List of state leaders in 1956
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1955 state leaders - Events of 1956 - 1957 state leaders - State leaders by year
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[edit] Africa
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1941-1974)
- Prime Minister - Makonnen Endelkachew, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1942-1957)
- Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- Libya
- Monarch - Idris I, King of Libya (1951-1969)
- Prime Minister - Mustafa Ben Halim, Prime Minister of Libya (1954-1957)
- Morocco
- French protectorate of Morocco gained independence on 2 March 1956, Spanish Morocco gained independence on 7 April 1956
- French Resident-General - André Dubois, Resident-General of French Morocco (1955-1956)
- Spanish High Commissioner - Rafael García Valiño, High Commissioner of Spanish Morocco (1951-1956)
- Monarch - Mohammed V, King of Morocco (1955-1961)[1]
- Prime Minister - Mbarek Bekkaï, Prime Minister of Morocco (1955-1958)[2]
- South Africa
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952-1961)
- Governor-General - Ernest George Jansen, Governor-General of South Africa (1951-1959)
- Prime Minister - Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, Prime Minister of South Africa (1954-1958)
- Sudan
- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan gained independence on 1 January 1956
- President - Sovereignty Council, President of Sudan (1956-1958)
- Prime Minister[3] -
- Tunisia
- the Beylik of Tunis gained independence on 20 March 1956
- High Commissioner - Roger Seydoux Fornier de Clausonne, High Commissioner of Tunisia (1955-1956)
- Monarch - Muhammad VIII al-Amin, King of Tunisia (1943-1957)[4]
- Prime Minister -
[edit] Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister - Mohammed Daoud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-1963)
- Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952-1972)
- Prime Minister - Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952-1964)
- Burma
- President - Ba U, President of Burma (1952-1957)
- Prime Minister -
- Cambodia
- Monarch - Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955-1960)
- Prime Minister -
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1955-1956)
- Oum Chheang Sun, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956)
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956)
- Khim Tit, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956)
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956)
- Sam Yun, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956-1957)
- Ceylon
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952-1972)
- Governor-General - Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954-1962)
- Prime Minister -
- China (People's Republic of China)
- Communist Party Leader - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
- Head of State - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1949-1959)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949-1976)
- India
- President - Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950-1962)
- Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
- Indonesia
- President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Prime Minister -
- Japan
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- North Korea
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung, General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (1948-1994)
- Head of State - Kim Tu-bong, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1948-1957)
- Premier - Kim Il-sung, Premier of North Korea (1948-1972)
- South Korea
- President - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (1948-1960)
- Laos
- Monarch - Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1946-1959)[5]
- Prime Minister -
- Mongolia
- Communist Party Leader - Dashiyn Damba, First secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1954-1958)
- Head of State - Jamtsarangiin Sambuu, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Hural of Mongolia (1954-1972)
- Premier - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia (1952-1974)
- Nepal
- Monarch - Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955–1972)
- Prime Minister -
- Pakistan
- the Dominion of Pakistan was superseded by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 23 March 1956
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Pakistan (1952-1956)
- Governor-General - Iskandar Ali Mirza, Governor-General of Pakistan (1955-1956)
- President - Iskandar Ali Mirza, President of Pakistan (1956-1958)
- Prime Minister -
- Philippines
- President - Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (1953-1957)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1950-1975)
- Premier - Yu Hung-Chun, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1954-1958)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946-present)
- Prime Minister - Plaek Pibulsonggram, Prime Minister of Thailand (1948-1957)
- North Vietnam
- Communist Party Leader -
- President - Hồ Chí Minh, President of North Vietnam (1945-1969)
- Premier - Phạm Văn Đồng, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1955-1976)[6]
- South Vietnam
- President - Ngô Đình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (1955-1963)
[edit] Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Sir William Slim, Governor-General of Australia (1953-1960)
- Prime Minister - Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1949-1966)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Willoughby Norrie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1952-1957)
- Prime Minister - Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1949-1957)
[edit] Europe
- Albania
- Communist Party Leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944-1985)
- Head of State - Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1953-1982)
- Premier - Mehmet Shehu, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1954-1981)
- Andorra
- Co-Princes -
- French Co-Prince - René Coty, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1954-1959)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943-1969)
- First Syndic - Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra (1937-1960)
- Co-Princes -
- Austria
- President - Theodor Körner, President of Austria (1951–1957)
- Chancellor - Julius Raab, Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister - Achille Van Acker, Prime Minister of Belgium (1954-1958)
- Bulgaria
- Communist Party Leader - Todor Zhivkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954-1989)
- Head of State - Georgi Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1950-1958)
- Premier -
- Czechoslovakia
- Communist Party Leader - Antonín Novotný, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1953-1968)
