List of state leaders in 1960
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1959 state leaders - Events of 1960 - 1961 state leaders - State leaders by year
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[edit] Africa
- Cameroon
- French Cameroun gained independence on 1 January 1960
- High Commissioner - Xavier Antoine Torré, High Commissioner of French Cameroun (1958-1960)
- President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960-1982)
- Prime Minister -
- Central African Republic
- gained independence on 13 August 1960
- High Commissioner - Paul Bordier, High Commissioner of the Central African Republic (1958-1960)
- President - David Dacko, President of the Central African Republic (1960-1966)
- Prime Minister - David Dacko, Prrime Minister of the Central African Republic (1959-1960)
- Chad
- gained independence on 11 August 1960
- High Commissioner - Daniel Doustin, High Commissioner of the Republic of Chad (1959-1960)
- President - François Tombalbaye, President of Chad (1960–1975)
- Prime Minister - François Tombalbaye, Prime Minister of Chad (1959–1975)
- Congo (Brazzaville)
- gained independence on 15 August 1960
- High Commissioner - Yvon Bourges, High Commissioner of French Equatorial Africa (1958-1960)
- President - Fulbert Youlou, President of Congo (Brazzaville) (1960-1963)
- Congo (Léopoldville)
- Belgian Congo gained independence on 30 June 1960
- Governor-General - Henri Cornelis, Governor-General of Belgian Congo (1958-1960)
- President - Joseph Kasa-Vubu, President of Congo (Léopoldville) (1960-1965)
- Prime Minister -
- Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of Congo (Léopoldville) (1960)
- Joseph Iléo, Prime Minister of Congo (Léopoldville) (1960)
- Albert Ndele, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-general of Congo (Léopoldville) (1960)
- Justin Marie Bomboko, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-general of Congo (Léopoldville) (1960-1961)
- Dahomey
- gained independence on 1 August 1960
- High Commissioner - René Tirant, High Commissioner of Dahomey (1958-1960)
- President - Hubert Maga, President of Dahomey (1960-1963)
- Prime Minister - Hubert Maga, Prime Minister of Dahomey (1959-1960)
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1941-1974)
- Prime Minister -
- Gabon
- gained independence on 17 August 1960
- High Commissioner - Jean Risterucci, High Commissioner of Gabon (1959-1960)
- President - Léon M'ba, President of Gabon (1960-1964)
- Prime Minister - Léon M'ba, Prime Minister of Gabon (1957-1961)
- Ghana
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ghana (1957-1960)
- Governor-General - William Hare, Earl of Listowel, Governor-General of Ghana (1957-1960)
- President - Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana (1960-1966)
- Prime Minister - Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister of Ghana (1952-1960)[1]
- Guinea
- President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
- Ivory Coast
- gained independence on 7 August 1960
- High Commissioner -
- President - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1960-1993)
- Prime Minister - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (1959-1960)
- Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- Libya
- Monarch - Idris I, King of Libya (1951-1969)
- Prime Minister -
- Malagasy Republic
- gained independence on 26 June 1960
- President - Philibert Tsiranana, President of Madagascar (1959-1972)
- Mali
- the Sudanese Republic gained independence on 20 August 1960 with the dissolution of the Mali Federation and changed name to Republic of Mali on 22 September 1960
- President - Modibo Keïta, President of Mali (1960-1968)
- Prime Minister - Modibo Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1959-1965)
- Mali Federation
- gained independence on 20 June 1960 and dissolved on 20 August 1960 into Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (see under Mali)
- High Commissioner - Jean Charles Sicurani, High Commissioner of Mali Federation (1958-1960)
- President - Modibo Keïta, President of Mali (1960)
- Prime Minister - Modibo Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1959-1960)
- Mauritania
- gained independence on 28 November 1960
- High Commissioner - Pierre Anthonioz, High Commissioner of Mauritania (1959-1960)
- 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)[2]
- Prime Minister - Abdallah Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Morocco (1958-1960)
- Niger
- gained independence on 3 August 1960
- High Commissioner - Yvon Bourges, High Commissioner of French Equatorial Africa (1958-1960)
- President - Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960-1974)
- Prime Minister - Hamani Diori, Prime Minister of Niger (1958-1960)
- Nigeria
- gained independence on 1 October 1960
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Nigeria (1960-1963)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1957-1966)
- Senegal
- gained independence on 20 August 1960 with the dissolution of the Mali Federation
- High Commissioner - Pierre Lami, High Commissioner of Sénégal (1957-1960)
- President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960-1980)
- Prime Minister - Mamadou Dia, Prime Minister of Senegal (1957-1962)
- Somalia
- British Somaliland gained independence on 26 June 1960 as the State of Somaliland and was joined by the Trust Territory of Somalia (Italian Somalia) on 1 July 1960 together becoming Somalia
- Governor - Sir Douglas Hall, Governor of British Somaliland (1959-1960)
- Administrator - Mario Di Stefano, Administrator of Italian Somalia (1958-1960)
- President -
- Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Prime Minister of Somaliland (de facto head of state) (1960)
- Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, President of Somalia (1960-1967)
- Prime Minister -
- South Africa
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952-1961)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Hendrik Frensch 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)
- Togo
- gained independence on 27 April 1960
- High Commissioner - Georges Spénale, High Commissioner of Togo (1957-1960)
- 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)
- Upper Volta
- gained independence on 5 August 1960
- High Commissioner - Paul Masson, High Commissioner of Upper Volta (1959-1960)
- President - Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1959-1966)
[edit] 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 -
- Cambodia
- Monarch - Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955-1960)
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister -
- Ceylon
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952-1972)
- Governor-General - Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954-1962)
- Prime Minister -
- 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 the People's Republic of China (1959-1968)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949-1976)
- India
- President - Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950-1962)
- Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
- Indonesia
- President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Japan
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- North Korea
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung, General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (1948-1994)
- Head of State - Choi Yong-kun, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1957-1972)
