List of state leaders in 1963
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1962 state leaders - Events of 1963 - 1964 state leaders - State leaders by year
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[edit] Africa
- Algeria
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Ben Bella, Prime Minister of Algeria (1962-1963)
- Burundi
- Monarch - Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King of Burundi (1915-1966)[1]
- Prime Minister -
- Cameroon
- 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)[3]
- 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)[4]
- Congo (Brazzaville)
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Congo (Léopoldville)
- President - Joseph Kasa-Vubu, President of Congo (Léopoldville) (1960-1965)
- Prime Minister - Cyrille Adoula, Prime Minister of Congo (Léopoldville) (1961-1964)
- Dahomey
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1941-1974)
- Prime Minister - Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961-1974)
- Gabon
- President - Léon M'ba, President of Gabon (1960-1964)
- 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)
- Kenya
- Kenya Colony gained independence on 12 December 1963
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Kenya (1963-1964)
- Governor-General[5] -
- Prime Minister - Jomo Kenyatta, Prime Minister of Kenya (1963-1964)
- Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- Libya
- Monarch - Idris I, King of Libya (1951-1969)
- Prime Minister -
- Malagasy Republic
- President - Philibert Tsiranana, President of Malagasy Republic (1959-1972)
- Mali
- President - Modibo Keïta, President of Mali (1960-1968)
- Prime Minister - Modibo Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1959-1965)[6]
- 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
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Nigeria (1960-1963)
- Governor-General - Nnamdi Azikiwe, Governor-General of Nigeria (1960-1963)
- President - Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (1963-1966)
- Prime Minister - Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1957-1966)[7]
- Rwanda
- President - Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961-1973)[8]
- 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 Milton Margai, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1954-1964)[9]
- Somalia
- President - Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, President of Somalia (1960-1967)
- Prime Minister - Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (1960-1964)
- South Africa
- President - Charles Robberts Swart, State President of South Africa (1961-1967)
- 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)
- Tanganyika
- President - Julius Nyerere, President of Tanganyika (1962-1964)[10]
- Togo
- Tunisia
- President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957-1987)
- Uganda
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Uganda (1962-1963)
- Governor-General - Sir Walter Coutts, Governor-General of Uganda (1961-1963)[11]
- President - Sir Edward Mutesa, 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)[12]
- Zanzibar
- gained independence on 10 December 1963
- British Resident - Arthur Mooring, Resident in Zanzibar (1959-1963)
- Monarch -
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Shamte Hamadi, Prime Minister of Zanzibar (1961-1964)[14]
[edit] Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister -
- Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952-1972)
- Prime Minister - Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952-1964)
- 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)[15]
- 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 the People's Republic of China (1959-1968)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949-1976)
- India
- President - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India (1962-1967)
- 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 - Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan (1960-1964)
- 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 - Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea (1962-1979)
- Head of Government -
- Laos
- Monarch - Savang Vatthana, King of Laos (1959-1975)
- Prime Minister - Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1962-1975)
- Malaysia
- Federation of Malaya renamed Malaysia on 16 Septembef 1963 with the accession of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore
- Monarch - Tuanku Syed Putra, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1960-1965)
- Prime Minister - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1955-1970)[16]
- 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 - Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961-1965)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946-present)
- Prime Minister -
- North 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 (1955-1976)[17]
- South Vietnam
- President -
- Prime Minister - Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1963-1964)
[edit] Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
- Governor-General - William Sidney, Viscount De L'Isle, Governor-General of Australia (1961-1965)
- 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
- Co-Heads of State -
- Prime Minister - Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu’u II, Prime Minister of Western Samoa (1959-1970)[18]
[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 - Julià Reig-Ribó, First Syndic of Andorra (1960-1966)
- Co-Princes -
- Austria
- President - Adolf Schärf, President of Austria (1957–1965)
- Chancellor - Alfons Gorbach, Chancellor of Austria (1961–1964)
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister - 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 - Todor Zhivkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1962-1971)
- Cyprus
- 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 -
- 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 -
- 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 - 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 -
- Greece
- Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
