List of Heads of State 1961

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Africa

Egypt (1958–28 September 1961, united with Syria as the United Arab Republic)
- Head of State: President Gamal Abdel Nasser ( 1954 , 1954–1970) (until 1956 Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council) (1954, 1954–1958 Head of Government)

Ethiopia
- Head of State: Emperor Haile Selassie (1930–1974) (1916–1930 regent, 1936–1941 in exile)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Aklilu Habte-Wold (April 17, 1961–1974)

Dahomey (from 1975 Benin )
- Head of State and Government: President Hubert Maga (1960–1963, 1970–1972 )

Ivory Coast
- Head of State and Government: President Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1960–1993)

Gabon
- Head of State and Government: President Léon M'ba (1960–1964, 1964–1967 )

Ghana
- Head of State and Government: President Kwame Nkrumah (1960–1966) (1957–1960 Prime Minister)

Guinea
- Head of State and Government: President Ahmed Sékou Touré (1958–1984)

Cameroon
- Head of State and Government: President Ahmadou Ahidjo (1960–1982)

Congo-Brazzaville (1970–1992 People's Republic of the Congo ; from 1992 Republic of the Congo )
- Head of State and Government: President Fulbert Youlou (1960–1963)

Congo-Léopoldville (1964–1971, since 1997 Democratic Republic of the Congo , 1971–1997 Zaire )
- Head of State: President Joseph Kasavubu (1960–1965)
- Head of Government:
  - Chairman of the Council of Commissioners Justin Marie Bomboko (1960–9 February 1961)
  - Prime Minister Joseph Iléo ( 1960 , February 9, 1961– August 2, 1961)
  - Prime Minister Cyrille Adoula (August 2, 1961–1964)

Liberia
- Head of State or Government: President William S. Tubman (1944–1971)

Libya
- Head of State: King Idris (1951–1969)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Muhammad Uthman as-Said (1960–1963)

Madagascar
- Head of State and Government: President Philibert Tsiranana (1960–1972)

Mali
- Head of State and Government: President Modibo Keïta (1960–1968)

Morocco
- Head of State:
  - King Mohammed V ( 1927–1953 , 1955–26 February 1961) (until 1957 Sultan)
  - King Hassan II (February 26, 1961–1999)

Mauritania
- Head of State and Government: President Moktar Ould Daddah (1960–1978)

Niger
- Head of State and Government: President Hamani Diori (1960–1974)

Nigeria

Head of State Queen Elizabeth II (1960–1963)
Governor General: Nnamdi Azikiwe (1960–1963) (1963–1966 President)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1960–1966)

Upper Volta (from 1984 Burkina Faso )
- Head of State and Government: President Maurice Yaméogo (1960–1966)

Senegal
- Head of State: President Léopold Sédar Senghor (1960–1980)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Mamadou Dia (1960–1962)

Sierra Leone (independent since April 27, 1961)
- Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (April 27, 1961–1971)
  - Governor General : Maurice Henry Dorman (April 27, 1961–1962)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Milton Margai (April 27, 1961–1964)

Somalia
- Head of State: President Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (1960–1967) (1967–1969 President)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (1960–1964)

South Africa (republic since May 31, 1961)
- Head of State:
  - Queen Elizabeth II (1952–31 May 1961)
    - Governor General :
      - Charles Robberts Swart (1960–30 April 1961) (1961–1967 President)
      - Lucas Cornelius Steyn ( 1959–1960 , April 30, 1961– May 31, 1961) (acting)
  - President Charles Robberts Swart (May 31, 1961–1967) (1960–1961 Governor General)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (1958–1966)

Sudan
- Head of State: President Ibrahim Abbud (1958–1964)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Ibrahim Abbud (1958–1964)

Tanganyika (independent since December 9, 1961) (merged with Zanzibar to form Tanzania in 1964 )
- Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (December 9, 1961–1962)
  - Governor General : Richard Gordon Turnbull (December 9, 1961–1962)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Julius Nyerere (December 9, 1961–1962) (President 1962–1985)

