- List of state leaders in 1960
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 Africa
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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 from20 June to20 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 -
**#James Robertson ,Governor-General of Nigeria (1960 )
**#Nnamdi Azikiwe ,Governor-General of Nigeria (1960 -1963 )
** 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 -
**# Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal,Prime Minister of Somalia (1960 )
**#Abdirashid Ali Shermarke ,Prime Minister of Somalia (1960 -1964 )
*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 )Asia
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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 , ShowaEmperor of Japan (1926 -1989 )
** Prime Minister -
**#Nobusuke Kishi ,Prime Minister of Japan (1957 -July 19 1960 )
**#Hayato Ikeda ,Prime Minister of Japan (July 19 1960 -1964 )
*South Korea -
**President -
**#Syngman Rhee , President of the Republic of Korea (1948 -1960 )
**#Yun Boseon , President of the Republic of Korea (1960 -1962 )
**Prime Minister-
**#Ho Chong , Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1960 )
**#John Myon Chang , Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1960 -1961 )
* 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 )Australia and Oceania
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Australia
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1953 –present)
**Governor-General -
**#SirWilliam Slim ,Governor-General of Australia (1953 -1960 )
**#William Morrison,Governor-General of Australia (1960 -1961 )
**Prime Minister - SirRobert 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 - SirWalter Nash ,Prime Minister of New Zealand (1957 –1960 )
**# Prime Minister - SirKeith 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 )Europe
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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 -
**#Hans Christian Hansen ,Prime Minister of Denmark (1955 -21 February 1960 )
**#Viggo Kampmann ,Prime Minister of Denmark (21 February 1960 -1962 )
*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 -
**#Wilhelm Pieck , President of the German Democratic Republic (1949 -1960 )
**#Johannes Dieckmann , Acting President of the German Democratic Republic (1960 )
**#Walter Ulbricht , Chairman of the Council of State (1960 -1973 )
**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 -
**#Antonio Segni ,Prime Minister of Italy (1959 -1960 )
**#Fernando Tambroni ,Prime Minister of Italy (1960 )
**#Amintore Fanfani ,Prime Minister of Italy (1960 -1963 )
*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 )Middle East
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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 )North America and the Caribbean
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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 -
*#Héctor Trujillo , President of the Dominican Republic (1952 –1960 )
*#Joaquín Balaguer , President of the Dominican Republic (1960 –1962 )
*El Salvador
**President -
**#José María Lemus ,President of El Salvador (1956 –1960 )
**# Junta of Government (1960 –1961 )
*Mexico
**President -Gustavo Diaz Ordaz ,
*United States -Dwight Eisenhower ,President of the United States (1953 -1961 )outh America
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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 -
*#Martín Echegoyen , President of Uruguay (1959 -1960 )
*#Benito Nardone , President of Uruguay (1960 -1961 )
*Venezuela -Rómulo Betancourt , President of Venezuela (1959 -1964 )
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