- Prime Minister -
- 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 - János Kádár, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1961-1965)
- Iceland
- President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952-1968)
- Prime Minister -
- Ireland
- President - Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959-1973)
- Prime Minister - Seán Lemass, Taoiseach of Ireland (1959-1966)
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Head of Government - Gerard Batliner, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1962-1970)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919-1964)
- Regent - Jean, Regent of Luxembourg (1961-1964)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Werner, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1959-1974)
- Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
- Head of Government -
- The Netherlands
- Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
- Prime Minister -
- Norway
- Monarch - Olav V, King of Norway (1957–1991)
- Prime Minister -
- 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 - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, President of the Council of State of Romania (1961-1965)
- Premier - Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1961-1974)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent
- 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 (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 - Cemal Gürsel, President of Turkey (1960-1966)
- Prime Minister - İsmet İnönü, Prime Minister of Turkey (1961-1965)
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Vatican City
- Pope -
- Secretary of State - Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Cardinal Secretary of State (1961-1969)
- President of the Governorate - Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State (1961-1969)
- Yugoslavia
- Communist Party leader - Josip Broz Tito, President of the Presidium of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1945-1980)
- President - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953-1980)
- Premier -
[edit] Middle East
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-1979)
- Prime Minister - Asadollah Alam, Prime Minister of Iran (1962-1964)
- Iraq
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister -
- Israel
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Jordan
- Monarch - Hussein I, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Kuwait
- Monarch - Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1950-1965)[19]
- Prime Minister -
- Lebanon
- President - Fuad Chehab, President of Lebanon (1958-1964)
- Prime Minister - Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1961-1964)
- 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 - Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1962-1975)
- Syria
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister -
- United Arab Republic
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1958-1970)[20]
- Prime Minister - Ali Sabri, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1962-1965)
- Yemen
- President - Abdullah as-Sallal, President of Yemen (1962-1967)
- Prime Minister -
[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 -
- Costa Rica
- President - Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, President of Costa Rica (1962–1966)
- Cuba
- President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959-1976)
- Prime Minister - Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959-2008)[21]
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- President - Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo, President of El Salvador (1962–1967)
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- President - François Duvalier, President of Haiti (1957-1971)
- Honduras
- 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 - Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico (1958–1964)
- Nicaragua
- President -
- Panama
- President - Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón, President of Panama (1960–1964)
- 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)[22]
- Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956-1981)[23]
- United States of America
[edit] South America
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- President - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1960–1964)
- Brazil
- President - João Goulart, President of Brazil (1961-1964)
- Chile
- President - Jorge Alessandri, President of Chile (1958–1964)
- Colombia
- President - Guillermo León Valencia, President of Colombia (1962-1966)
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
- Peru
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- President - Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (1959-1964)
[edit] References
- ^ Burundi only became independent in 1962.
- ^ Burundi only became independent in 1962.
- ^ West Cameroon joined Cameroon only in 1961.
- ^ Chad only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Titled Governor until independence.
- ^ Mali only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Nigeria only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Rwanda only became independent in 1962.
- ^ Sierra Leone only became independent in 1961.
- ^ Julius Nyerere was subsequently President of Tanzania from 1964 to 1985.
- ^ Uganda only became independent in 1962, before that Sir Walter Coutts was titled Governor of Uganda.
- ^ Upper Volta only became independent in 1960.
- ^ Zanzibar only became independent in 1963.
- ^ Zanzibar only became independent in 1963.
- ^ William Gopallawa was titled President of Sri Lanka between 1972 and 1978 after the abolishing of the monarchy.
- ^ Malaysia (then called Malaya) only became independent in 1957.
- ^ Subsequently prime minister of Vietnam from 1976 to 1987.
- ^ Western Samoa only became independent in 1962.
- ^ Kuwait only became independent in 1961.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was previously President 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.
- ^ 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.