Togo
- Head of State and Government: President Sylvanus Olympio (1960–1963)

Chad
- Head of State and Government: François Tombalbaye (1960–1975)

Tunisia
- Head of State and Government: President Habib Bourguiba (1957–1987) (1956–1957 Prime Minister)

United Arab Republic (1958–26 September 1961, unification of Egypt and Syria)
- Head of State and Government: President Gamal Abdel Nasser (1958–28 September 1961)

Central African Republic
- Head of State and Government: President David Dacko (1960–1966, 1979–1981 )

America

North America

Canada
- Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
  - Governor General : Georges Vanier (1959–1967)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister John Diefenbaker (1957–1963)

Mexico
- Head of State and Government: President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1958–1964)

United States of America
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
  - President John F. Kennedy (January 20, 1961–1963)

Central America

Costa Rica
- Head of State and Government: President Mario Echandi Jiménez (1958–1962)

Dominican Republic
- Head of State and Government: President Joaquín Balaguer (1960–1962, 1966–1978, 1986–1996 )

El Salvador
- Head of State and Government:
  - Junta government : Miguel Ángel Castillo , Fabio Castillo Figueroa , Ricardo Falla Cáceres , René Fortín Magaña , Rubén Alonso Rosales , César Yanes Urías (1960–25 January 1961)
  - Civil-Military Directory (January 25, 1961–1962)

Guatemala
- Head of State and Government: President José Miguel Ramón Idígoras Fuentes (1958–1963)

Haiti
- Head of State and Government: President François Duvalier (1957–1971)

Honduras
- Head of State and Government: President José Ramón Villeda Morales (1957–1963)

Cuba
- Head of State: President Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1959–1976)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Fidel Castro (1959–2008) (1976–2008 President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers)

Nicaragua
- Head of State and Government: President Luís Somoza Debayle (1956–1963)

Panama
- Head of State and Government: President Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón ( 1949 , 1960–1964)

West Indian Federation (1958–1962 Federation of British Colonies)

Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1958–1962)
Governor General: Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes (1958–1962)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Grantley Herbert Adams (1958–1962)

South America

Argentina
- Head of State and Government: President Arturo Frondizi (1958–1962)

Bolivia
- Head of State and Government: President Víctor Paz Estenssoro ( 1952–1956 , 1960–1964, 1985–1998 )

Brazil
- Head of State:
  - President Juscelino Kubitschek (1956–31 January 1961)
  - President Jânio Quadros (January 31, 1961– August 25, 1961)
  - President of the House of Representatives Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (August 25, 1961– September 7, 1961, 1964 ) (acting)
  - President João Goulart (September 7, 1961–1964)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Tancredo Neves (September 8, 1961–1962) (new office created in 1961)

Chile
- Head of State and Government: President Jorge Alessandri (1958–1964)

Ecuador
- Head of State and Government:
  - President José María Velasco Ibarra ( 1934–1935, 1944–1947, 1952–1956 , 1960– November 7, 1961, 1968–1972 )
  - President Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (November 7, 1961–1963)

Colombia
- Head of State and Government: President Alberto Lleras Camargo ( 1945–1946 , 1958–1962)

Paraguay
- Head of State and Government: President Alfredo Stroessner (1954–1989)

Peru
- Head of State: President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche ( 1939–1945 , 1956–1962)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Pedro Beltrán Espantoso (1959–1961)
  - Prime Minister Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán (November 24, 1961–1962)

Uruguay
- Head of State and Government:
  - Chairman of the National Council Benito Nardone (1960–1 March 1961)
  - Chairman of the National Council Eduardo Víctor Haedo (March 1, 1961–1962)

Venezuela
- Head of State and Government: President Rómulo Betancourt ( 1945–1948 , 1959–1964)

Asia

East, South and Southeast Asia

Bhutan

Head of State: King Jigme Dorje Wangchuck (1952–1972)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Jigme Palden Dorji (1952–1964)

Burma (from 1989 Myanmar )
- Head of State: President Win Maung (1957–1962)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister U Nu ( 1948–1956, 1957–1958 , 1960–1962)

