List of State Leaders in 1978 - North America

North America

• Antigua (British associated state)
  • Governor - Sir Wilfred Jacobs, Governor of Antigua (1967–1993)
  • Premier - Vere Bird, Premier of Antigua (1976–1994)
• The Bahamas
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Milo Butler, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1973–1979)
    2. Sir Gerald Cash, Acting Governor-General (1976–1979), Governor-General of the Bahamas (1979–1988)
  • Prime Minister - Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1967–1992)
• Barbados -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Deighton Lisle Ward, Governor-General of Barbados (1976–1984)
  • Prime Minister - Tom Adams, Prime Minister of Barbados (1976–1985)
• Belize (British crown colony)
  • Governor - Peter Donovan McEntee, Governor of Belize (1976–1980)
  • Premier - George Cadle Price, Premier of Belize (1961–1984)
• Bermuda (British crown colony)
  • Governor - Sir Peter Ramsbotham, Governor of Bermuda (1977–1980)
  • Premier - David Gibbons, Premier of Bermuda (1977–1982)
• British Virgin Islands (British crown colony)
  • Governor -
    1. Walter Wilkinson Wallace, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1974–1978)
    2. James Alfred Davidson, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1978–1982)
  • Chief Minister - Willard Wheatley, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1971–1979)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor General - Jules Léger, Governor General of Canada (1974–1979)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979)
• Cayman Islands (British crown colony)
  • Governor - Thomas Russell, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1974–1982)
• Costa Rica
  • President -
    1. Daniel Oduber Quirós, President of Costa Rica (1974–1978)
    2. Rodrigo Carazo Odio, President of Costa Rica (1978–1982)
• Cuba
  • Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
  • President - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
  • Premier - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
• Dominica
  • gained independence on 3 November 1978
  • President - Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue, Governor of Dominica (1968–1978), Interim President of Dominica (1978–1979)
  • Prime Minister - Patrick John, Prime Minister of Dominica (1974–1979)
• Dominican Republic
  • President -
    1. Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (1966–1978)
    2. Antonio Guzmán Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (1978–1982)
• El Salvador
  • President - Carlos Humberto Romero, President of El Salvador (1977–1979)
• Grenada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Leo de Gale, Governor-General of Grenada (1974–1978)
    2. Sir Paul Scoon, Governor-General of Grenada (1978–1992)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Eric Gairy, Prime Minister of Grenada (1967–1979)
• Guatemala
  • President -
    1. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, President of Guatemala (1974–1978)
    2. Fernando Romeo Lucas García, President of Guatemala (1978–1982)
• Haiti
  • President - Jean-Claude Duvalier, President for Life of Haiti (1971–1986)
• Honduras
  • Head of State -
    1. Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, Head of State of Honduras (1975–1978)
    2. Policarpo Paz García, Provisional President of Honduras (1978–1982)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
  • Governor-General - Florizel Glasspole, Governor-General of Jamaica (1973–1991)
  • Prime Minister - Michael Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972–1980)
• Mexico
  • President - José López Portillo, President of Mexico (1976–1982)
• Montserrat (British crown colony)
  • Governor - Gwilyum Wyn Jones, Governor of Montserrat (1977–1980)
  • Chief Minister -
    1. Percival Austin Bramble, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1970–1978)
    2. John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1978–1991)
• Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor - Bernadito M. Leito, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1970–1983)
  • Prime Minister - Silvius Gerard Marie Rozendal, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1977–1979)
• Nicaragua
  • President - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1974–1979)
• Panama
  • De facto leader - Omar Torrijos, Commandant of the National Guard of Panama (1969–1981)
  • President -
    1. Demetrio B. Lakas, President of Panama (1969–1978)
    2. Aristides Royo, President of Panama (1978–1982)
  • Panama Canal Zone (unincorporated territory of the United States)
    • Governor - Harold Parfitt, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (1975–1979)
• Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (British associated state)
  • Governor - Sir Probyn Ellsworth-Innis, Governor of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1975–1981)
  • Premier -
    1. Robert Bradshaw, Premier of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1966–1978)
    2. Paul Southwell, Premier of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1978–1979)
• Saint Lucia (British associated state)
  • Governor - Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis, Governor of Saint Lucia (1974–1980)
  • Premier - John Compton, Premier of Saint Lucia (1964–1979)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity of France)
  • Prefect - Pierre Eydoux, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1977–1979)
  • 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 Sydney Gun-Munro, Governor of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1976–1985)
  • Premier - Milton Cato, Premier of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1974–1984)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • President - Ellis Clarke, President 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 -
    1. Arthur Christopher Watson, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1975–1978)
    2. John Clifford Strong, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1978–1982)
  • Chief Minister - James Alexander George Smith McCartney, Chief Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands (1976–1980)
• United States of America
  • President - Jimmy Carter, President of the United States (1977–1981)
  • Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor - Carlos Romero Barceló, Governor of Puerto Rico (1977–1985)
  • United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
    • Governor -
      1. Cyril E. King, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1975–1978)
      2. Juan Francisco Luis, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1978–1987)