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)