngu Foncha, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1959–1965)[2]
- Augustine Ngom Jua, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1965–1968)
- East Cameroon –
- 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)[3]
- Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
- President – Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President of the Republic of Congo (1963–1968)
- Prime Minister – Pascal Lissouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo (1963–1966)
- Congo–Léopoldville (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- President –
- Prime Minister –
- Dahomey
- President –
- Sourou-Migan Apithy, President of Dahomey (1964–1965)
- Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Acting President of Dahomey (1965)
- Tahirou Congacou, Acting President of Dahomey (1965)
- Christophe Soglo, President of Dahomey (1965–1967)
- Prime Minister –
- Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Prime Minister of Dahomey (1964–1965)
- Christophe Soglo, Prime Minister of Dahomey (1965–1967)
- President –
- Egypt (United Arab Republic)
- President – Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954–1970)[4]
- Prime Minister –
- Ali Sabri, Prime Minister of Egypt (1962–1965)
- Zakaria Mohieddin, Prime Minister of Egypt (1965–1966)
- 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
- Gambia Colony and Protectorate gained independence on 18 February 1965
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Gambia (1965–1970)
- Governor-General – Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor of The Gambia (1962–1965), Governor-General of The Gambia (1965–1966)
- Prime Minister – Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of The Gambia (1962–1970)
- Ghana
- President – Kwame Nkrumah, President for Life 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)
- Kenya
- President – Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (1964–1978)
- Liberia
- President – William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
- Libya
- Monarch – Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
- Prime Minister –
- Mahmud al-Muntasir, Prime Minister of Libya (1964–1965)
- Hussein Maziq, Prime Minister of Libya (1965–1967)
- Malagasy Republic
- President – Philibert Tsiranana, President of the Malagasy Republic (1959–1972)[6]
- Malawi
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Malawi (1964–1966)
- Governor-General – Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, Governor-General of Malawi (1961–1966)[7]
- Prime Minister – Hastings Banda, Prime Minister of Malawi (1963–1966)[8]
- Mali
- Head of State – Modibo Keïta, Chief of State of Mali (1960–1968)
- Prime Minister – Modibo Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1959–1965)[9]
- Mauritania
- President – Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960–1978)
- Morocco –
- Monarch – Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
- Prime Minister – Ahmed Bahnini, Prime Minister of Morocco (1963–1965)
- Niger
- President – Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960–1974)
- Nigeria –
- President – Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (1960–1966)[10]
- Prime Minister – Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1957–1966)[11]
- Rhodesia (unrecognized, de facto independent country)
- Southern Rhodesia declared independence on 11 November 1965
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Rhodesia (unacknowledged by her) (1965–1970)
- Governor – Sir Humphrey Gibbs, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1959–1969)[12]
- Officer Administering the Government – Clifford Dupont, Officer Administering the Government of Rhodesia (1965–1975)[13]
- Prime Minister – Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965–1979)
- Rwanda
- President – Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961–1973)[14]
- 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)
- Sudan
- Head of State –
- Committee of Sovereignty, Head of State of Sudan (1964–1965)
- Ismail al-Azhari, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan (1965–1969)
- Prime Minister –
- Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa, Prime Minister of Sudan (1964–1965)
- Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub, Prime Minister of Sudan (1965–1966)
- Head of State –
- Tanzania
- President – Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania (1962–1985)[15]
- 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)
- Prime Minister – Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda (1962–1966)
- Upper Volta
- President – Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1959–1966)[16]
- Zambia
- President – Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964–1991)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch – Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister –
- Mohammad Yusuf, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1963–1965)
- 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)
- Ceylon
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
- Governor-General – William Gopallawa, Governor-General of Ceylon (1962–1978)[17]
- Prime Minister –
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1960–1965)
- 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)
- Indonesia
- President – Sukarno, President for Life of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Iran
- Monarch – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
- Prime Minister –
- Hassan-Ali Mansur, Prime Minister of Iran (1964–1965)
- Amir-Abbas Hoveida, Prime Minister of Iran (1965–1977)
- Iraq
- President – Abdul Salam Arif, President of Iraq (1963–1966)
- Prime Minister –
- Tahir Yahya, Prime Minister of Iraq (1963–1965)
- Arif Abd ar-Razzaq, Prime Minister of Iraq (1965)
- Abd ar-Rahman al-Bazzaz, Prime Minister of Iraq (1965–1966)
- 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 –
- Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1964–1965)
- Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan (1965–1967)
- 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)[18]
- 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 Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1950–1965)[19]
- Sheikh Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1965–1977)
- Prime Minister –
- Sheikh Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1963–1965)
- Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1965–1978)
- Monarch –
- 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 –
- Hussein al-Oweini, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1964–1965)
- Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1965–1966)
- Malaysia
- Monarch –
- Tuanku Syed Putra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1960–1965)
- Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1965–1970)
- Prime Minister – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1955–1970)[20]
- Monarch –
- Maldives
- gained independence on 26 July 1965
- British Resident – Sir Michael Walker, British Resident in the Maldives (1962–1965)
- Monarch – Muhammad Fareed Didi, Sultan of the Maldives (1954–1968)
- Prime Minister – Ibrahim Nasir, Prime Minister of the Maldives (1957–1968)
- 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 (1964–1965)
- Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1965–1969)
- Pakistan
- President – Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
- Philippines
- President –
- Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961–1965)
- Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1965–1986)
- President –
