List of State Leaders in 1968 - Africa

Africa

  • Algeria
    • Head of State - Houari Boumediène, President of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria (1965–1978)
  • Botswana
    • President - Sir Seretse Khama, President of Botswana (1966–1980)
  • Burundi
    • President - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966–1976)
  • Cameroon
    • President - Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon (1960–1992)
    • Prime Ministers -
      • East Cameroon - Simon Pierre Tchoungui, Prime Minister of East Cameroon (1965–1972)
      • West Cameroon -
        1. Augustine Ngom Jua, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1965–1968)
        2. Salomon Tandeng Muna, Prime Minister of West Cameroon (1968–1972)
  • Central African Republic
    • President - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President of the Central African Republic (1966–1979)
  • 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)
    • Head of State -
      1. Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President of the Republic of the Congo (1963–1968)
      2. Augustin Poignet, Acting President of the Republic of the Congo (1968)
      3. Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President of the Republic of the Congo (1968)
      4. Marien Ngouabi, Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution of the Republic of the Congo (1968)
      5. Alfred Raoul, Acting Head of State of the Republic of the Congo (1968–1969)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ambroise Noumazalaye, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1966–1968)
      2. Alfred Raoul, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1968–1969)
  • Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    • President - Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965–1994)
  • Dahomey
    • Head of State -
      1. Alphonse Alley, Head of State of Dahomey (1967–1968)
      2. Émile Derlin Zinsou, President of Dahomey (1968–1969)
    • Prime Minister - Maurice Kouandété, Prime Minister of Dahomey (1967–1968)
  • Equatorial Guinea
    • Spanish Guinea gained independence on 12 October 1968
    • High Commissioner - Víctor Suances Díaz del Río, High Commissioner of Spanish Guinea (1966–1968)
    • President - Francisco Macías Nguema, President of Equatorial Guinea (1968–1979)
    • Prime Minister - Bonifacio Ondó Edu, Prime Minister of Spanish Guinea (1963–1968)
  • Ethiopia
    • Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
    • Prime Minister - Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961–1974)
  • Gabon
    • President - Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
  • The Gambia
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of The Gambia (1965–1970)
    • Governor-General - Sir Farimang Mamadi Singateh, Governor-General of The Gambia (1966–1970)
    • Prime Minister - Sir Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of The Gambia (1962–1970)
  • Ghana
    • Head of State - Joseph Arthur Ankrah, Chairman of the National Liberation Council of Ghana (1966–1969)
  • 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)
  • Lesotho
    • Monarch - Moshoeshoe II, King of Lesotho (1960–1970)
    • Prime Minister - Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1965–1986)
  • Liberia
    • President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
  • Libya
    • Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush, Prime Minister of Libya (1967–1968)
      2. Wanis al-Qaddafi, Prime Minister of Libya (1968–1969)
  • Malagasy Republic
    • President - Philibert Tsiranana, President of Malagasy Republic (1959–1972)
  • Malawi
    • President - Hastings Banda, President of Malawi (1966–1994)
  • Mali
    • Head of State -
      1. Modibo Keïta, President of Mali (1960–1968)
      2. Moussa Traoré, Chairman of the Military National Liberation Committee of Mali (1968–1991)
    • Prime Minister - Yoro Diakité, Prime Minister of Mali (1968–1969)
  • Mauritania
    • President - Moktar Ould Daddah, President of Mauritania (1960–1978)
  • Mauritius
    • the Dominion of Mauritius gained independence on 12 March 1968
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Mauritius (1968–1992)
    • Governor-General -
      1. Sir John Shaw Rennie, Governor of Mauritius (1962–1968), Governor-General of Mauritius (1968)
      2. Sir Michel Rivalland, Acting Governor-General of Mauritius (1968)
      3. Sir Leonard Williams, Governor-General of Mauritius (1968–1972)
    • Prime Minister - Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1961–1982)
  • Morocco
    • Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
    • Prime Minister - Mohamed Benhima, Prime Minister of Morocco (1967–1969)
  • Niger
    • President - Hamani Diori, President of Niger (1960–1974)
  • Nigeria
    • Head of State - Yakubu Gowon, Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria (1966–1975)
    • Biafra (unrecognized secessionist state)
      • President - Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, President of Biafra (1967–1970)
  • Rhodesia (unrecognized, de facto independent country)
    • 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 -
      1. Andrew Juxon-Smith, Acting Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1967–1968)
      2. John Amadu Bangura, Acting Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1968)
      3. Banja Tejan-Sie, Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1968–1971)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Andrew Juxon-Smith, Chairman of the National Reform Council of Sierra Leone (1967–1968)
      2. Patrick Conteh, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1968)
      3. Siaka Stevens, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (1968–1971)
  • Somalia
    • President - Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, President of Somalia (1967–1969)
    • Prime Minister - Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Prime Minister of Somalia (1967–1969)
  • South Africa
    • President -
      1. Jozua François Naudé, Acting State President of South Africa (1967–1968)
      2. Jacobus Johannes Fouché, State President of South Africa (1968–1975)
    • Prime Minister - B. J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966–1978)
  • Sudan
    • Head of State - Ismail al-Azhari, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan (1965–1969)
    • Prime Minister - Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub, Prime minister of Sudan (1967–1969)
  • Swaziland
    • gained independence on 6 September 1968
    • British Commissioner - Sir Francis Alfred Loyd, British Resident Commissioner in Swaziland (1964–1968)
    • Monarch - Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (1921–1982)
    • Prime Minister - Prince Makhosini Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1967–1976)
  • Tanzania
    • President - Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania (1962–1985)
  • Togo
    • President - Étienne Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967–2005)
  • Tunisia
    • President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
  • Uganda
    • President - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966–1971)
  • United Arab Republic (Egypt)
    • President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1954–1970)
    • Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1967–1970)
  • Upper Volta
    • President - Sangoulé Lamizana, President of Upper Volta (1966–1980)
  • Zambia
    • President - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964–1991)

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