List of Heads of State 1962

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Africa

• Egypt
  • Head of State: President Gamal Abdel Nasser ( 1954 , 1954–1970) (until 1956 Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council) (1954, 1954–1958 Head of Government)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ali Sabri (September 29, 1962–1965)

• Algeria (independent since July 5, 1962)
  • Head of State:
    • President of the Provisional Executive Council Abdur Rahman Farès (July 5, 1962 to September 25, 1962)
    • President of the Provisional Government Ferhat Abbas (September 25, 1962–1963)
  • Head of Government:
    • Head of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Revolution Benyoucef Ben Khedda (July 5, 1962 to August 4, 1962)
    • Head of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Revolution Ahmed Ben Bella (August 7, 1962–1963) (Prime Minister from September 25) (President 1963–1965)

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

• Burundi (independent since July 1, 1962)
  • Head of State: King Mwambutsa IV. Bangiriceng (July 1, 1962–1966)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister André Muhirwa (July 1, 1962–1963)

• 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: Prime Minister Cyrille Adoula (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 Hassan II (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)

• Rwanda (independent since July 1, 1962)
  • Head of State or Government: President Grégoire Kayibanda (July 1, 1962–1973)

• Senegal
  • Head of State: President Léopold Sédar Senghor (1960–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mamadou Dia (1960–18 December 1962) (office abolished)

• Sierra Leone
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1961–1971)
    • Governor General :
      • Maurice Henry Dorman (1961–5 May 1962)
      • Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston (May 5, 1962–1968)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Milton Margai (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
  • Head of State: President Charles Robberts Swart (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 (republic since December 9, 1962) ( united with Zanzibar to form Tanzania in 1964 )
  • Head of State:
    • Queen Elizabeth II (1961–9 December 1962)
      • Governor General : Richard Gordon Turnbull (1961–9 December 1962)
    • President Julius Nyerere (December 9, 1962–1985) (Prime Minister 1961–1962)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Julius Nyerere (1961–22 January 1962) (1962–1985 President)
    • Prime Minister Rashidi Kawawa (January 22, 1962 to December 9, 1962, 1972–1977 )

• 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)

• Uganda (independent since October 9, 1962)
  • Head of State Queen Elizabeth II (October 9, 1962–1963)
    • Governor General Walter Fleming Coutts (October 9, 1962–1963)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Milton Obote (October 9, 1962–1966)

• 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 or Government: President John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)

Central America

• Costa Rica
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Mario Echandi Jiménez (1958– May 8, 1962)
    • President Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich (May 8, 1962–1966)

• Dominican Republic
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Joaquín Balaguer (1960–16 January 1962, 1966–1978, 1986–1996 )
    • Civil Military Council (January 16, 1962 to January 18, 1962)
    • President Rafael Filiberto Bonelly (January 18, 1962–1963)

• El Salvador
  • Head of State and Government:
    • Civil-Military Directory (1961– January 25, 1962)
    • President: Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea (25 January 1962 to 1 July 1962) (acting)
    • President: Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo (July 1, 1962–1967) (1961–1962 member of the Civil Military Council)

• 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)

• Jamaica (August 6, 1962 independence)
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since August 6, 1962)
    • Governor General :
      • Kenneth Blackburne (August 6, 1962 to November 30, 1962)
      • Clifford Campbell (December 1, 1962–1973)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Alexander Bustamante (August 6, 1962–1967)

• 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 (1958–31 May 1962)
    • Governor General: Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes (1958–31 May 1962)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Grantley Herbert Adams (1958–31 May 1962)

• Trinidad and Tobago (August 31, 1962 independence)
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (August 31, 1952–1976)
    • Governor General : Solomon Hochoy (August 31, 1962–1972)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Eric Eustace Williams (August 31, 1962–1981)

South America

• Argentina
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Arturo Frondizi (1958–29 March 1962)
    • Senate President José María Guido (March 29, 1962–1963) (acting)

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

• Brazil
  • Head of State:
    • President João Goulart (1961–1964)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Tancredo Neves (September 8, 1961 to July 3, 1962)
    • Senate President Auro Soares de Moura Andrade (July 3, 1962 to July 10, 1962) (acting)
    • Prime Minister Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha (July 10–1962– September 17, 1962)
    • Prime Minister Hermes Lima (September 17, 1962–1963)

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

• Ecuador
  • Head of State and Government: President Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (1961–1963)

