List of state leaders in 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)
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)
 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 -
 Justin Marie Bomboko, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-general of Congo (Léopoldville) (1960–1961)
 Joseph Iléo, Prime Minister of Congo (Léopoldville) (1961)
 Cyrille Adoula, Prime Minister of Congo (Léopoldville) (1961–1964)
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)
Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1954–1962)
 Ethiopia
Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
 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)
 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)
 Mali
 Head of State - Modibo Keïta, Chief of State of Mali (1960–1968)
 Prime Minister - Modibo Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1959–1965)
 Mauritania
 President - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960–1978)
 Prime Minister - Moktar Ould Daddah, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1957–1961)
 Morocco
 Monarch -
 Mohammed V, King of Morocco (1955–1961)
 Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
 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)
 Prime Minister - Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1957–1966)
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)
 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 the Republic of South Africa on 31 May 1961
 Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952–1961)
 Governor-General -
 Charles Robberts Swart, Governor-General of South Africa (1960–1961)
 Lucas Cornelius Steyn, Officer Administering the Government of South Africa (1961)
 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 - 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)
 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)
Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1954–1962)
 Upper Volta
President - Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1959–1966)

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)
 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, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (1960–1961)
 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)
 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)
 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 -
 Abdel Hamid Sarraj, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Northern (Syrian) Region of the United Arab Republic (1960–1961)
 Maamun al-Kuzbari, Prime Minister of Syria (1961)
 Izzat an-Nuss, Prime Minister of Syria (1961)
 Maarouf al-Dawalibi, Prime Minister of Syria (1961–1962)
 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
 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)
 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)
 Episcopal Co-Prince - Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943–1969)
Co-Prince's Representative - Jaume Sansa Nequí (1937–1972)
First Syndic - Julià Reig Ribó, First Syndic of Andorra (1960–1966)
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 -
 Konstantinos Karamanlis, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1958–1961)
 Konstantinos Dovas, Interim President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1961)
 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 -
 Ferenc Münnich, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1958–1961)
 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)
 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 Regnant of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
Prime Minister - Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945–1962)
 Luxembourg
Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)
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)
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 -
 Antonius B. Speekenbrink, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1957–1961)
 Christiaan Winkel, Acting Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1961–1962)
 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 -
 Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1958–1961)
 Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, President of the Council of State of Romania (1961–1965)
Premier -
 Chivu Stoica, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1955–1961)
 Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1961–1974)
 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)
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: 
 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)
 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)
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)
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)
 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)

Oceania
Australia
Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
Governor-General -
William Morrison, Viscount Dunrossil, Governor-General of Australia (1960–1961)
Sir Dallas Brooks, Administrator of the Government of Australia (1961)
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)
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)
 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)
 Paraguay
President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
 Peru
President - Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru (1956–1962)
Prime Minister -
 Pedro Gerardo Beltrán Espantoso, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1959–1961)
 Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1961–1962)
Uruguay
Head of State -
Benito Nardone, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1960–1961)
Eduardo Víctor Haedo, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1961–1962)
Venezuela
President - Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (1959–1964)

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