List of state leaders in 1969
This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1969.
Africa
- Algeria
- Head of State - Houari Boumediene, President of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965–1978)
- Botswana
- President - Sir Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966–1980)
- Burundi
- President - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966–1976)
- 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 - Salomon Tandeng Muna, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1968–1972)
- Central African Republic
- President - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President of the Central African Republic (1966–1979)[1]
- 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)
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister - Alfred Raoul, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1968–1969)
- Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- President - Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965–1997)
- Dahomey
- Head of State -
- Émile Derlin Zinsou, President of Dahomey (1968–1969)
- Maurice Kouandété, Chief-of-Staff of the Army of Dahomey (1969)
- Paul-Émile de Souza, Chairman of the Directory of Dahomey (1969–1970)
- Head of State -
- Egypt (United Arab Republic)
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954–1970)[3]
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1967–1970)
- Equatorial Guinea
- President - Francisco Macías Nguema, President of Equatorial Guinea (1968–1979)
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)[4]
- Prime Minister - Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961–1974)
- Gabon
- President - Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
- The Gambia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Gambia (1965–1970)
- Governor-General - Sir Farimang Mamadi Singateh, Governor-General of The Gambia (1966–1970)
- Prime Minister - Sir Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of The Gambia (1962–1970)[5]
- Ghana
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister - Kofi Abrefa Busia, Prime Minister of Ghana (1969–1972)
- 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
- Monarch - Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho (1960–1970)[6]
- Prime Minister - Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1965–1986)[7]
- Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
- Libya
- the Libyan Arab Republic supersedes the Kingdom of Libya on 1 September 1969
- Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
- De facto Head of State - Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011)
- Nominal Head of State - Muammar Gaddafi, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya (1969–1979)
- Prime Minister -
- Wanis al-Qaddafi, Prime Minister of Libya (1968–1969)
- Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi, Prime Minister of Libya (1969–1970)
- Malagasy Republic
- President - Philibert Tsiranana, President of the Malagasy Republic (1959–1972)[8]
- Malawi
- President - Hastings Banda, President of Malawi (1966–1994)
- Mali
- Head of State - Moussa Traoré, Chairman of the Military Committee for National Liberation of Mali (1968–1991)
- Prime Minister - Yoro Diakité, Prime Minister of Mali (1968–1969)
- Mauritania
- President - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960–1978)
- Mauritius
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968–1992)
- Governor-General - Sir Leonard Williams, Governor-General of Mauritius (1968–1972)
- Prime Minister - Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1961–1982)[9]
- Morocco
- Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Mohamed Benhima, Prime Minister of Morocco (1967–1969)
- Ahmed Laraki, Prime Minister of Morocco (1969–1971)
- Niger
- President - Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960–1974)
- Nigeria
- Head of State - Yakubu Gowon, Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria (1966–1975)
- Biafra (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President - C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, President of Biafra (1967–1970)
- 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)[10]
- Officer Administering the Government - Clifford Dupont, Officer Administering the Government of Rhodesia (1965–1975)[11]
- Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965–1979)
- Rwanda
- President - Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961–1973)[12]
- Senegal
- President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960–1980)
- Sierra Leone
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Sierra Leone (1961–1971)
- Governor-General - Banja Tejan-Sie, Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1968–1971)
- Prime Minister - Siaka Stevens, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1968–1971)
- Somalia
- Somali Republic was superseded by the Somali Democratic Republic on 21 October 1969
- President -
- Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, President of Somalia (1967–1969)
- Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, Interim President of Somalia (1969)
- Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969–1991)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Prime Minister of Somalia (1967–1969)
- South Africa
- President - Jacobus Johannes Fouché, State President of South Africa (1968–1975)
- Prime Minister - B. J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966–1978)
- Sudan
