List of state leaders in 1968
1967 state leaders – Events of 1968 – 1969 state leaders – State leaders by year
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- List of religious leaders in 1968
- List of international organization leaders in 1968
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Africa
- Algeria – Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-1978)
- Burundi – Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976)
- Guinea – Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
- Kenya – Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (1964-1978)
- Liberia – William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- Rhodesia -
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Rhodesia (unrecognized by her) (1965-1970)
- Officer Administering the Government – Clifford Walter Dupont, Officer Administering the Government (1965-1970)
- Prime Minister – Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965-1979)
- Rwanda – Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961-1973)
- Uganda
- President – Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971)
- Prime Minister – Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda (1962-1971)
- Zambia – Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch – Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister – Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1967-1971)
- Brunei – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
- People's Republic of China
- Head of State -
- Liu Shaoqi, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959-1968)
- Song Qingling, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1968-1972)
- 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)
- Head of State -
- India -
- President – Dr Zakir Hussain, President of India (1967-1969)
- Prime Minister – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977)
- Japan
- Monarch – Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister – Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan (1964-1972)
- South Korea -
- President – Park Chunghee, President of the Republic of Korea (1963-1979)
- Prime Minister – Chung Il-kwon, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1964-1970)
- Malaysia
- Pakistan – Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1969)
- Singapore -
- President – Yusuf Ishak, President of Singapore (1965-1971)
- Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President – Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
- Premier – Yen Chia-kan, President of the Executive Yuan (1963-1972)
Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth (1952-present)
- Governor-General – Richard Casey, Governor-General of Australia (1965-1969)
- Prime Minister -
- 'New Zealand
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present
- Governor-General – Sir Arthur Porritt, Governor-General of New Zealand (1967-1972)
- Prime Minister – Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1960-1972
Europe
- Denmark
- Monarch – Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister –
- Finland
- France -
- President – Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959-1969)
- Prime Minister –
- Federal Republic of Germany -
- President – Heinrich Lübke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1959-1969)
- Chancellor – Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1966-1969)
- German Democratic Republic -
- Communist Party Leader – Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950-1971)
- Head of State – Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of the Council of State (1960-1973)
- Premier – Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1964-1973)
- Ireland -
- President – Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959-1973)
- Prime Minister – Jack Lynch, Taoiseach (1966-1973)
- Italy
- President – Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy (1964-1971)
- Prime Minister –
- 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 –
- 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 Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964-1970)
- Vatican City
- Pope – Paul VI, Bishop of Rome (1963-1978)
- Secretary of State – Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani, Cardinal Secretary of State (1961-1969)
Middle East
- Israel
- President – Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963-1973)
- Prime Minister – Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (1963-1969)
- 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 (1967-1970)
- People's Republic of South Yemen
- Yemen Arab Republic
- President – Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1967-1974)
- Prime Minister – Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1967-1969)
North America and the Caribbean
- Canada
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
- Governor General – Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967-1974)
- Prime Minister –
- Mexico – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (1964-1970)
- United States – Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States (1963-1969)
South America
- Brazil – Artur da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967-1969)
- Paraguay – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
- Peru –
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