List of state leaders in 1965 - Definition and Overview

1964 state leaders - Events of 1965 - 1966 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria -
  1. Ahmed Ben Bella, President of Algeria (1962-1965)
  2. Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-1978)
• Burundi
  • Monarch - Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King of Burundi (1915-1966)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Albin Nyamoya, Prime Minister of Burundi (1964-1965)
    2. Pierre Ngendandumwe, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
    3. Pié Masumbuko, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
    4. Joseph Bamina, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
    5. Léopold Biha, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965-1966)
• 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 - Sir Edward Mutesa, President of Uganda (1962-1966)
  • 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 -
    1. Mohammad Yusuf, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1963-1965)
    2. Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1965-1967)
• 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 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India (1962-1967)
  • Prime Minister - Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (1964-1966)
• 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
  • Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1960-September 20, 1965)
  • Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (September 21, 1965-1970)
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1957-1970)
• Pakistan - Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1969)
• Singapore -
  • Singapore secedes from Malaysia on August 9, declares independence.
  • 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 -
    1. William Sidney, Governor-General of Australia (1961-1965)
    2. Richard Casey, Governor-General of Australia (1965-1969)
  • 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 - Jens Otto Krag, Prime Minister of Denmark (1962-1968)
• Finland
  • President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1981)
  • Prime Minister - Johannes Virolainen (1964-1966)
• France -
  • President - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1959-1969)
  • Prime Minister - Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister of France (1962-1968)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President - Heinrich Lübke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1959-1969)
  • Chancellor - Ludwig Erhard, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1963-1966)
• 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 - Seán Lemass, Taoiseach (1957-1966)
• Italy
  • President - Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy (1964-1971)
  • Prime Minister - Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy (1963-1968)
• 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 -
    1. Ali Sabri, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1962-1965)
    2. Zakaria Mohieddin, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1965-1966)
• Yemen Arab Republic
  • President - Abdullah as-Sallal, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mahmoud al-Gayifi, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1964-1965)
    2. Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1965)
    3. Ahmad Muhammad Numan, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1965)
    4. Abdullah as-Sallal, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1965)
    5. Hassan al-Amri, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic (1965-1966)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
  • Governor General - Georges Vanier, Governor General (1959-1967)
  • Prime Minister - Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister (1963-1968)
• United States - Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States (1963-1969)

South America

• Brazil - Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, President of Brazil (1964-1967)
• Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru - Fernando Belaunde Terry, President of Peru (1963-1968)