• Colombia
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Alberto Lleras Camargo ( 1945–1946 , August 7, 1958–1962)
    • President Guillermo León Valencia (August 7, 1962–1966)

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

• Peru
  • Head of State:
    • President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche ( 1939–1945 , 1956– July 18, 1962)
    • Chairman of the military junta Ricardo Pérez Godoy (July 18, 1962–1963)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán (1961–18 July 1962)
    • Prime Minister Nicolás Lindley López (July 18, 1962–1963) (1963 chairman of the military junta)

• Uruguay
  • Head of State and Government:
    • Chairman of the National Council Eduardo Víctor Haedo (1961–1 March 1962)
    • Chairman of the Mational Council Faustino Harrison (March 1, 1962–1963)

• 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– March 2, 1962)
    • Chairman of the Ne Win Revolutionary Council (March 2, 1962–1981) (President from 1974) (1958–1960, Prime Minister 1962–1974)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister U Nu ( 1948–1956, 1957–1958 , 1960–2 March 1962)
    • Prime Minister Ne Win (March 2, 1962–1974) (1962–1974 Chairman of the Revolutionary Council) (1974–1981 President)

• Ceylon (from 1972 Sri Lanka )
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1952–1972)
    • Governor General William Gopallawa (1962–1972) (1972–1978 President)
    • Governor General :
      • Oliver Goonetilleke (1954–2 March 1962)
      • William Gopallawa (March 2, 1962–1972) (1972–1978 President)
  • 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 (1950–13 May 1962)
    • President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (May 13, 1962–1967)
  • 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 Norodom Kantol (1962–1966)

• Cambodia
  • Head of State: President Norodom Sihanouk (1960–1970, 1975–1976, 1993 ) (1941–1955, 1993–2004 King) (1991–1993 Chairman of the Supreme National Council) (1945, 1950, 1952–1953, 1954, 1955–1956, 1956, 1956, 1957, 1958–1960, 1961–1962 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Norodom Sihanouk ( 1945, 1950, 1952–1953, 1954, 1955–1956, 1956, 1956, 1957, 1958–1960 , 1961–6 August 1962) (1941–1955, 1993–2004 König) (1991–1993 Chairman of the Supreme National Council)
    • Prime Minister Nhiek Tioulong (February 13, 1962 to August 6, 1962) (acting)
    • Prime Minister Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (August 6, 1962 to October 6, 1962)
    • Prime Minister Norodom Kantol (October 6, 1962–1966)

• 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 and Government:
    • President Yun Bo-seon (1960– March 24, 1962)
    • President Park Chung-hee (March 24, 1962–1979) (acting until 1963)

• Laos
  • Head of State: King Savang Vatthana (1959–1975)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Boun Oum (1960–23 June 1962)
    • Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma ( 1951–1954, 1956–1958, 1960 , June 23, 1962–1975)

• 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 Diosdado Macapagal (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 Ali Amini (1961– July 21, 1962)
    • Prime Minister Asadollah Alam (July 21, 1962–1964)

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

• Yemen (since September 27, 1962 Yemeni Arab Republic)
  • Head of State and Government:
    • King Ahmad ibn Yahya ( 1948–1955 , 1955– September 18, 1962)
    • King Muhammad al-Badr (September 19, 1962 to September 27, 1962)
  • Head of State:
    • President Abdullah as-Sallal (September 27, 1962–1967) (until October 3, 1962 Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council) (1962–1963, 1965, 1966–1967 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abdullah as-Sallal (September 28, 1962–1963, 1965, 1966–1967 ) (1962–1967 President)

• Jordan
  • Head of State: King Hussein (1952–1999)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Bahdschat at-Talhuni (1960–28 January 1962, 1964–1965, 1967–1969, 1969–1970 )
    • Prime Minister Wasfi at-Tall (January 28, 1962–1963, 1965–1967, 1970–1971 )

• Kuwait
  • Head of State: Emir Abdullah III. (1961-1965)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (January 17, 1962–1963, 1965–1978 ) (1977–2006 Emir)

• Lebanon
  • Head of State: President Fuad Schihab ( 1952 , 1958–1964) (1952 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Rashid Karami ( 1955–1956, 1958–1960 , 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
  • Head of State: President Nazim al-Qudsi (1961–1963) (1949, 1950–1951 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Maaruf al-Dawalibi ( 1951 , 1961–28 March 1962)
    • Prime Minister Ahmad Bashir al-Azmah (April 16, 1962 to September 14, 1962)
    • Prime Minister Khalid al-Azm ( 1941, 1946, 1948–1949, 1949–1950, 1951 , September 17, 1962–1963) (1941 President)

