List of state leaders in 1970
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1969 state leaders - Events of 1970 - 1971 state leaders - State leaders by year
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Africa
- Algeria - Houari Boumédiènne, President of Algeria (1965-1978)
- Burundi - Michel Micombero, President of Burundi (1966-1976)
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1936), (1941-1974)
- Prime Minister - Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1961-1974)
- Gabon - Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
- Guinea - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
- Kenya - Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya (1964-1978)
- Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- Rhodesia -
- Head of State -
- Elizabeth II, Queen of Rhodesia (unacknowledged by her) (1965-1970)
- Clifford Walter Dupont, President of Rhodesia (1970-1975)
- Officer Administering the Government - Clifford Walter Dupont, Officer Administering the Government of Rhodesia (1965-1970)
- Prime Minister - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965-1979)
- Head of State -
- Rwanda - Grégoire Kayibanda, President of Rwanda (1961-1973)
- Somalia - Muhammad Siad Barre, President of Somalia (1969 - 1991)
- Uganda
- President - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (1966-1971)
- Prime Minister - Milton Obote, Prime Minister of Uganda (1962-1971)
- Zambia - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia (1964-1991)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister - Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1967-1971)
- Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
- People's Republic of China
- De facto Head of State -
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council (1949-1976)
- Head of Communist Party - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
- India -
- President - Varahagiri Venkata Giri, President of India (1969-1974)
- Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1966-1977)
- Japan
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister - Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan (1964-1972)
- South Korea -
- President - Park Chunghee, President of the Republic of Korea (1963-1979)
- Prime Minister -
- Malaysia
- Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1965-September 20,1970)
- Tuanku Al-Mutassimu Billahi Muhibbudin Sultan Abdul Halim Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (September 21, 1970 - 1975)
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1957-September 22, 1970)
- Tun Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein, Prime Minister of Malaysia (September 22, 1970-1976)
- Pakistan - Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan (1969-1971)
- Singapore -
- President - Yusuf Ishak, President of Singapore (1965-1971)
- Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
- Premier - Yen Chia-kan, President of the Executive Yuan (1963-1972)
Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Paul Hasluck, Governor-General of Australia (1969-1974)
- Prime Minister - Sir John Gorton, Prime Minister of Australia (1968-1971)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Arthur Porritt, Governor-General of New Zealand (1967-1972)
- Prime Minister - Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1960-1972)
Europe
- Austria
- President - Franz Jonas, Federal President (1965-1974)
- Chancellor -
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister - Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1968-1973)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister - Hilmar Baunsgaard, Prime Minister of Denmark (1968-1971)
- Finland
- President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1981)
- Prime Minister -
- Mauno Koivisto (1968-1970, 1979-1982)
- Teuvo Aura (1970, 1971-1972)
- Ahti Karjalainen (1962-1963, 1970-1971)
- France -
- President - Georges Pompidou, President of France (1969-1974)
- Prime Minister - Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Prime Minister of France (1969-1973)
- Federal Republic of Germany -
- President - Gustav Heinemann, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969-1974)
- Chancellor - Willy Brandt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969-1974)
- German Democratic Republic -
- Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950-1971)
- Head of State - Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of the Council of State (1960-1973)
- Premier - Willi Stoph, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1964-1973)
- Ireland -
- President - Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland (1959-1973)
- Prime Minister - Jack Lynch, Taoiseach (1966-1973)
- Italy
- President - Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy (1964-1971)
- Prime Minister -
- Poland
- Communist Party Leader -
- Head of State - Council of State, Chairman -
- Premier -
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Vatican City
- Pope - Paul VI, Bishop of Rome (1963-1978)
- Secretary of State - Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot, Cardinal Secretary of State (1969-1979)
Middle East
- Israel
- President - Zalman Shazar, President of Israel (1963-1973)
- Prime Minister - Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (1969-1974)
- Oman -
- United Arab Republic
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
- People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 30 November
- President - Salim Ali Rubai, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1970-1978)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Ali Haitham, Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970-1971)
- People's Republic of South Yemen
- President - Salim Ali Rubai, Chairman of the Presidential Council (1969-1970)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Ali Haitham, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of South Yemen (1969-1970)
- People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 30 November
- Yemen Arab Republic
North America and the Caribbean
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1962-present)
- Governor General - Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967-1974)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979)
- United States - Richard Nixon, President of the United States (1969-1974)