Africa
- Algeria
- Head of State -
- Ahmed Ben Bella, President of Algeria (1963–1965)
- Houari Boumediène, President of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965–1978)
- Head of State -
- Burundi
- Monarch - Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King of Burundi (1915–1966)
- Prime Minister -
- Albin Nyamoya, Prime Minister of Burundi (1964–1965)
- Pierre Ngendandumwe, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
- Pié Masumbuko, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
- Joseph Bamina, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965)
- Prince Léopold Biha, Prime Minister of Burundi (1965–1966)
- Cameroon
- President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960–1982)
- Prime Ministers-
- East Cameroon -
- Charles Assalé, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1960–1965)
- Vincent de Paul Ahanda, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1965)
- Simon Pierre Tchoungui, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1965–1972)
- West Cameroon -
- John Ngu Foncha, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1959–1965)
- Augustine Ngom Jua, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1965–1968)
- East Cameroon -
- Central African Republic
- President - David Dacko, President of the Central African Republic (1960–1966)
- 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 Congo (1963–1968)
- Prime Minister - Pascal Lissouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo (1963–1966)
- Congo–Léopoldville (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- President -
- Joseph Kasa-Vubu, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960–1965)
- Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965–1994)
- Prime Minister -
- Moise Tshombe, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1964–1965)
- Évariste Kimba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965)
- Léonard Mulumba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965–1966)
- President -
- Dahomey
- President -
- Sourou-Migan Apithy, President of Dahomey (1964–1965)
- Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Acting President of Dahomey (1965)
- Tahirou Congacou, Acting President of Dahomey (1965)
- Christophe Soglo, President of Dahomey (1965–1967)
- Prime Minister -
- Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Prime Minister of Dahomey (1964–1965)
- Christophe Soglo, Prime Minister of Dahomey (1965–1967)
- President -
- 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
- Gambia Colony and Protectorate gained independence on 18 February 1965
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of The Gambia (1965–1970)
- Governor-General - Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor of The Gambia (1962–1965), Governor-General of The Gambia (1965–1966)
- Prime Minister - Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of The Gambia (1962–1970)
- Ghana
- President - Kwame Nkrumah, President for Life of Ghana (1960–1966)
- 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)
- Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
- Libya
- Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
- Prime Minister -
- Mahmud al-Muntasir, Prime Minister of Libya (1964–1965)
- Hussein Maziq, Prime Minister of Libya (1965–1967)
- Malagasy Republic
- President - Philibert Tsiranana, President of Malagasy Republic (1959–1972)
- Malawi
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Malawi (1964–1966)
- Governor-General - Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, Governor-General of Malawi (1961–1966)
- Prime Minister - Hastings Banda, Prime Minister of Malawi (1963–1966)
- Mali
- Head of State - Modibo Keïta, Chief of State of Mali (1960–1968)
- Prime Minister - Modibo Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1959–1965)
- Mauritania
- President - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960–1978)
- Morocco -
- Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Bahnini, Prime Minister of Morocco (1963–1965)
- Niger
- President - Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960–1974)
- Nigeria -
- President - Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (1960–1966)
- Prime Minister - Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria (1957–1966)
- Rhodesia (unrecognized, de facto independent country)
- Southern Rhodesia declared independence on 11 November 1965
- 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 - Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (1958–1966)
- Sudan
- Head of State -
- Committee of Sovereignty, Head of State of Sudan (1964–1965)
- Ismail al-Azhari, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan (1965–1969)
- Prime Minister -
- Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa, Prime Minister of Sudan (1964–1965)
- Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub, Prime Minister of Sudan (1965–1966)
- Head of State -
- 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 - Sir Edward Mutesa, President of Uganda (1963–1966)
- 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 -
- Ali Sabri, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1962–1965)
- Zakaria Mohieddin, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1965–1966)
- Upper Volta
- President - Maurice Yaméogo, President of Upper Volta (1959–1966)
- Zambia
- President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964–1991)
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