List of Heads of State 1968

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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, 1967–1970 Head of Government)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser ( 1954, 1954–1958 , 1967–1970) (1954, 1954–1970 President)

• Algeria
  • Head of State and Government: President of the Revolutionary Council Houari Boumedienne (1965–1978) (President from 1976)

• Equatorial Guinea (independent since October 12, 1968)
  • Head of State or Government: President Francisco Macías Nguema (October 12, 1968–1979)

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

• Botswana
  • Head of State and Government: President Seretse Khama (1966–1980)

• Burundi
  • Head of State and Government: President Michel Micombero (1966–1976) (Prime Minister 1966)

• Dahomey (from 1975 Benin )
  • Head of State:
    • Head of State Alphonse Amadou Alley (1967–17 July 1968)
    • President Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou (July 17, 1968–1969)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Iropa Maurice Kouandété (1967–17 July 1968) (1967, 1969 Head of State) (office abolished)

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

• Gabon
  • Head of State and Government: President Albert-Bernard Bongo (1967–2009)

• Gambia
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1965–1970)
    • Governor General: Farimang Singhateh (1966–1970)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Dawda Jawara (1965–1970) (1970–1994 President)

• Ghana
  • Head of State and Government: Chairman of the National Liberation Council Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1966–1969)

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

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

• Kenya
  • Head of State and Government: President Jomo Kenyatta (1964–1978) (Prime Minister 1963–1964)

• Congo-Brazzaville (1970–1992 People's Republic of the Congo ; from 1992 Republic of the Congo )
  • Head of State:
    • President Alphonse Massemba-Débat (1963–4 September 1968) (1963 Prime Minister)
    • President Augustin Poignet (August 3, 1968– August 4, 1968) (acting)
    • Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution Marien Ngouabi (September 4, 1968– September 5, 1968, 1969–1977 )
    • President Alfred Raoul (September 5, 1968–1969) (Prime Minister 1968–1970)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Edouard Ambroise Noumazalaye (1966–1968)
    • Prime Minister Alfred Raoul (August 20, 1968–1970) (President 1968–1969)

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (until 1964 Congo-Léopoldville , 1971–1997 Zaire )
  • Head of State and Government: President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (1965–1997)

• Lesotho
  • Head of State: King Moshoeshoe II (1966–1970, 1970–1990, 1995–1996 )
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan (1966–1986) (1970 Head of State)

• 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 Abd al-Hamid al-Bakkush (1967–4 September 1968)
    • Prime Minister Wanis al-Qaddhafi (September 4, 1968–1969)

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

• Malawi
  • Head of State or Government: President Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1966–1994) (1964–1966 Prime Minister)

• Mali
  • Head of State:
    • President Modibo Keïta (1960–19 November 1968)
    • Chairman of the Military National Liberation Committee Moussa Traoré (November 19, 1968–1991) (President from 1969)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Yoro Diakité (November 23, 1968–1969) (newly created office)

• Morocco
  • Head of State: King Hassan II (1961–1999)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohammed Benhima (1967–1969)

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

• Mauritius (independent since May 12, 1968)
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (March 12, 1968–1992)
    • Governor General:
      • John Shaw Rennie (March 12, 1968– August 27, 1968)
      • Michel Rivalland (August 27, 1968– September 3, 1968) (acting)
      • Leonard Williams (September 3, 1968–1972)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (March 12, 1968–1982) (1983–1985 Governor General)

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

• Nigeria
  • Head of State and Government: Head of the Federal Military Government Yakubu Gowon (1966–1975)
  • Biafra (1967-1970; not generally recognized)
    • Head of State and Government: President Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (1967–1970)

• Upper Volta (from 1984 Burkina Faso )
  • Head of State and Government: President Sangoulé Lamizana (1966–1980)

• Rhodesia (not internationally recognized) (since 1980 Zimbabwe)
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1965–1970) (did not accept title)
    • Clifford Dupont Administration Officer (1965–1970) (1970–1975 President)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ian Smith (1965–1979)

• Rwanda
  • Head of State and Government: President Grégoire Kayibanda (1962–1973)

• Zambia
  • Head of State or Government: President Kenneth Kaunda (1964–1991)

• Senegal
  • Head of State and Government: President Léopold Sédar Senghor (1960–1980)