- Premier - Kim Il-sung, Premier of North Korea (1948-1972)
- South Korea
- President -
- Prime Minister-
- Laos
- Monarch - Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959-1975)
- Prime Minister -
- Malaya
- Mongolia
- Communist Party Leader - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1958-1984)
- Head of State - Jamtsarangiin 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)
- Nepal
- Monarch - Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955–1972)
- Prime Minister -
- Pakistan
- President - Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1969)
- Philippines
- President - Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines (1957-1961)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1950-1975)
- Premier - Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1958-1963)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946-present)
- Prime Minister - Sarit Thanarat, Prime Minister of Thailand (1959-1963)
- North Vietnam
- Communist Party Leader -
- President - Hồ Chí Minh, President of North Vietnam (1945-1969)
- Premier - Phạm Văn Đồng, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1955-1976)[5]
- South Vietnam
- President - Ngô Đình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (1955-1963)
[edit] Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
- Governor-General -
- 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 -
[edit] 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
- Co-Princes -
- French Co-Prince - Charles de Gaulle, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1959-1969)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943-1969)
- First Syndic -
- Co-Princes -
- Austria
- President - Adolf Schärf, President of Austria (1957–1965)
- Chancellor - Julius Raab, Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister - Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1958-1961)
- 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
- gained independence on 16 August 1960
- Governor - Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Governor of Cyprus (1957-1960)
- President - 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 -
- Finland
- President - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956-1981)
- 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)
- East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
- Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950-1971)
- Head of State -
- Premier - Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1949-1964)
- West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
- President - Heinrich Lübke, President of West Germany (1959-1969)
- Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany (1949-1963)
- Greece
- Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
- Prime Minister - Konstantinos Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (1958–1961)
- 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)
- 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)
- Prime Minister -
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Head of Government - Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945-1962)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919-1964)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Werner, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1959-1974)
- Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
- Head of Government - Émile Pelletier, Minister of State of Monaco (1959-1962)
- The 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, King of Norway (1957–1991)
- Prime Minister - John Lyng, Prime Minister of Norway (1959–1963)
- 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 Thomaz, President of Portugal (1958-1974)
- Prime Minister - 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)
- Premier - Chivu Stoica, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1955-1961)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Giuseppe Forcellini and Ferruccio Piva, Captains Regent of San Marino (October 1959–March 1960)
- Alvaro Casali and Gino Vannucci, Captains Regent of San Marino (April 1960–September 1960)
- Eugenio Reffi and Pietro Giancecchi, Captains Regent of San Marino (October 1960–March 1961)
- Captains Regent
- Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader - Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953-1964)
- Head of State -
- 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 (1939-1973)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
- Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- 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, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City (1958-1963)
- Secretary of State - Domenico Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952-1961)
- President of the Governorate - Nicola Canali, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State (1939-1961)
- Yugoslavia
- Communist Party leader - Josip Broz Tito, General Secretary of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1945-1980)
- President - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953-1980)
- Premier - Josip Broz Tito, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (1945-1963)
[edit] Middle East
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-1979)
- Prime Minister -
- 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)
- Jordan
- Monarch - Hussein I, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Lebanon
- President - Fuad Chehab, President of Lebanon (1958-1964)
- Prime Minister -
- Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932-1970)
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953-1964)
- Prime Minister -
- United Arab Republic
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1958-1970)[6]
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1958-1962)[7]
- Yemen
- King - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1955-1962)
[edit] North America and the Caribbean
- 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)[8]
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- President -
- 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
- United States of America
- President - Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953-1961)
[edit] South America
- Argentina
- President - Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (1958–1962)
- Bolivia
- President -
- Brazil
- President - Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (1956-1961)
- Chile
- President - Jorge Alessandri, President of Chile (1958–1964)
- Colombia
- President - Alberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia (1958-1962)
- Ecuador -
- 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)
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- President - Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (1959-1964)
[edit] References
- ^ Ghana only became independent in 1957.
- ^ Morocco only became independent in 1956.
- ^ Nnamdi Azikiwe was titled President of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966, after the abolition of the monarchy.
- ^ Malaya only became independent in 1957.
- ^ Subsequently prime minister of Vietnam from 1976 to 1987.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was previously President of Egypt between 1954 and 1958.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was previously Prime Minister of Egypt between 1954 and 1958.
- ^ 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.