Ceylon (from 1972 Sri Lanka )
- Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1952–1972)
  - Governor General : Oliver Goonetilleke (1954–1962)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1960–1965, 1970–1977, 1994–2000 )

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Head of State: President Chiang Kai-shek (1950–1975) (1928–1931, 1943–1948 Chairman of the National Government of China, 1948–1949 President of National China; 1930–1931, 1935–1938, 1939–1945, 1947 Prime Minister of National China)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Chen Cheng ( 1950–1954 , 1958–1963)

People's Republic of China
- Party leader: Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong (1943–1976) (1949–1954 Chairman of the Central People's Government; 1954–1959 President)
- Head of State: President Liu Shaoqi (1959–1968)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (1949–1976)

India
- Head of State: President Rajendra Prasad (1950–1962)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947–1964)

Indonesia

Head of State: President Sukarno (1945–1967)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Djuanda Kartawidjaja (1957–1963)

Japan
- Head of State: Emperor Hirohito (1926–1989)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda (1960–1964)

Cambodia
- Head of State: President Norodom Sihanouk (1960–1970, 1991–1993 ) (1941–1955, 1993–2004 König) (1945, 1950, 1952–1953, 1954, 1955–1956, 1956, 1956, 1957, 1958–1960, 1961 –1962 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Pho Proeung (1960–28 January 1961)
  - Prime Minister Penn Nouth ( 1948–1979, 1953, 1954–1955, 1958 , January 28, 1961– November 17, 1961, 1968–1969, 1975–1976 )
  - Prime Minister Norodom Sihanouk ( 1945, 1950, 1952–1953, 1954, 1955–1956, 1956, 1956, 1957, 1958–1960 , November 17, 1961–1962) (1941–1955, 1993–2004 König) (1991–1993 Chairman of the Supreme National Council)

North Korea
- De facto ruler : Kim Il-sung (1948–1994)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Choe Yong-gon (1957–1972)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Kim Il-sung (1948–1972)

South Korea
- Head of State: President Yun Bo-seon (1960–1962)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Chang Myon ( 1950–1952 , 1960–18 May 1961) (office abolished)

Laos

Head of State: King Savang Vatthana (1959–1975)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Boun Oum (1960–1962)

Malaya (from 1963 Malaysia )
- Head of State: Supreme Ruler Syed Putra (1960–1965)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Abdul Rahman ( 1957–1959 , 1959–1970)

Nepal
- Head of State: King Mahendra (1955–1972)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Tulsi Giri (1960–1963, 1964–1965, 1975–1977 )

Pakistan
- Head of State and Government: President Muhammed Ayub Khan (1958–1969) (1958 Prime Minister)

Philippines
- Head of State and Government:
  - President Carlos P. Garcia (1957– December 30, 1961)
  - President Diosdado Macapagal (December 30, 1961–1965)

Sikkim (under Indian suzerainty)

Head of State: King Tashi Namgyal (1914–1963)

Head of Government: Dewan Baleshwar Prasad (1959–1963)

Singapore
- Head of State: President Yusof bin Ishak (1959–1970)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (1959–1990)

Thailand
- Head of State: King Rama IX. Bhumibol Adulyadej (1946-2016)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat (1958–1963)

North Vietnam

Head of State: President Hồ Chí Minh (1945–1969) (1945–1955 Prime Minister)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Phạm Văn Đồng (1955–1976) (1976–1987 Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Vietnam)

South Vietnam
- Head of State and Government: President Ngô Đình Diệm (1955–1963) (1954–1955 Prime Minister)

Middle East

Iraq
- Head of State: Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Muhammad Najib ar-Rubai'i (1958–1963)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim (1958–1963)

Iran
- Head of State: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Jafar Sharif-Emami (1960–9 May 1961, 1978 )
  - Prime Minister Ali Amini (May 9, 1961–1962)

Israel
- Head of State: President Jizchak Ben Zwi (1952–1963)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion ( 1948–1953 , 1955–1963)

