List of state leaders in 1968
1967 state leaders - Events of 1968 - 1969 state leaders - State leaders by year
See also:
- List of religious leaders in 1968
- List of international organization leaders in 1968
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Africa
- Algeria - Houari Boumédičnne, 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 -