• Turkey
  • Head of State: President Cemal Gürsel (1960–1966) (1960–1961 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister İsmet İnönü ( 1923–1924, 1925–1937 , 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 Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle (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 (1957-13 September 1962)
      • Chief Justice Harold Eric Barrowclough ( 1957 , September 13, 1962 to November 9, 1962) (Acting)
      • Bernard Fergusson (November 9, 1962–1967)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Keith Holyoake ( 1957 , 1960–1972) (1977–1980 Governor General)

• Western Samoa (now Samoa ) (independent since January 1, 1962)
  • Head of State:
    • O le Ao o le Malo Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole (January 1, 1962–1963)
    • O le Ao o le Malo Malietoa Tanumafili II. (January 1, 1962-2007)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mata'afa Mulinu'u II (January 1, 1962–1970, 1973–1975 )

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 Théo Lefèvre (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 (1956–19 November 1962)
    • Chairman of the Council of Ministers Todor Zhivkov (November 19, 1962–1971) (1954–1989 party leader) (1971–1989 Chairman of the State Council)

• Denmark
  • Head of State: King Friedrich IX. (1947–1972)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Viggo Kampmann (1960–3 September 1962)
    • Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag (September 3, 1962–1968, 1971–1972 )
  • Faroe Islands (politically self-governing and autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark)
    • Representative of the Danish government: Reichsombudsmann 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 Martti Miettunen (1961–13 April 1962, 1975–1977 )
    • Prime Minister Ahti Karjalainen (April 13, 1962–1963, 1970–1971 )

• 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 (1959-14 April 1962)
    • Prime Minister Georges Pompidou (April 14, 1962–1968) (President 1969–1974)

• Greece
  • Head of State: King Paul (1947–1964)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis ( 1955–1958, 1958–1961 , 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 (1955–11 May 1962)
    • President Antonio Segni (May 11, 1962–1964) (1955–1957, Prime Minister 1959–1960)
  • 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: Duke Duchess Elisabeth II (since 1952)
      • Lieutenant Governor: Geoffrey Robson (1958–1964)
  • jersey
    • Head of State and Government: Duke 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 (1945–16 July 1962)
    • Gerard Batliner (July 16, 1962–1970)

• 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)

• Monaco
  • Head of State: Prince : Rainier III. (1949-2005)
  • Head of Government:
    • Minister of State Émile Pelletier (1959–23 January 1962)
    • Minister of State Pierre Blanchy ( 1944, 1949 , January 23, 1962–1963) (acting)

• 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 Alfons Gorbach (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: Chairman of the State Council Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1961–1965) (1945–1954, 1955–1965 party leader) (1952–1954 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1961–1974) (1958–1961 Head of State)

• San Marino
  • Head of State: Capitani Reggenti
    • Giovanni Vito Marcucci (October 1, 1961 to April 1, 1962, 1966–1967, 1975–1976 ) and Pio Galassi (October 1, 1961 to April 1, 1962)
    • Domenico Forcellini ( 1947–1948, 1951–1952, 1955, 1958–1959 , April 1, 1962 to October 1, 1962, 1967–1968 ) and Francesco Valli (April 1, 1962 to October 1, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974 –1975, 1978 )
    • Antonio Maria Morganti (October 1, 1962 to April 1, 1963) and Agostino Biordi ( 1949–1950, 1959 , October 1, 1962 to April 1, 1963)

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

• Switzerland
  • Federal President : Paul Chaudet ( 1959 , 1962)
  • Federal Council :
    • Paul Chaudet (1955–1966)
    • Friedrich Traugott Elections (1959–1965)
    • Jean Bourgknecht (1960–30 September 1962)
    • Willy Spühler (1960–1970)
    • Ludwig von Moos (1960–1971)
    • Hans-Peter Tschudi (1960–1973)
    • Hans Schaffner (1961–1969)
    • Roger Bonvin (September 30, 1962–1973)

• 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 János Kádár ( 1956–1958 , 1961–1965) (1965–1968 party leader)

• Vatican city
  • Head of State: Pope John XXIII. (1958–1963)
  • Head of Government: Cardinal State Secretary Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (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

1. ↑ ^{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.
2. ↑ The Federal Council is the collective head of state in Switzerland. The Federal President has the role of primus inter pares