1964 state leaders - Events of 1965 - 1966 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria -
  1. Ahmed Ben Bella, President of Algeria (1962-1965)
  2. Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-1978)
• Burundi
  • Monarch - Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King of Burundi (1915-1966)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Albin Nyamoya , Prime Minister of Burundi (1964-1965)
    2. Pierre Ngendandumwe, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
    3. Pié Masumbuko , Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
    4. Joseph Bamina , Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
    5. Léopold Biha , Prime Minister of Burundi (1965-1966)
• Guinea - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
• Kenya - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (1964-1978)
• Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
• Rhodesia -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Rhodesia (unrecognized by her) (1965-1970)
  • Officer Administering the Government - Clifford Walter Dupont, Officer Administering the Government (1965-1970)
  • Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965-1979)
• Rwanda - Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961-1973)
• Uganda
  • President - Sir Edward Mutesa, President of Uganda (1962-1966)
  • Prime Minister - Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda (1962-1971)
• Zambia - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mohammad Yusuf , Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1963-1965)
    2. Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1965-1967)
• 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 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India (1962-1967)
  • Prime Minister - Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (1964-1966)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan (1964-1972)
• South Korea -
  • President - Park Chunghee, President of the Republic of Korea (1963-1979)
  • Prime Minister - Chung Il-kwon , Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1964-1970)
• Malaysia
  • Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1960-September 20, 1965)
  • Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (September 21, 1965-1970)
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1957-1970)
• Pakistan - Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1969)
• Singapore -
  • Singapore secedes from Malaysia on August 9, declares independence.
  • President - Yusuf Ishak, President of Singapore (1965-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
  • Premier - Yen Chia-kan, President of the Executive Yuan (1963-1972)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth (1952-present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. William Sidney, Governor-General of Australia (1961-1965)
    2. Richard Casey, Governor-General of Australia (1965-1969)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1939-1941, 1949-1966)

Europe

• Denmark
  • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark (1962-1968)
• Finland
  • President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Johannes Virolainen (1964-1966)
• France -
  • President - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959-1969)
  • Prime Minister - Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister of France (1962-1968)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President - Heinrich Lübke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1959-1969)
  • Chancellor - Ludwig Erhard, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1963-1966)
• German Democratic Republic -
  • Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950-1971)
  • Head of State - Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of the Council of State (1960-1973)
  • Premier - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1964-1973)
• Ireland -
  • President - Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Seán Lemass, Taoiseach (1957-1966)
• Italy
  • President - Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy (1964-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy (1963-1968)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
• 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
  • Pope - Paul VI, Bishop of Rome (1963-1978)
  • Secretary of State - Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani , Cardinal Secretary of State (1961-1969)

Middle East

• Israel -
  • President - Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (1963-1969)
• 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 -
    1. Ali Sabri , Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1962-1965)
    2. Zakaria Mohieddin , Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1965-1966)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President - Abdullah as-Sallal, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mahmoud al-Gayifi, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1964-1965)
    2. Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1965)
    3. Ahmad Muhammad Numan, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1965)
    4. Abdullah as-Sallal, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1965)
    5. Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1965-1966)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
  • Governor General - Georges Vanier, Governor General (1959-1967)
  • Prime Minister - Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister (1963-1968)
• United States - Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States (1963-1969)

South America

• Brazil - Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, President of Brazil (1964-1967)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru - Fernando Belaunde Terry, President of Peru (1963-1968)