1968 state leaders - Events of 1969 - 1970 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents

1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Australia and Oceania 4 Europe 5 Middle East 6 North America and the Caribbean 7 South America

Africa

• Algeria - Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-1978)
• Burundi - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976)
• 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 - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971)
  • 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 - Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi , Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1967-1971)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • De facto Head of State -
    • Song Qingling, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1968-1972)
    • Dong Biwu, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1968-1975)
  • 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 -
    1. Dr Zakir Hussain, President of India (1967-1969)
    2. Varahagiri Venkata Giri, acting President of India (1969)
    3. Muhammad Hidayat Ullah , acting President of India (1969)
    4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri, President of India (1969-1974)
  • Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977)
• 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
  • Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1965-1970)
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1957-1970)
• Pakistan -
  • 1. Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1969)
    2. Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan (1969-1971)
• Singapore -
  • 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. Richard Casey, Governor-General of Australia (1965-1969)
    2. Sir Paul Hasluck, Governor-General of Australia (1969-1974)
  • Prime Minister - John Gorton, Prime Minister of Australia (1968-1971)
• 'New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present
  • Governor-General - Sir Arthur Porritt, Governor-General of New Zealand (1967-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1960-1972

Europe

• Austria
  • President - Franz Jonas, Federal President (1965-1974)
  • Chancellor - Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria (1964-1970)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister - Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1968-1973)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Hilmar Baunsgaard, Prime Minister of Denmark (1968-1971)
• Finland
  • President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Mauno Koivisto (1968-1970, 1979-1982)
• France -
  • President -
    1. Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959-1969)
    2. Alain Poher, Acting President of France (1969)
    3. Georges Pompidou, President of France (1969-1974)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Maurice Couve de Murville, Prime Minister of France (1968-1969)
    2. Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Prime Minister of France (1969-1973)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President -
    1. Heinrich Lübke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1959-1969)
    2. Gustav Heinemann, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969-1974)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1966-1969)
    2. Willy Brandt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969-1974)
• 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 - Jack Lynch, Taoiseach (1966-1973)
• Italy
  • President - Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy (1964-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Mariano Rumor, Prime Minister of Italy (1968-1970)
• 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 -
    1. Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani , Cardinal Secretary of State (1961-1969)
    2. Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot , Cardinal Secretary of State (1969-1979)

Middle East

• Israel
  • President - Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963-1973)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (1963-1969)
    2. Yigal Allon, acting Prime Minister of Israel (1969)
    3. Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (1969-1974)
• 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 (1967-1970)
• People's Republic of South Yemen
  • President -
    1. Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi, President of the People's Republic of South Yemen (1967-1969)
    2. Salim Ali Rubai, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1969-1970)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Position created
    2. Faysal al-Shaabi, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of South Yemen (1969)
    3. Muhammad Ali Haitham, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of South Yemen (1969-1970)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President - Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1967-1974)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1967-1969)
    2. Abdul Salam Sabrah, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1969)
    3. Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1969)
    4. Abdullah Kurshumi, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1969-1970)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
  • Governor General - Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967-1974)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979)
• Mexico - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (1964-1970)
• United States -
  1. Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States (1963-1969)
  2. Richard Nixon, President of the United States (1969-1974)

South America

• Brazil -
  1. Artur da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967-1969)
  2. Military junta (1969)
  3. Emílio Garrastazú Médici, President of Brazil (1969-1974)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru - Juan Velasco Alvarado, President of Peru (1968-1975)