• Sierra Leone
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1961–1971)
    • Governor General:
      • Henry Lightfoot Boston (1962– April 22, 1968) (suspended April 14, 1967)
      • Banja Tejan-Sie (April 22, 1968–1971)
  • Head of Government:
    • National Reform Council Chairman Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (1967-18 April 1968)
    • Patrick Conteh National Transitional Council Chairman (April 18, 1968– April 26, 1968)
    • Prime Minister Siaka Stevens ( 1967 , April 26, 1968–1971) (President 1971–1985)

• Somalia
  • Head of State: President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (1967–1969) (1960–1964 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohammed Haji Ibrahim Egal (1967–1969)

• South Africa
  • Head of State:
    • President Jozua François Naudé (1967-10 April 1968) (acting)
    • President Jacobus Johannes Fouché (April 10, 1968–1975)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes Vorster (1966–1978) (1978–1979 President)

• Sudan
  • Head of State: President of the Committee on Sovereignty : Ismail al-Azhari (1965–1969)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Muhammad Ahmad Mahdschub ( 1965–1966 , 1967–1969 )

• Swaziland (independent since September 6, 1968)
  • Head of State: King Sobhuza II (September 6, 1968–1982)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Makhosini Dlamini (September 6, 1968–1976)

• Tanzania
  • Head of State and Government: President Julius Nyerere (1962–1985) (Prime Minister 1961–1962)

• Togo
  • Head of State and Government: President Étienne Eyadéma (1967–2005)

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

• Tunisia
  • Head of State and Government: President Habib Bourguiba (1957–1987)

• Uganda
  • Head of State and Government: President Milton Obote (1966–1971, 1980–1985 ) (Prime Minister 1962–1966)

• Central African Republic
  • Head of State and Government: President Jean-Bédel Bokassa (1966–1979) (from 1976 Kaiser)

America

North America

• Canada
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Governor General : Roland Michener (1967–1974)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Lester Pearson (1963-20 April 1968)
    • Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (April 20, 1968–1979, 1980–1984 )

• Mexico
  • Head of State and Government: President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964–1970)

• United States of America
  • Head of State or Government: President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)

Central America

• Barbados
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1966)
    • Governor General Arleigh Winston Scott (1967–1976)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Errol Walton Barrow (1966–1976, 1986–1987 )

• Costa Rica
  • Head of State and Government: President José Joaquín Trejos Fernández (1966–1970)

• Dominican Republic
  • Head of State and Government: President Joaquín Balaguer ( 1950–1962 , 1966–1978, 1986–1996 )

• El Salvador
  • Head of State and Government: President Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1967–1972)

• Guatemala
  • Head of State and Government: President Julio César Méndez Montenegro (1966–1970)

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

• Honduras
  • Head of State and Government: President Oswaldo López Arellano (1963–1971, 1972–1975 ) (1956–1957 member of the military government council)

• Jamaica
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1962)
    • Governor General : Clifford Campbell (1962–1973)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Hugh Shearer (1967–1972)

• 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 Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1967–1972, 1974–1979 )

• Panama
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez (1964– October 1, 1968)
    • President Arnulfo Arias Madrid ( 1940–1941, 1949–1951 , October 1, 1968– October 11, 1968)
    • Military junta (October 12, 1968– October 13, 1968)
    • Chairman of the Provisional Junta José María Pinilla Fábrega (October 13, 1968–1969)

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

South America

• Argentina
  • Head of State and Government: President Juan Carlos Onganía (1966–1970) (de facto)

• Bolivia
  • Head of State and Government: President René Barrientos Ortuño ( 1964–1966 , 1966–1969)

• Brazil
  • Head of State and Government: President Artur da Costa e Silva (1967–1969)

• Chile
  • Head of State and Government: President Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964–1970)

• Ecuador
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Otto Arosemena Gómez (1966–1 September 1968)
    • President José María Velasco Ibarra ( 1934–1935, 1944–1947, 1952–1956, 1960–1961 , September 1, 1968–1972)

• Guyana
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1966–1970)
    • Governor General : David James Gardiner Rose (1966–1969)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Forbes Burnham (1966–1980) (1980–1985 President)

• Colombia
  • Head of State and Government: President Carlos Lleras Restrepo (1966–1970)

