List of state leaders in 1960
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1959 state leaders - Events of 1960 - 1961 state leaders - State leaders by year
See also:
- List of religious leaders in 1960
- List of international organization leaders in 1960
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[edit] Africa
- Côte d'Ivoire
- President - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
- Prime Minister - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (1960)
- Dahomey
- President - Hubert Maga, President of Dahomey (1960-1963)
- Prime Minister - Hubert Maga, Prime Minister of Dahomey (1960)
- Guinea - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
- Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- Mali
- President - Modibo Keita, President of Mali (1960-1968)
- Prime Minister - Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (1960-1965)
- Mali Federation (Independent state from 20 June to 20 August)
- President - Modibo Keita, President of the Mali Federation (1960)
- Prime Minister - Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of the Mali Federation (1960)
- Mauritania
- President - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960-1978)
- Prime Minister - Moktar Ould Daddah, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1960-1961)
- Nigeria
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Nigeria (1960-1963)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1960-1966)
- Senegal
- President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960-1980)
- Prime Minister - Mamadou Dia. Prime Minister of Senegal, (1960-1962)
- Somalia
- President - Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, President of Somalia (1960-1967)
- Prime Minister -
- South Africa
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952-1961)
- Governor-General - Charles Robberts Swart, Governor-General of South Africa (1959-1961)
- Prime Minister - Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (1958-1966)
- Togo
- President - Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo (1960-1963)
- Prime Minister - Sylvanus Olympio, Prime Minister of Togo (1960-1961)
- Tunisia - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957-1987)
- Upper Volta - Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1960-1966)
[edit] Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister - Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-1963)
- Brunei - Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei (1950–1967)
- People's Republic of China
- Head of State - Liu Shaoqi, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959-1968)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council (1949-1976)
- Head of Communist Party - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
- India
- President - Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950-1962)
- Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
- Indonesia - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Japan
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Showa Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- South Korea -
- Malaya
- Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni al-Marhum Yamtuan Muhammad, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1957-April 1, 1960)
- Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (April 1, 1960 - September 1, 1960)
- Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (September 1, 1960-1965)
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Prime Minister of Malaya (1957-1970)
- Pakistan - Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1969)
- Philippines - Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines (1957 - 1961)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
- Premier - Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan (1958-1963)
[edit] Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1953–present)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1939-1941, 1949-1966)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
- Governor-General The Viscount Cobham, Governor-General of New Zealand (1957–1962)
- Prime Minister - Sir Walter Nash, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1957–1960)
- Prime Minister - Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1960–1972)
- Tonga
- Monarch - Salote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (1918 – 1965)
- Prime Minister - Siaosi Taufa'ahau Tupoulahi, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1949 – 1965)
[edit] Europe
- Austria -
- President - Adolf Schärf, President of Austria (1957–1965)
- Chancellor - Julius Raab, Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
- Belgium
- King - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister - Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1949-1950, 1958-1961, 1968-1973)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister -
- Finland
- President - Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956-1982)
- Prime Minister - Vieno Johannes Sukselainen, Prime Minister of Finland (1959-1961)
- France
- President - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959-1969)
- Prime Minister - Michel Debré, Prime Minister of France (1959-1962)
- Federal Republic of Germany
- President - Heinrich Lübke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1959-1969)
- Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949-1963)
- German Democratic Republic
- Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950-1971)
- Head of State -
- Premier - Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1949-1964)
- Ireland
- President - Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959-1973)
- Prime Minister - Seán Lemass, Taoiseach (1957-1966)
- Italy
- President - Giovanni Gronchi, President of the Italian Republic (1955-1962)
- Prime Minister -
- Liechtenstein -
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Head of Government - Alexander Frick, Head of Government (1945-1962)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919-1964)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1959-1974, 1979-1984)
- Netherlands
- Monarch - Juliana , Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
- Prime Minister - Jan de Quay, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1959-1963)
- Norway -
- Monarch - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway (1957-1991)
- Poland
- Communist Party Leader - Władysław Gomułka, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1956-1970)
- Head of State - Council of State, Chairman - Aleksander Zawadzki (1952-1964)
- Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1954-1970)
- Portugal -
- President - Américo Thomaz, President of Portugal (1958-1974)
- Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers (1932-1968)
- Spain
- Generalísimo - Francisco Franco, Head of the Spanish State and President of the Government (1939-1975), (1939-1973)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
- Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
- Turkey
- President - Celal Bayar, President of Turkey (1950-1960)
- Head of State - Cemal Gürsel, Head of State (1960-1961)
- Prime Minister -
- Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950-1960)
- Cemal Gürsel, Prime Minister of Turkey (1960-1961)
- 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
- Pope - John XXIII, Bishop of Rome (1958-1963)
- Secretary of State - Domenico Cardinal Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952-1961)
[edit] Middle East
- Israel
- President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952-1963)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955-1963)
- Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
- United Arab Republic
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1958-1970)
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1958-1962)
[edit] North America and the Caribbean
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
- Governor General - Georges Vanier, Governor General (1959-1967)
- Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister (1957-1963)
- Costa Rica - Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica (1958–1962)
- Cuba
- President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959-1976)
- Premier - Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba (1959-1976)
- Dominican Republic -
- El Salvador
- President -
- José María Lemus, President of El Salvador (1956–1960)
- Junta of Government (1960–1961)
- President -
- Mexico
- President - Gustavo Diaz Ordaz,
- United States - Dwight Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953-1961)
[edit] South America
- Brazil - Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (1956-1961)
- Colombia - Alberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia (1958-1962)
- Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
- Peru - Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, President of Peru (1956-1962)
- Uruguay -
- Venezuela - Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (1959-1964)
