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
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Africa
- Guinea – Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
- Liberia – William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- 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)
- Tunisia – Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957-1987)
Asia
- 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)
- Japan
- Monarch – Showa Emperor, Showa Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- South Korea -
- President –
- 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)
- 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
- Australia
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth (1952-present)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister – Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1939-1941, 1949-1966)
Europe
- Denmark
- Monarch – Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister –
- Finland
- President – Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956-1981)
- Prime Minister – Jussi 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 –
- 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 Italy (1955-1962)
- Prime Minister –
- Netherlands
- Monarch – Juliana , Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
- Prime Minister – Jan de Quay, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1959-1963)
- 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)
- Sweden
- Monarch – Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
- Prime Minister – Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- United States – Dwight Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953-1961)
South America
- Brazil – Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (1956-1961)
- Paraguay – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
- Peru – Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, President of Peru (1956-1962)
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