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

• Peru
  • Head of State:
    • President Fernando Belaúnde Terry (1963– October 3, 1968, 1980–1985 )
    • President Juan Velasco Alvarado (October 3, 1968–1975)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Raúl Ferrero Rabagliati (1967-30 May 1968)
    • Prime Minister Oswaldo Hercelles (May 30, 1968– October 2 , 1968)
    • Prime Minister Miguel Mújica Gallo (October 2, 1968– October 3, 1968)
    • Prime Minister Ernesto Montagne Sánchez (October 3, 1968–1973)

• Uruguay
  • Head of State and Government: President Jorge Pacheco Areco (1967–1972)

• Venezuela
  • Head of State and Government: President Raúl Leoni (1964–1969)

Asia

East, South and Southeast Asia

• Bhutan
  • Head of State and Government: King Jigme Dorje Wangchuck (1952–1972)

• Burma (from 1989 Myanmar )
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Ne Win Revolutionary Council (1962–1981) (President from 1974) (1958–1960, 1962–1974 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ne Win ( 1958–1960 , 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)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Dudley Shelton Senanayake ( 1952–1953, 1960 , 1965–1970)

• 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 Yen Chia-kan (1963–1972) (1975–1978 President)

• 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– October 31, 1968)
    • President: Dong Biwu (October 31, 1968–1975) (acting)
    • President: Song Qingling (October 31, 1968–1972) (acting)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (1949–1976)

• India
  • Head of State: President Zakir Hussain (1967–1969)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (1966–1977, 1980–1984 )

• Indonesia
  • Head of State and Government: President Suharto (1967–1998)

• Japan
  • Head of State: Emperor Hirohito (1926–1989)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Eisaku Sato (1964–1972)

• 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 Son Sann (1967–30 January 1968)
    • Prime Minister Penn Nouth ( 1948–1949, 1953, 1954–1955, 1958, 1961 , Jan. 30, 1968–1969, 1975–1976 )

• 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 Park Chung-hee (1962–1979)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Chung Il-kwon (1964–1970)

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

• Malaysia
  • Head of State: Supreme Ruler Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (1965–1970)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abdul Rahman ( 1957–1959 , 1959–1970)

• Maldives (republic since November 11, 1968)
  • Head of State:
    • Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi (1954-11 November 1968)
    • President Ibrahim Nasir (November 11, 1968–1978) (Prime Minister 1957–1968)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir (1957–11 November 1968) (1968–1978 President) (office abolished)

• Nepal
  • Head of State: King Mahendra (1955–1972)
  • Head of Government: First Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa ( 1963–1964 , 1965–1969, 1979–1983, 1997–1998, 2003–2004 )

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

• Philippines
  • Head of State and Government: President Ferdinand Marcos (1965–1986)

• Sikkim (under Indian suzerainty)
  • Head of State: King Palden Thondup Namgyal (1963–1975)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister RN Haldipur (1963–1969)

• 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 Thanom Kittikachorn ( 1958 , 1963–1973)

• 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: President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1965–1975)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Nguyễn Văn Lộc (1967–25 May 1968)
    • Prime Minister Trần Văn Hương ( 1964–1965 , May 25, 1968–1969) (1975 President)

Middle East

• Iraq
  • Head of State:
    • President Abd ar-Rahman Arif (1966–17 July 1968) (1967 Prime Minister)
    • President Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr ( 1963 , July 17, 1968–1979)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Tahir Yahya ( 1963–1965 , 1967–17 July 1968)
    • Prime Minister Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif (July 17, 1968– July 30, 1968)
    • Prime Minister Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr (July 30, 1968–1979)

• Iran
  • Head of State: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda (1965–1977)

• Israel
  • Head of State: President Salman Shazar (1963–1973)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Levi Eschkol (1963–1969)

• North Yemen
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidential Council Abdul Rahman al-Iriani (1967–1974) (Prime Minister 1963–1964)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Hassan al-Amri ( 1964, 1965, 1965–1966 , 1967–1969, 1971 )

• South Yemen
  • Head of State and Government: President Qahtan Mohammed asch-Schaabi (1967–1969)

• 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
  • Head of State: Emir Sabah III. as-Salim as-Sabah (1965–1977) (Prime Minister 1963–1965)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah ( 1962–1963 , 1965–1978) (1977–2006 Emir)

