List of State Leaders in 1971 - North America

North America

• Antigua (British associated state)
  • Governor - Sir Wilfred Jacobs, Governor of Antigua (1967–1993)
  • Premier -
    1. Vere Bird, Premier of Antigua (1960–1971)
    2. George Walter, Premier of Antigua (1971–1976)
• Bahama Islands (British crown colony)
  • Governor - Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, Baron Thurlow, Governor of the Bahama Islands (1968–1972)
  • Prime Minister - Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahama Islands (1967–1992)
• 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)
• Bermuda (British crown colony)
  • Governor - Roland Robinson, Baron Martonmere, Governor of Bermuda (1964–1972)
  • Premier -
    1. Sir Henry Tucker, Premier of Bermuda (1968–1971)
    2. Sir Edward Richards, Premier of Bermuda (1971–1975)
• British Honduras (British crown colony)
  • Governor - Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor of British Honduras (1966–1972)
  • Premier - George Cadle Price, Premier of British Honduras (1961–1984)
• British Virgin Islands (British crown colony)
  • Governor
    1. John Sutherland Thomson, Administrator of the British Virgin Islands (1967–1971)
    2. Derek George Cudmore, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1971–1974)
  • Chief Minister -
    1. Lavity Stoutt, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1967–1971)
    2. Willard Wheatley, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1971–1979)
• 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)
• Cayman Islands (British crown colony)
  • Governor -
    1. Athelstan Charles Ethelwold Long, Administrator of the Cayman Islands (1968–1971)
    2. Kenneth Roy Crook, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1971–1974)
• Costa Rica
  • President - José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1970–1974)
• 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)
• Dominica (British associated state)
  • Governor - Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue, Governor of Dominica (1968–1979)
  • Premier - Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Premier of Dominica (1969–1974)
• Dominican Republic
  • President - Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1966–1978)
• El Salvador
  • President - Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (1967–1972)
• Grenada (British associated state)
  • Governor - Dame Hilda Bynoe, Governor of Grenada (1968–1974)
  • Prime Minister - Eric Gairy, Prime Minister of Grenada (1967–1979)
• Guatemala
  • President - Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala (1970–1974)
• Haiti
  • President -
    1. François Duvalier, President for Life of Haiti (1957–1971)
    2. Jean-Claude Duvalier, President for Life of Haiti (1971–1986)
• Honduras
  • President -
    1. Oswaldo López Arellano, President of Honduras (1963–1971)
    2. Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, President of Honduras (1971–1972)
• 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 - Luis Echeverría, President of Mexico (1970–1976)
• Montserrat (British crown colony)
  • Governor -
    1. Dennis Raleigh Gibbs, Administrator of Montserrat (1964–1971)
    2. Willoughby Harry Thompson, Governor of Montserrat (1971–1974)
  • Chief Minister - Percival Austin Bramble, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1970–1978)
• Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor - Bernadito M. Leito, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1970–1983)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ernesto O. Petronia, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1969–1971)
    2. Ramez Jorge Isa, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1971)
    3. Otto R.A. Beaujon, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1971–1973)
• Nicaragua
  • President - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1967–1972)
• Panama
  • De facto leader - Omar Torrijos, Commandant of the National Guard of Panama (1969–1981)
  • President - Demetrio B. Lakas, President of Panama (1969–1978)
  • Panama Canal Zone (unincorporated territory of the United States)
    • Governor - David Stuart Parker, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (1970–1975)
• Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (British associated state)
  • Governor - Milton Allan, Governor of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1969–1975)
  • Premier - Robert Bradshaw, Premier of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1966–1978)
• Saint Lucia (British associated state)
  • Governor -
    1. Sir Frederick Clarke, Governor of Saint Lucia (1967–1971)
    2. Ira Marcus Simmons, Governor of Saint Lucia (1971–1974)
  • Premier - John Compton, Premier of Saint Lucia (1964–1979)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity of France)
  • Prefect -
    1. Jean-Jacques Buggia, Governor of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1967–1971)
    2. Henri Beaux, Governor of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1971–1974)
  • President of the General Council - Albert Pen, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1968–1984)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (British associated state)
  • Governor - Sir Rupert John, Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1970–1976)
  • Premier - Milton Cato, Premier of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1967–1972)
• 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)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (British crown colony)
  • Governor -
    1. Robert Everard Wainwright, Administrator of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1967–1971)
    2. Alexander Graham Mitchell, Administrator of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1971–1975)
• United States of America
  • President - Richard Nixon, President of the United States (1969–1974)
  • Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor - Luis A. Ferré, Governor of Puerto Rico (1969–1973)
  • United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
    • Governor - Melvin H. Evans, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1969–1975)