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister -
- Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub, Prime minister of Sudan (1967–1969)
- Babiker Awadalla, Prime minister of Sudan (1969)
- Gaafar Nimeiry, Prime minister of Sudan (1969–1976)
- Swaziland
- Monarch - Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (1921–1982)[13]
- Prime Minister - Prince Makhosini Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1967–1976)[14]
- Tanzania
- President - Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania (1962–1985)[15]
- Togo
- President - Étienne Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967–2005)
- Tunisia
- President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
- Prime Minister - Bahi Ladgham, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1969–1970)
- Uganda
- President - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966–1971)
- Upper Volta
- President - Sangoulé Lamizana, President of Upper Volta (1966–1980)
- Zambia
- President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964–1991)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister - Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1967–1971)
- 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 -
- Penn Nouth, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1968–1969)
- Lon Nol, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1969–1972)
- Ceylon
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
- Governor-General - William Gopallawa, Governor-General of Ceylon (1962–1978)[16]
- 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)
- De facto Co-Heads of State -
- Soong Ching-ling, Acting Chairman of China (1968–1972)
- Dong Biwu, Acting Chairman of China (1968–1975)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of China (1949–1976)
- India
- President -
- Zakir Hussain, President of India (1967–1969)
- V. V. Giri, Acting President of India (1969)
- Mohammad Hidayatullah, Acting President of India (1969)
- V. V. Giri, President of India (1969–1974)
- Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966–1977)
- President -
- Indonesia
- President - Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
- Prime Minister - Amir-Abbas Hoveida, Prime Minister of Iran (1965–1977)
- Iraq
- President - Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, President of Iraq (1968–1979)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Prime Minister of Iraq (1968–1979)
- Israel
- President - Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963–1973)
- Prime Minister -
- Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (1963–1969)
- Yigal Allon, Acting Prime Minister of Israel (1969)
- Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (1969–1974)
- 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 (1967–1969)
- Abdelmunim al-Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (1969)
- Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1969–1970)
- 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)[17]
- 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 -
- 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)[18]
- Maldives
- President - Ibrahim Nasir, President of the Maldives (1968–1978)
- 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)
- Kirti Nidhi Bista, Prime Minister of Nepal (1969–1970)
- Pakistan
- President -
- Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958–1969)
- Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan (1969–1971)
- President -
- 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)[19]
- Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959–1990)[20]
- Syria
- Head of State - Nureddin al-Atassi, Head of State of Syria (1966–1970)
- Prime Minister - Nureddin al-Atassi, Prime Minister of Syria (1968–1970)
- 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 (1946–2016)
- Prime Minister - Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (1963–1973)
- Turkey
- President - Cevdet Sunay, President of Turkey (1966–1973)
- Prime Minister - 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)
- Tôn Đức Thắng, President of North Vietnam (1969–1980)[21]
- Premier - Phạm Văn Đồng, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1955–1987)[22]
- South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
- President - Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, President of South Vietnam (1965–1975)
- Prime Minister -
- Trần Văn Hương, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1968–1969)
- Trần Thiện Khiêm, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1969–1975)
- North Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic)
- President - Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, President of North Yemen (1967–1974)
- Prime Minister -
- Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of North Yemen (1967–1969)
- Abdul Salam Sabrah, Acting Prime Minister of North Yemen (1969)
- Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini, Prime Minister of North Yemen (1969)
- Abdullah Kurshumi, Prime Minister of North Yemen (1969–1970)
- South Yemen (People's Republic of South Yemen)
- Head of State -
- Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi, President of South Yemen (1967–1969)
- Salim Rubai Ali, Chairman of the Presidential Council of South Yemen (1969–1978)
- Prime Minister -
- Faysal al-Shaabi, Prime Minister of South Yemen (1969)
- Muhammad Ali Haitham, Prime Minister of South Yemen (1969–1971)
- Head of State -