• Lebanon
  • Head of State: President Charles Helou (1964–1970)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Rashid Karami ( 1955–1956, 1958–1960, 1961–1964, 1965–1966 , 1966–8 February 1968, 1969–1970, 1975–1976, 1984–1987 )
    • Prime Minister Abdullah Aref al-Yafi ( 1938–1939, 1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1956, 1966 , February 8, 1968–1969)

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

• Saudi Arabia
  • Head of State and Government: King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz (1964–1975)

• Syria
  • Head of State: President Nureddin al-Atassi (1966–1970) (Prime Minister 1968–1970)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Yusuf Zuayyin ( 1965–1966 , 1966–29 October 1968)
    • Prime Minister Nureddin al-Atassi (October 29, 1968–1970) (President 1966–1970)

• Turkey
  • Head of State: President Cevdet Sunay (1966–1973)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel (1965–1971, 1975–1977, 1977–1978, 1979–1980, 1991–1993 ) (1993–2000 President)

Central Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Head of State: King Mohammed Sahir Shah (1933–1973)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi (1967–1971)

• 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 : Richard Casey, Baron Casey (1965–1969)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister John McEwen (1967-10 January 1968)
    • Prime Minister John Gorton (January 10, 1968–1971)

• Cook Islands (independent state in free association with New Zealand)
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1965)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Albert R. Henry (1965–1978)

• Nauru (independent since January 31, 1968)
  • Head of State and Government: President Hammer DeRoburt (January 31, 1968–1976, 1978–1986, 1986, 1986–1989 )

• New Zealand
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Governor General : Arthur Porritt (1967–1972)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Keith Holyoake ( 1957 , 1960–1972) (1977–1980 Governor General)

• Western Samoa (today Samoa )
  • Head of State: O le Ao o le Malo Tanumafili II. (1962-2007)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mata'afa Mulinu'u II. (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 Paul Vanden Boeynants Paul Vanden Boeynants (1966–17 June 1968, 1978–1979 )
    • Prime Minister Gaston Eyskens ( 1949–1950, 1958–1961 , June 17, 1968–1973)

• 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 Georgi Traikow (1964–1971)
  • Head of government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Todor Zhivkov (1962–1971) (1954–1989 party leader) (1971–1989 Chairman of the Council of State)

• Denmark
  • Head of State: King Friedrich IX. (1947–1972)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag (1962–2 February 1968, 1971–1972 )
    • Prime Minister Hilmar Baunsgaard (February 2, 1968–1971)
  • 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 ( 1958–1963 , 1967–19 November 1968)
      • Prime Minister Kristian Djurhuus ( 1950–1959 , November 19, 1968–1970)

• Federal Republic of Germany
  • Head of State: Federal President Heinrich Lübke (1959–1969)
  • Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1966–1969)

• 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: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Willi Stoph (1964–1973, 1976–1989 ) (1973–1976 Chairman of the State Council)

• Finland
  • Head of State: President Urho Kekkonen (1956–1982) (1950–1953, 1954–1956 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Rafael Paasio (1966–22 March 1968, 1972 )
    • Prime Minister Mauno Koivisto (March 22, 1968–1970, 1979–1982 ) (President 1982–1994)

• 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 Georges Pompidou (1962–13 July 1968) (1969–1974 President)
    • Prime Minister Maurice Couve de Murville (July 13, 1968–1969)

• Greece
  • Head of State: King Constantine II (1964–1973 / 74) (in exile from 1967)
    • Regent: Georgios Zoitakis (1967–1972)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Georgios Papadopoulos (1967–1973) (1972–1973 Regent), (1973 President)

• Ireland
  • Head of State: President Éamon de Valera (1959–1973) (1932–1948, 1951–1954, 1957–1959 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Jack Lynch (1966–1973, 1977–1979 )

• Iceland
  • Head of State:
    • President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1952–31 July 1968) (Prime Minister 1932–1934)
    • President Kristján Eldjárn (August 1, 1968–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson (1963–1970)

• Italy
  • Head of State: President Giuseppe Saragat (1964–1971)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Aldo Moro (1963–24 June 1968, 1974–1976)
    • Prime Minister Giovanni Leone ( 1963 , June 24, 1968– December 12, 1968) (President 1971–1978)
    • Prime Minister Mariano Rumor (December 12, 1968–1970, 1973–1974 )

• Yugoslavia
  • Head of State: President Josip Broz Tito (1953–1980) (1945–1963 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mika Špiljak (1967–1969)

