List of State Leaders in 1969 - North America

North America

• Anguilla (unrecognized secessionist state)
  • independence declared on 7 February 1969, extinguished on 19 March
  • President - Ronald Webster, President of Anguilla (1969)
• Barbados
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Arleigh Winston Scott, Governor-General of Barbados (1967–1976)
  • Prime Minister - Errol Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados (1961–1976)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor General - Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967–1974)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979)
• Costa Rica
  • President - 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 - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1966–1978)
• El Salvador
  • President - Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (1967–1972)
• Guatemala
  • President - 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 - Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1967–1972)
• Mexico
  • President - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (1964–1970)
• Nicaragua
  • President - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1967–1972)
• Panama
  • De facto leader -
    1. Boris Martínez, Commandant of the National Guard of Panama (1968–1969)
    2. Omar Torrijos, Commandant of the National Guard of Panama (1969–1981)
  • President -
    1. José María Pinilla Fábrega, Chairman of the Provisional Junta of Panama (1968–1969)
    2. Demetrio B. Lakas, President of Panama (1969–1978)
• 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 -
    1. Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States (1963–1969)
    2. Richard Nixon, President of the United States (1969–1974)