List of State Leaders in 1966 - Africa

Africa

  • Algeria
    • Head of State - Houari Boumediène, President of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965–1978)
  • Botswana
    • the Bechuanaland Protectorate gained independence on 30 September 1966
    • Resident Commissioner - Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, Commissioner of Bechuanaland (1965–1966)
    • President - Sir Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966–1980)
    • Prime Minister - Sir Seretse Khama, Prime Minister of Bechuanaland (1965–1966)
  • Burundi
    • the Republic of Burundi supersedes the Kingdom of Burundi on 28 November 1966
    • Monarch -
      1. Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King of Burundi (1915–1966)
      2. Ntare V, King of Burundi (1966)
    • President - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966–1976)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Prince Léopold Biha, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965–1966)
      2. Michel Micombero, Prime Minister of Burundi (1966)
  • Cameroon
    • President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960–1992)
    • Prime Ministers-
      • East Cameroon - Simon Pierre Tchoungui, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1965–1972)
      • West Cameroon - Augustine Ngom Jua, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1965–1968)
  • Central African Republic
    • President -
      1. David Dacko, President of the Central African Republic (1960–1966)
      2. Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President of the Central African Republic (1966–1979)
  • Chad
    • President - François Tombalbaye, President of Chad (1960–1975)
    • Prime Minister - François Tombalbaye, Prime Minister of Chad (1959–1975)
  • Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
    • President - Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President of the Republic of the Congo (1963–1968)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Pascal Lissouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1963–1966)
      2. Ambroise Noumazalaye, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1966–1968)
  • Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    • President - Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965–1994)
    • Prime Minister - Léonard Mulumba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965–1966)
  • Dahomey
    • President - Christophe Soglo, President of Dahomey (1965–1967)
    • Prime Minister - Christophe Soglo, Prime Minister of Dahomey (1965–1967)
  • Ethiopia
    • Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
    • Prime Minister - Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961–1974)
  • Gabon
    • President - Léon M'ba, President of Gabon (1964–1967)
  • The Gambia
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of The Gambia (1965–1970)
    • Governor-General -
      1. Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor-General of The Gambia (1962–1966)
      2. Sir Farimang Mamadi Singateh, Governor-General of The Gambia (1966–1970)
    • Prime Minister - Sir Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of The Gambia (1962–1970)
  • Ghana
    • Head of State -
      1. Kwame Nkrumah, President for Life of Ghana (1960–1966)
      2. Joseph Arthur Ankrah, Chairman of the National Liberation Council of Ghana (1966–1969)
  • Guinea
    • President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958–1984)
  • Ivory Coast
    • President - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of Ivory Coast (1960–1993)
  • Kenya
    • President - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (1964–1978)
  • Lesotho
    • Basutoland gained independence on 4 October 1966
    • British Government Representative - Alexander Falconer Giles, British Government Representative in Basutoland (1961–1966)
    • Monarch - Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho (1960–1970)
    • Prime Minister - Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1965–1986)
  • Liberia
    • President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
  • Libya
    • Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
    • Prime Minister - Hussein Maziq, Prime Minister of Libya (1965–1967)
  • Malagasy Republic
    • President - Philibert Tsiranana, President of Malagasy Republic (1959–1972)
  • Malawi
    • Malawi was superseded by the Republic of Malawi on 6 July 1966
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Malawi (1964–1966)
    • Governor-General - Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, Governor-General of Malawi (1961–1966)
    • President - Hastings Banda, President of Malawi (1966–1994)
    • Prime Minister - Hastings Banda, Prime Minister of Malawi (1963–1966)
  • Mali
    • President - Modibo Keïta, President of Mali (1960–1968)
  • Mauritania
    • President - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960–1978)
  • Morocco
    • Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
  • Niger
    • President - Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960–1974)
  • Nigeria
    • Head of State -
      1. Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (1960–1966)
      2. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria (1966)
      3. Yakubu Gowon, Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria (1966–1975)
    • Prime Minister - Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1957–1966)
  • Rhodesia (unrecognized, de facto independent country)
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Rhodesia (unacknowledged by her) (1965–1970)
    • Governor - Sir Humphrey Gibbs, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1959–1969)
    • Officer Administering the Government - Clifford Dupont, Officer Administering the Government of Rhodesia (1965–1975)
    • Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965–1979)
  • Rwanda
    • President - Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961–1973)
  • Senegal
    • President - Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal (1960–1980)
  • Sierra Leone
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Sierra Leone (1961–1971)
    • Governor-General - Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1962–1967)
    • Prime Minister - Sir Albert Margai, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1964–1967)
  • Somalia
    • President - Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, President of Somalia (1960–1967)
    • Prime Minister - Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Prime Minister of Somalia (1964–1967)
  • South Africa
    • President - Charles Robberts Swart, State President of South Africa (1961–1967)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (1958–1966)
      2. Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges, Acting Prime Minister of South Africa (1966)
      3. B. J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966–1978)
  • Sudan
    • Head of State - Ismail al-Azhari, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan (1965–1969)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub, Prime minister of Sudan (1965–1966)
      2. Sadiq al-Mahdi, Prime minister of Sudan (1966–1967)
  • Tanzania
    • President - Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania (1962–1985)
  • Togo
    • President - Nicolas Grunitzky, President of Togo (1963–1967)
  • Tunisia
    • President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
  • Uganda
    • President -
      1. Sir Edward Mutesa, President of Uganda (1963–1966)
      2. Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966–1971)
    • Prime Minister - Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda (1962–1966)
  • United Arab Republic (Egypt)
    • President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1954–1970)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Zakaria Mohieddin, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1965–1966)
      2. Muhammad Sedki Sulayman, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1966–1967)
  • Upper Volta
    • President -
      1. Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1959–1966)
      2. Sangoulé Lamizana, President of Upper Volta (1966–1980)
  • Zambia
    • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964–1991)

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