• Channel Islands
  • guernsey
    • Head of State and Government: Duchess Elisabeth II (since 1952)
      • Lieutenant Governor: Charles Coleman (1964–1969)
  • jersey
    • Head of State and Government: Duchess Elisabeth II (since 1952)
      • Lieutenant Governor: Michael Villiers (1964–1969)

• Liechtenstein
  • Head of State: Prince Franz Josef II. (1938–1989)
  • Head of Government : Gerard Batliner (1962–1970)

• Luxembourg
  • Head of State: Grand Duke Jean (1964–2000)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Pierre Werner (1959–1974, 1979–1984 )

• Malta
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1964–1974)
    • Governor General Maurice Henry Dorman (1964–1971)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ġorġ Borg Olivier (1964–1971)

• Isle of Man
  • Head of State: Lord of Man Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Lieutenant Governor : Peter Hyla Gawne Stallard (1966–1974)
  • Head of Government: Chairman of the Executive Council Norman Crowe (1967–1971)

• Monaco
  • Head of State: Prince : Rainier III. (1949-2005)
  • Head of Government: Minister of State Paul Demange (1966–1969)

• Netherlands
  • Head of State: Queen Juliana (1948–1980)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Piet de Jong (1967–1971)

• Norway
  • Head of State: King Olav V (1957–1991)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Per Borten (1965–1971)

• Austria
  • Head of State: Federal President Franz Jonas (1965–1974)
  • Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Josef Klaus (1964–1970)

• Poland
  • Party leader: 1st Secretary Władysław Gomułka ( 1943–1948 , 1956–1970)
  • Head of State:
    • State Council Chairman Edward Ochab (1964–11 April 1968) (1956 party leader)
    • State Council Chairman Marian Spychalski (April 11, 1968–1970)
  • 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 (1932-27 September 1968)
    • Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano (September 27, 1968–1974)

• Romania
  • Party leader: General Secretary Nicolae Ceaușescu (1965–1989) (1967–1989 Head of State)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Council of State Nicolae Ceaușescu (1967–1989) (1965–1989 party leader)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1961–1974) (1958–1961 Head of State)

• San Marino
  • Head of State: Capitani Reggenti
    • Domenico Forcellini ( 1947–1948, 1951–1952, 1955, 1958–1959, 1962 , October 1, 1967– April 1, 1968) and Romano Michelotti (October 1, 1967– April 1, 1968)
    • Marino Benedetto Belluzzi ( 1959, 1964, 1972 , April 1, 1968– October 1, 1968) and Dante Rossi (April 1, 1968– October 1, 1968)
    • Pietro Giancecchi ( 1960–1961 , October 1, 1968– April 1, 1969) and Aldo Zavoli (October 1, 1968– April 1, 1969)

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

• Switzerland
  • Federal President : Willy Spühler ( 1963 , 1968)
  • Federal Council :
    • Willy Spühler (1960–1970)
    • Ludwig von Moos (1960–1971)
    • Hans-Peter Tschudi (1960–1973)
    • Hans Schaffner (1961–1969)
    • Roger Bonvin (1962-1973)
    • Rudolf Gnägi (1966–1979)
    • Nello Celio (1967-1973)

• Soviet Union
  • Party leader: General Secretary of the CPSU Leonid Brezhnev (1964–1982) (until 1966 first secretary) (1960–1964, 1977–1982 head of state)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Nikolai Podgorny (1965–1977)
  • Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Alexei Kosygin (1964–1980)

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

• Czechoslovakia
  • Party leader:
    • Chairman Antonín Novotný (1953–5 January 1968) (1957–1968 President)
    • Chairman Alexander Dubček (January 5, 1968–1969)
  • Head of State:
    • President Antonín Novotný (1957–22 March 1968) (1953–1968 party leader)
    • Prime Minister Jozef Lenárt (March 22 - March 30, 1968) (acting)
    • President Ludvík Svoboda (March 30, 1968–1975)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Jozef Lenárt (1963–8 April 1968)
    • Prime Minister Oldřich Černík (April 8, 1968–1970)

• 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 Pál Losonczi (1967–1987)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Jenő Fock (1967–1975)

• Vatican city
  • Head of State: Pope Paul VI. (1963–1978)
  • 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 Wilson (1964–1970, 1974–1976 )

• 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