List of State Leaders in 1961 - North America

North America

  • Canada
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
    • Governor General - Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada (1959–1967)
    • Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada (1957–1963)
  • Costa Rica
    • President - Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica (1958–1962)
  • Cuba
    • President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
    • Prime Minister - Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)
  • Dominican Republic
    • De facto Head of State - Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler of the Dominican Republic (1930–1961)
    • President - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1960–1962)
  • El Salvador
    • Head of State -
      1. Junta of Government, Head of State of El Salvador (1960–1961)
      2. Civic-Military Directory, Head of State of El Salvador (1961–1962)
  • Guatemala
    • President - Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958–1963)
  • Haiti
    • President - François Duvalier, President of Haiti (1957–1971)
  • Honduras
    • President - Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras (1957–1963)
  • Mexico
    • President - Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico (1958–1964)
  • Nicaragua
    • President - Luis Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1956–1963)
  • Panama
    • President - Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón, President of Panama (1960–1964)
  • United States of America
    • President -
      1. Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953–1961)
      2. John F. Kennedy, President of the United States (1961–1963)

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