Yemen (1958–1961 part of the United Arab Republic )
- Ruler: King Ahmad ibn Yahya ( 1948–1955 , 1955–1962)

Jordan
- Head of State: King Hussein (1952–1999)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Bahdschat at-Talhuni (1960–1962, 1964–1965, 1967–1969, 1969–1970 )

Kuwait (independent since June 19, 1961)
- Head of State and Government: Emir Abdullah III. (1961-1965)

Lebanon
- Head of State: President Fuad Schihab ( 1952 , 1958–1964) (1952 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Saeb Salam ( 1952, 1953 , 1960–31 October 1961, 1970–1973 )
  - Prime Minister Rashid Karami ( 1955–1956, 1958–1960 , October 31, 1961–1964, 1965–1966, 1966–1968, 1969–1970, 1975–1976, 1984–1987 )

Oman (British Protectorate 1891–1971)
- Head of State and Government: Sultan Said ibn Taimur (1932–1970)

Saudi Arabia
- Head of State and Government: King Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz (1953–1964)

Syria (1958–28 September 1961, united with Egypt as the United Arab Republic )
- Head of State:
  - Prime Minister Maamun al-Kuzbari ( 1954 , September 29, 1961– November 20, 1961) (acting)
  - Prime Minister Izzat an-Nuss (November 20, 1961– December 14, 1961) (acting)
  - President Nazim al-Qudsi (December 14, 1961–1963) (1949, Prime Minister 1950–1951)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Maamun al-Kuzbari (September 29, 1961– November 20, 1961)
  - Prime Minister Izzat an-Nuss (November 20, 1961– December 22, 1961)
  - Prime Minister Maaruf al-Dawalibi ( 1951 , December 22, 1961–1962)

Turkey
- Head of State: President Cemal Gürsel (1960–1966) (1960–1961 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Cemal Gürsel (1960–30 October 1961) (1960–1966 President)
  - Prime Minister Emin Fahrettin Özdilek (October 30, 1961– November 20, 1961) (acting)
  - Prime Minister İsmet İnönü ( 1923–1924, 1925–1937 , November 20, 1961–1965) (1938–1950 President)

Central Asia

Afghanistan
- Head of State: King Mohammed Sahir Shah (1933–1973)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohammed Daoud Khan (1953–1963) (1973–1978 President)

Mongolia
- Head of State: Chairman of the Great People's Chural Jamsrangiin Sambuu (1954–1972)
- Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1952–1974) (1974–1984 Chairman of the Great People's Churals)

Australia and Oceania

Australia
- Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
  - Governor General :
    - William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil (1960–3 February 1961)
    - Dallas Brooks (February 4, 1961– August 3, 1961) (Acting)
    - William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle (August 3, 1961–1965)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert Menzies ( 1939–1941 , 1949–1966)

New Zealand
- Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
  - Governor General : Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham (1957–1962)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Keith Holyoake ( 1957 , 1960–1972) (1977–1980 Governor General)

Europe

Albania
- Party leader: 1st Secretary of the Albanian Workers' Party Enver Hoxha (1948–1985) (1946–1954 Prime Minister)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly Haxhi Lleshi (1953–1982)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu (1954–1981)

Andorra
- Co-princes :
  - President of France : Charles de Gaulle (1959–1969)
  - Bishop of Urgell : Ramon Iglésias Navarri (1943–1969)

Belgium
- Head of State: King Baudouin I (1951–1993)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Gaston Eyskens ( 1949–1950 , 1958–25 April 1961, 1968–1973 )
  - Prime Minister Théo Lefèvre (April 25, 1961–1965)

Bulgaria
- Party leader: General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party Todor Zhivkow (1954–1989) (1971–1989 Chairman of the State Council) (1962–1971 Prime Minister)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly Dimitar Ganew (1958–1964)
- Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Anton Jugow (1956–1962)