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)
- Alain Poher, Acting French Co-Prince of Andorra (1969)
- Georges Pompidou, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1969–1974)
- Co-Prince's Representative - Roger Vincenot (1964–1970)
- Episcopal Co-Prince -
- Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943–1969)
- Ramon Malla Call, Acting Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1969–1971)
- Co-Prince's Representative - Jaume Sansa Nequí (1937–1972)
- French Co-Prince -
- First Syndic - 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 - Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1968–1973)
- 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 -
- President - Ludvík Svoboda, President of Czechoslovakia (1968–1975)
- Prime Minister - Oldřich Černík, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1968–1970)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
- Prime Minister - Hilmar Baunsgaard, Prime Minister of Denmark (1968–1971)
- Finland
- President - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956–1981)
- Prime Minister - Mauno Koivisto, Prime Minister of Finland (1968–1970)
- France
- President -
- Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959–1969)
- Alain Poher, Acting President of France (1969)
- Georges Pompidou, President of France (1969–1974)
- Prime Minister -
- Maurice Couve de Murville, Prime Minister of France (1968–1969)
- Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Prime Minister of France (1969–1973)
- President -
- 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)
- Gustav Heinemann, Federal President of West Germany (1969–1974)
- Chancellor -
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1966–1969)
- Willy Brandt, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974)
- West Berlin (Western Allies-occupied free city)
- Governing Mayor - Klaus Schütz, Governing Mayor of Berlin (1967–1977)
- President -
- Greece
- Monarch - Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (1964–1973)[23]
- Regent - Georgios Zoitakis, Regent of Greece (1967–1972)
- Prime Minister - Georgios Papadopoulos, Prime Minister of Greece (1967–1973)
- Hungary
- Communist Party Leader - János Kádár, First Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956–1988)
- Head of State - Pál Losonczi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1967–1987)
- Premier - Jenő Fock, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1967–1975)
- Iceland
- President - Kristján Eldjárn, President of Iceland (1968–1980)
- Prime Minister - Bjarni Benediktsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1963–1970)
- Ireland
- President - Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959–1973)
- Prime Minister - Jack Lynch, Taoiseach of Ireland (1966–1973)
- Italy
- President - Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy (1964–1971)
- Prime Minister - Mariano Rumor, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1968–1970)
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince Regnant 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)[24]
- Prime Minister - Giorgio Borg Olivier, Prime Minister of Malta (1962–1971)[25]
- Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Head of Government -
- Paul Demange, Minister of State of Monaco (1966–1969)
- François-Didier Gregh, Minister of State of Monaco (1969–1972)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
- Netherlands (constituent country)
- Prime Minister - Piet de Jong, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967–1971)
- Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
- Governor - Cola Debrot, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1962–1970)
- Prime Minister -
- Suriname (constituent country)
- Governor-General - Johan Ferrier, Governor-General of Suriname (1968–1980)[26]
- Prime Minister -
- Johan Adolf Pengel, Prime Minister of Suriname (1963–1969)
- Arthur J. May, Acting Prime Minister of Suriname (1969)
- Jules Sedney, Prime Minister of Suriname (1969–1973)
- 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 - Marian Spychalski, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1968–1970)
- Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1954–1970)
- Portugal
- President - Américo Tomás, President of Portugal (1958–1974)
- Premier - Marcello Caetano, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1968–1974)
- Romania
- Communist Party Leader - Nicolae Ceauşescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (1965–1989)
- Head of State - Nicolae Ceauşescu, President of the Council of State of Romania (1967–1989)
- Premier - Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1961–1974)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Pietro Giancecchi and Aldo Zavoli, Captains Regent of San Marino (1968–1969)
- Ferruccio Piva and Stelio Montironi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1969)
- Alvaro Casali and Giancarlo Ghironzi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1969–1970)
- 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)
- Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (1969–1976)
- Switzerland
- Federal Council:[27]
- Willy Spühler (1959–1970), Ludwig von Moos (1959–1971, President), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1959–1973), Hans Schaffner (1961–1969), Roger Bonvin (1962–1973), Rudolf Gnägi (1965–1979), Nello Celio (1966–1973), Ernst Brugger (1969–1978)
- Federal Council:[27]
- 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)
- Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1969–1979)
- Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
- Secretary of State -
- Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Cardinal Secretary of State (1961–1969)
- Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot, Cardinal Secretary of State (1969–1979)
- Secretary of State -
- 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 -
North America
- Anguilla (unrecognized secessionist state)
- independence declared on 7 February 1969, extinguished on 19 March
- President - Ronald Webster, President of Anguilla (1969)
- Barbados
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Arleigh Winston Scott, Governor-General of Barbados (1967–1976)
- Prime Minister - Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1961–1976)[28]
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor General - Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967–1974)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979)
- Costa Rica
- President - José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, President of Costa Rica (1966–1970)
- 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)[29]
- Dominican Republic
- President - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1966–1978)
- El Salvador
- President - Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (1967–1972)
- Guatemala
- President - Julio César Méndez Montenegro, President of Guatemala (1966–1970)
- 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 - Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1967–1972)
- Mexico
- President - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (1964–1970)
- Nicaragua
- President - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1967–1972)
- Panama
- De facto leader - Omar Torrijos, Commandant of the National Guard of Panama (1968–1981)
- President -
- José María Pinilla Fábrega, Chairman of the Provisional Junta of Panama (1968–1969)
- Demetrio B. Lakas, President of Panama (1969–1978)
- 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)[30]
- Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956–1981)[31]
- United States of America
- President -
- Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States (1963–1969)
- Richard Nixon, President of the United States (1969–1974)
- President -
Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General -
- Richard Casey, Baron Casey, Governor-General of Australia (1965–1969)
- Sir Paul Hasluck, Governor-General of Australia (1969–1974)
- Prime Minister - John Gorton, Prime Minister of Australia (1968–1971)
- Nauru
- President - Hammer DeRoburt, President of Nauru (1968–1976)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Arthur Porritt, Governor-General of New Zealand (1967–1972)
- 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)[32]
South America
- Argentina
- President - Juan Carlos Onganía, President of Argentina (1966–1970)
- Bolivia
- President -
- René Barrientos, President of Bolivia (1966–1969)
- Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas, President of Bolivia (1969)
- Alfredo Ovando Candía, President of Bolivia (1969–1970)
- President -
- Brazil
- President -
- Artur da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967–1969)
- Military Junta, Head of State of Brazil (1969)
- Emílio Garrastazú Médici, President of Brazil (1969–1974)
- President -
- Chile
- President - Eduardo Frei Montalva, President of Chile (1964–1970)
- Colombia
- President - Carlos Lleras Restrepo, President of Colombia (1966–1970)
- Ecuador
- President - José María Velasco Ibarra, President of Ecuador (1968–1972)
- Guyana
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Guyana (1966–1970)
- Governor-General -
- Sir David Rose, Governor-General of Guyana (1966–1969)
- Sir Edward Luckhoo, Acting Governor-General of Guyana (1969–1970)
- Prime Minister - Forbes Burnham, Prime Minister of Guyana (1964–1980)[33]
- Paraguay
- President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
- Peru
- Head of State - Juan Velasco Alvarado, President of the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru (1968–1975)
- Prime Minister - Ernesto Montagne Sánchez, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1968–1973)
- Uruguay
- President - Jorge Pacheco Areco, President of Uruguay (1967–1972)
- Venezuela
- President -
- Raúl Leoni, President of Venezuela (1964–1969)
- Rafael Caldera, President of Venezuela (1969–1974)
- President -
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Lesotho only became independent in 1966, before that Moshoeshoe II was titled Paramount Chief.
- ↑ Lesotho only became independent in 1966.
- ↑ The Malagasy Republic only became independent in 1960.
- ↑ Mauritius only became independent in 1968.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Swaziland only became independent in 1968, until then Sobhuza II was titled Paramount Chief of Swaziland.
- ↑ Swaziland only became independent in 1968.
- ↑ Julius Nyerere was President of Tanganyika from 1962 to 1964.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ President of the unified Vietnam from 1976 to 1980.
- ↑ Prime minister of the unified 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.
- ↑ Titled President of Suriname after independence in 1975.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Barbados only became independent in 1966.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Guyana only became independent in 1966.