List of State Leaders in 1961 - South America

South America

• Argentina
  • President - Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (1958–1962)
• Bolivia
  • President - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1960–1964)
• Brazil
  • President -
    1. Juscelino Kubitschek, President of Brazil (1956–1961)
    2. Jânio Quadros, President of Brazil (1961)
    3. Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli, Acting President of Brazil (1961)
    4. João Goulart, President of Brazil (1961–1964)
  • Prime Minister - Tancredo Neves, Prime Minister of Brazil (1961–1962)
• Chile
  • President - Jorge Alessandri, President of Chile (1958–1964)
• Colombia
  • President - Alberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia (1958–1962)
• Ecuador
  • President -
    1. José María Velasco Ibarra, President of Ecuador (1960–1961)
    2. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador (1961–1963)
• Paraguay
  • President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
• Peru
  • President - Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru (1956–1962)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pedro Gerardo Beltrán Espantoso, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1959–1961)
    2. Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1961–1962)
• Uruguay
  • Head of State -
    1. Benito Nardone, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1960–1961)
    2. Eduardo Víctor Haedo, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1961–1962)
• Venezuela
  • President - Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (1959–1964)