Denmark
- Head of State: King Friedrich IX. (1947–1972)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Viggo Kampmann (1960–1962)
- Faroe Islands (politically self-governing and autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark)
  - Representative of the Danish government:
    - Reichsombudsman Niels Elkær-Hansen (1954–1961)
    - Reichsombudsman Mogens election (1961–1972)
  - Head of Government: Prime Minister Peter Mohr Dam (1959–1963, 1967–1968 )

Federal Republic of Germany
- Head of State: Federal President Heinrich Lübke (1959–1969)
- Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (1949–1963)

German Democratic Republic
- Party leader: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED Walter Ulbricht (1950–1971) (1960–1973 Chairman of the State Council)
- Head of State: Chairman of the State Council Walter Ulbricht (1960–1973) (1950–1971 party leader)
- Head of government: Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl (1949–1964) (1946–1950 party leader)

Finland
- Head of State: President Urho Kekkonen (1956–1982) (1950–1953, 1954–1956 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Vieno Sukselainen ( 1957 , 1959–3 July 1961)
  - Interior Minister Eemil Luukka (July 3, 1961– July 14, 1961) (acting)
  - Prime Minister Martti Miettunen (July 14, 1961–1962, 1975–1977 )

France
- Head of State: President Charles de Gaulle (1959–1969) (1944–1946 Head of the Provisional Government), (1958–1959 President of the Council of Ministers)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Michel Debré (1959–1962)

Greece
- Head of State: King Paul (1947–1964)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis ( 1955–1958 , 1958–20 September 1961, 1961–1963, 1974–1980 ) (1980–1985, 1990–1995 President)
  - Prime Minister Konstantinos Dovas (September 20, 1961– November 4, 1961)
  - Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis ( 1955–1958, 1958–1961 , November 4, 1961–1963, 1974–1980 ) (1980–1985, 1990–1995 President)

Ireland
- Head of State: President Éamon de Valera (1959–1973) (1932–1948, 1951–1954, 1957–1959 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Seán Lemass (1959–1966)

Iceland
- Head of State: President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1952–1968) (Prime Minister 1932–1934)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Ólafur Thors ( 1942, 1944–1947, 1949–1950, 1953–1956 , 1959–1963)

Italy
- Head of State: President Giovanni Gronchi (1955–1962)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani ( 1954, 1958–1959 , 1960–1963, 1982–1983, 1987 )

Yugoslavia
- Head of State: President Josip Broz Tito (1953–1980) (1945–1963 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Josip Broz Tito (1945–1963) (1953–1980 President)

Channel Islands
- guernsey
  - Head of State and Government: Duchess Elisabeth II (since 1952)
    - Lieutenant Governor: Geoffrey Robson (1958–1964)
- jersey
  - Head of State and Government: Duchess Elisabeth II (since 1952)
    - Lieutenant Governor: George Erskine (1958–1963)

Liechtenstein
- Head of State: Prince Franz Josef II. (1938–1989)
- Head of Government : Alexander Frick (1945–1962)

Luxembourg
- Head of State: Grand Duchess Charlotte (1919–1964) (1940–1945 in British exile)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Pierre Werner (1959–1974, 1979–1984 )

Isle of Man

Head of State: Lord of Man Elizabeth II (since 1952)
Lieutenant Governor : Ronald Herbert Garvey (1959–1966)

Head of Government: Chairman of the Executive Council Charles Kerruish (1961–1967) (newly created office)

Monaco
- Head of State: Prince : Rainier III. (1949-2005)
- Head of Government: Minister of State Émile Pelletier (1959–1962)

Netherlands
- Head of State: Queen Juliana (1948–1980)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Jan de Quay (1959–1963)

Norway
- Head of State: King Olav V (1957–1991)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen ( 1945–1951 , 1955–1963, 1963–1965 )

Austria
- Head of State: Federal President Adolf Schärf (1957–1965)
- Head of Government:
  - Federal Chancellor Julius Raab (1953–11 April 1961)
  - Federal Chancellor Alfons Gorbach (April 11, 1961–1964)

