List of State Leaders in 1966 - North America

North America

• Barbados
  • gained independence on 30 November 1966
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir John Montague Stow, Governor of Barbados (1959–1966), Governor-General of Barbados (1966–1967)
  • Prime Minister - Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1961–1976)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor General - Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada (1959–1967)
  • Prime Minister - Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968)
• Costa Rica
  • President -
    1. Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, President of Costa Rica (1962–1966)
    2. José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, President of Costa Rica (1966–1970)
• Cuba
  • Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
  • President - Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
  • Prime Minister - Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)
• Dominican Republic
  • President -
    1. Héctor García Godoy, Provisional President of the Dominican Republic (1965–1966)
    2. Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1966–1978)
• El Salvador
  • President - Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo, President of El Salvador (1962–1967)
• Guatemala
  • President -
    1. Enrique Peralta Azurdia, President of Guatemala (1963–1966)
    2. Julio César Méndez Montenegro, President of Guatemala (1966–1970)
• Haiti
  • President - François Duvalier, President for Life of Haiti (1957–1971)
• Honduras
  • President - Oswaldo López Arellano, President of Honduras (1963–1971)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Clifford Campbell, Governor-General of Jamaica (1962–1973)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Alexander Bustamante, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1962–1967)
• Mexico
  • President - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (1964–1970)
• Nicaragua
  • President -
    1. René Schick, President of Nicaragua (1963–1966)
    2. Orlando Montenegro Medrano, Acting President of Nicaragua (1966)
    3. Lorenzo Guerrero, President of Nicaragua (1966–1967)
• Panama
  • President - Marco Aurelio Robles, President of Panama (1964–1968)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1976)
  • Governor-General - Sir Solomon Hochoy, Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago (1960–1972)
  • Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956–1981)
• United States of America
  • President - Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States (1963–1969)