List of State Leaders in 1972 - North America

North America

• Antigua (British associated state)
  • Governor - Sir Wilfred Jacobs, Governor of Antigua (1967–1993)
  • Premier - George Walter, Premier of Antigua (1971–1976)
• Bahama Islands (British crown colony)
  • Governor -
    1. Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, Baron Thurlow, Governor of the Bahama Islands (1968–1972)
    2. Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor of the Bahama Islands (1972–1973)
  • 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 -
    1. Roland Robinson, Baron Martonmere, Governor of Bermuda (1964–1972)
    2. Sir Richard Sharples, Governor of Bermuda (1972–1973)
  • Premier - Sir Edward Richards, Premier of Bermuda (1971–1975)
• British Honduras (British crown colony)
  • Governor -
    1. Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor of British Honduras (1966–1972)
    2. Sir Richard Posnett, Governor of British Honduras (1972–1976)
  • Premier - George Cadle Price, Premier of British Honduras (1961–1984)
• British Virgin Islands (British crown colony)
  • Governor - Derek George Cudmore, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1971–1974)
  • Chief Minister - 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 - 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 -
    1. Fidel Sánchez Hernández, President of El Salvador (1967–1972)
    2. Arturo Armando Molina, President of El Salvador (1972–1977)
• 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 - Jean-Claude Duvalier, President for Life of Haiti (1971–1986)
• Honduras
  • Head of State -
    1. Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, President of Honduras (1971–1972)
    2. Oswaldo López Arellano, Head of State of Honduras (1972–1975)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Clifford Campbell, Governor-General of Jamaica (1962–1973)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hugh Shearer, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1967–1972)
    2. Michael Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972–1980)
• Mexico
  • President - Luis Echeverría, President of Mexico (1970–1976)
• Montserrat (British crown colony)
  • Governor - 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 - Otto R.A. Beaujon, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1971–1973)
• Nicaragua
  • Head of State -
    1. Anastasio Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1967–1972)
    2. National Government Junta, Head of State of Nicaragua (1972–1974)
• 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 - Sir 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 - 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 - 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 -
    1. Milton Cato, Premier of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1967–1972)
    2. James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Premier of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1972–1974)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago (1962–1976)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Solomon Hochoy, Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago (1960–1972)
    2. Sir Ellis Clarke, Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago (1972–1987)
  • Prime Minister - Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1956–1981)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (British crown colony)
  • Governor - 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)