Poland
- Party leader: 1st Secretary Władysław Gomułka ( 1943–1948 , 1956–1970)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Council of State Aleksander Zawadzki (1952–1964)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Józef Cyrankiewicz ( 1947–1952 , 1954–1970) (1970–1972 Chairman of the State Council)

Portugal
- Head of State: President Américo Tomás (1958–1974)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar (1932–1968)

Romania
- Party leader: General Secretary Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ( 1945–1954 , 1955–1965) (1952–1954 Prime Minister) (1961–1965 Head of State)
- Head of State:
  - President of the Presidium of the National Assembly Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1958–21 March 1961) (Prime Minister 1961–1974)
  - Chairman of the State Council Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (March 21, 1961–1965) (1945–1954, 1955–1965 party leader) (1952–1954 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Chivu Stoica (1955–1961) (1965–1967 Head of State)
  - Prime Minister Ion Gheorghe Maurer (March 21, 1961–1974) (1958–1961 Head of State)

San Marino
- Head of State: Capitani Reggenti
  - Eugenio Reffi (October 1, 1960– April 1, 1961) and Pietro Giancecchi ( 1957 , October 1, 1960– April 1, 1961, 1968–1969 )
  - Federico Micheloni ( 1957–1958 , April 1, 1961– October 1, 1961) and Giancarlo Ghironzi (April 1, 1961– October 1, 1961, 1969–1970 )
  - Giovanni Vito Marcucci (October 1, 1961– April 1, 1962, 1966–1967, 1975–1976 ) and Pio Galassi (October 1, 1961– April 1, 1962)

Sweden
- Head of State: King Gustav VI. Adolf (1950–1973)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Tage Erlander (1946–1969)

Switzerland
- Federal President : Friedrich Traugott Elections (1961)
- Federal Council :
  - Max Petitpierre (1945–30 June 1961)
  - Paul Chaudet (1955–1966)
  - Friedrich Traugott Elections (1959–1965)
  - Jean Bourgknecht (1960–1962)
  - Willy Spühler (1960–1970)
  - Ludwig von Moos (1960–1971)
  - Hans-Peter Tschudi (1960–1973)
  - Hans Schaffner (July 1, 1961–1969)

Soviet Union
- Party leader: First Secretary of the CPSU Nikita Khrushchev (1953–1964) (1958–1964 Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Leonid Brezhnev (1960–1964, 1977–1982 ) (1964–1982 party leader)
- Head of government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikita Khrushchev (1958–1964) (1953–1964 party leader)

Spain
- Head of State and Government: Caudillo Francisco Franco (1939–1975)

Czechoslovakia
- Party leader: Chairman Antonín Novotný (1953–1968) (1957–1968 President)
- Head of State: President Antonín Novotný (1957–1968) (1953–1968 party leader)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Viliam Široký (1953–1963)

Hungary
- Party leader: General Secretary of the Party of Hungarian Working People János Kádár (1956–1988) (1956–1958, Prime Minister 1961–1965)
- Head of State: Chairman of the Presidential Council István Dobi (1952–1967) (1948–1952 Prime Minister)
- Head of Government:
  - Prime Minister Ferenc Münnich (1958–13 September 1961)
  - Prime Minister János Kádár ( 1956–1958 , September 13, 1961–1965) (1965–1968 party leader)

Vatican city
- Head of State: Pope John XXIII. (1958–1963)
- Head of Government:
  - Cardinal State Secretary Domenico Tardini (1958–30 July 1961)
  - Cardinal State Secretary Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (August 14, 1961–1969)

United Kingdom
- Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952) (crowned 1953)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (1957–1963)

Republic of Cyprus
- Head of State and Government: President Makarios III. (1960–1974, 1947–1977 )

Remarks

↑ ^a ^b The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are areas that are directly under the British Crown. They are not part of the UK.
↑ The Federal Council is the collective head of state in Switzerland. The Federal President has the role of primus inter pares

[kronbesitz-1] The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are areas that are directly under the British Crown. They are not part of the UK.

[2] The Federal Council is the collective head of state in Switzerland. The Federal President has the role of primus inter pares