List of State Leaders in 1962 - 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 -
      1. Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica (1958–1962)
      2. Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, President of Costa Rica (1962–1966)
  • Cuba
    • President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
    • Prime Minister - Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)
  • Dominican Republic
    • President -
      1. Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1960–1962)
      2. Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly, President of the Dominican Republic (1962–1963)
  • El Salvador
    • Head of State -
      1. Civic-Military Directory, Head of State of El Salvador (1961–1962)
      2. Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea, Provisional President of El Salvador (1962)
      3. Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo, President of El Salvador (1962–1967)
  • 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)
  • Jamaica
    • the Colony of Jamaica gained independence on 6 August 1962
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
    • Governor-General -
      1. Sir Kenneth Blackburne, Governor of Jamaica (1957–1962), Governor-General of Jamaica (1962)
      2. Sir Clifford Campbell, Governor-General of Jamaica (1962–1973)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Norman Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1955–1962)
      2. Sir Alexander Bustamante, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1962–1967)
  • 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)
  • Trinidad and Tobago
    • gained independence on 31 August 1962
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1976)
    • Governor-General - Sir Solomon Hochoy, Governor of Trinidad and Tobago (1960–1962), Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1972)
    • Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956–1981)
  • United States of America
    • President - John F. Kennedy, President of the United States (1961–1963)

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