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)