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch – Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia (1964–1975)
- Prime Minister – Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1962–1975)
- Singapore
- the State of Singapore declared its independence from Malaysia on 9 August 1965
- President – Yusof bin Ishak, Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore (1959–1965), President of Singapore (1965–1971)
- Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959–1990)
- Syria
- Head of State – Amin al-Hafiz, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Syria (1963–1966)
- Prime Minister –
- Amin al-Hafiz, Prime Minister of Syria (1964–1965)
- Yusuf Zuaiyin, Prime Minister of Syria (1965)
- 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)
- Prime Minister –
- İsmet İnönü, Prime Minister of Turkey (1961–1965)
- Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Prime Minister of Turkey (1965)
- Süleyman Demirel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1965–1971)
- 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 –
- Phan Khắc Sửu, President of South Vietnam (1964–1965)
- Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, President of South Vietnam (1965–1975)
- Prime Minister –
- Trần Văn Hương, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1964–1965)
- Nguyễn Xuân Oánh, Acting Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1965)
- Phan Huy Quát, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1965)
- Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1965–1967)
- President –
- Yemen
- President – Abdullah al-Sallal, President of Yemen (1962–1967)
- Prime Minister –
- Hamoud al-Gayifi, Prime Minister of Yemen (1964–1965)
- Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of Yemen (1965)
- Ahmad Muhammad Numan, Prime Minister of Yemen (1965)
- Abdullah al-Sallal, Prime Minister of Yemen (1965)
- Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of Yemen (1965–1966)
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)
- Monarchs –
- Austria
- President –
- Adolf Schärf, Federal President of Austria (1957–1965)
- Josef Klaus, Acting Federal President of Austria (1965)
- Franz Jonas, Federal President of Austria (1965–1974)
- Chancellor – Josef Klaus, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1964–1970)
- President –
- Belgium
- Monarch – Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
- Prime Minister –
- Théo Lefèvre, Prime Minister of Belgium (1961–1965)
- Pierre Harmel, Prime Minister of Belgium (1965–1966)
- 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)
- 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)
- West Berlin (Western Allies-occupied free city)
- Governing Mayor – Willy Brandt, Governing Mayor of Berlin (1957–1966)
- Greece
- Monarch – Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (1964–1973)[22]
- Prime Minister –
- George Papandreou, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1964–1965)
- Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1965)
- Ilias Tsirimokos, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1965)
- Stephanos Stephanopoulos, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1965–1966)
- 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 – 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)
- 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)[23]
- Prime Minister – Giorgio Borg Olivier, Prime Minister of Malta (1962–1971)[24]
- Monaco
- Monarch – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Head of Government – Jean Reymond, Minister of State of Monaco (1963–1966)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Monarch – Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
- Netherlands (constituent country)
- Prime Minister –
- Victor Marijnen, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1963–1965)
- Jo Cals, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1965–1966)
- 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 –
- François Haverschmidt, Acting Governor-General of Suriname (1964–1965)
- Henri Lucien de Vries, Governor-General of Suriname (1965–1968)
- Prime Minister – Johan Adolf Pengel, Prime Minister of Suriname (1963–1969)
- Governor-General –
- Norway
- Monarch – Olav V, King of Norway (1957–1991)
- Prime Minister –
- Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1963–1965)
- 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 (1932–1968)
- Romania
- Communist Party Leader –
- Head of State –
- Premier – Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1961–1974)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Giuseppe Micheloni and Pier Marino Mularoni, Captains Regent of San Marino (1964–1965)
- Ferruccio Piva and Federico Carattoni, Captains Regent of San Marino (1965)
- Alvaro Casali and Pietro Reffi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1965–1966)
- Captains Regent
- Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader – Leonid Brezhnev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1964–1982)
- Head of State –
- 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:[25]
- Paul Chaudet (1954–1966), Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (1958–1965), Willy Spühler (1959–1970), Ludwig von Moos (1959–1971), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1959–1973, President), Hans Schaffner (1961–1969), Roger Bonvin (1962–1973), Rudolf Gnägi (1965–1979)
- Federal Council:[25]
- 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
- 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)
- 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)[26]
- Dominican Republic
- Head of State –
- Triumvirate, Head of State of the Dominican Republic (1963–1965)
- Francisco Caamaño, President of the Dominican Republic (1965)
- José Rafael Molina Ureña, Provisional President of the Dominican Republic (1965)
- Pedro Bartolomé Benoit, Chairman of the Military Junta of the Dominican Republic (1965)
- Antonio Imbert Barrera, President of the Dominican Republic (1965)
- Héctor García-Godoy, Provisional President of the Dominican Republic (1965–1966)
- Head of State –
- El Salvador
- President – Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo, President of El Salvador (1962–1967)
- Guatemala
- President – Enrique Peralta Azurdia, President of Guatemala (1963–1966)
- 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)
- 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)[27]
- Prime Minister – Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956–1981)[28]
- 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 –
- Prime Minister – Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1949–1966)
- 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)[29]
South America
- Argentina
- President – Arturo Umberto Illia, President of Argentina (1963–1966)
- 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)
- Ecuador
- Head of State – Ramón Castro Jijón, Chairman of the Military Junta of Ecuador (1963–1966)
- Paraguay
- President – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
- Peru
- President – Fernando Belaúnde Terry, President of Peru (1963–1968)
- Prime Minister –
- Uruguay
- Head of State –
- Venezuela
- President – Raúl Leoni, President of Venezuela (1964–1969)
References
- ^ Burundi only became independent in 1962.
- ^ 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.
- ^ In exile between 1936 and 1941.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mali only became independent in 1960.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kuwait only became independent in 1961.
- ^ Malaysia (then called Malaya) only became independent in 1957.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.