- President - Antonín Zápotocký, President of Czechoslovakia (1953-1957)
- Prime Minister - Viliam Široký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1953-1963)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister - Hans Christian Hansen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1955-1960)
- Finland
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- France
- President - René Coty, President of France (1954-1959)
- Prime Minister -
- East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
- Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950-1971)
- President - Wilhelm Pieck, President of East Germany (1949-1960)
- Premier - Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1949-1964)
- West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
- President - Theodor Heuss, President of West Germany (1949-1959)
- Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany (1949-1963)
- Greece
- Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
- Prime Minister - Konstantinos Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (1955–1958)
- Hungary
- Communist Party Leader -
- Head of State - István Dobi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952-1967)
- Premier -
- Iceland
- President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952-1968)
- Prime Minister -
- Ireland
- President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
- Prime Minister - John A. Costello, Taoiseach of Ireland (1954-1957)
- Italy
- President - Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy (1955-1962)
- Prime Minister - Antonio Segni, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1955-1957)
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Head of Government - Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945-1962)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919-1964)
- Prime Minister - Joseph Bech, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1953-1958)
- Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
- Head of Government - Henry Soum, Minister of State of Monaco (1953-1959)
- The Netherlands
- Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
- Prime Minister - Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958)
- Norway
- Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905-1957)
- Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1955-1959)
- Poland
- Communist Party Leader -
- Head of State - Aleksander Zawadzki, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1952-1964)
- Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1954-1970)
- Portugal
- President - Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (1951-1958)
- Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1932-1968)
- Romania
- Communist Party Leader - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1955-1965)
- Head of State - Petru Groza, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1952-1958)
- Premier - Chivu Stoica, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1955-1961)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent -
- Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader - Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953-1964)
- Head of State - Kliment Voroshilov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1953-1960)
- Premier - Nikolai Bulganin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1955-1958)
- Spain
- Head of State - Francisco Franco, Head of State of Spain (1936-1975)
- Prime Minister - Francisco Franco, President of the Government of Spain (1939-1973)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
- Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- President - Celal Bayar, President of Turkey (1950-1960)
- Prime Minister - Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950-1960)
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
- Prime Minister - Sir Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1955-1957)
- Vatican City
- Pope - Pius XII, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City (1939-1958)
- Secretary of State - Domenico Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952-1961)
- President of the Governorate - Nicola Canali, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State (1939-1961)
- Yugoslavia
- Communist Party leader - Josip Broz Tito, General Secretary of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1945-1980)
- President - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953-1980)
- Premier - Josip Broz Tito, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (1945-1963)
[edit] Middle East
- Egypt
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954-1958)[7]
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1954-1958)[8]
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-1979)
- Prime Minister - Hossein Ala', Prime Minister of Iran (1955-1957)
- Iraq
- Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-1958)
- Prime Minister - Nuri as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1954-1957)
- Israel
- President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952-1963)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955-1963)
- Jordan -
- Monarch - Hussein I, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Lebanon
- President - Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952-1958)
- Prime Minister -
- Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932-1970)
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953-1964)
- Prime Minister - Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1954-1960)
- Syria
- President - Shukri al-Quwatli, President of Syria (1955-1958)
- Prime Minister -
- Yemen
- King - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1955-1962)
[edit] North America and the Caribbean
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
- Governor General - Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada (1952-1959)
- Prime Minister - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948-1957)
- Costa Rica
- President - José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1953–1958)
- Cuba
- President - Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952-1959)
- Prime Minister - Jorge García Montes, Prime Minister of Cuba (1955-1957)
- Dominican Republic
- President - Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952–1960)
- El Salvador
- President -
- Guatemala
- President - Carlos Castillo Armas, President of Guatemala (1954-1957)
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Mexico
- President - Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (1952–1958)
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- President -
- United States of America
- President - Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953-1961)
[edit] South America
- Argentina
- President - Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, President of Argentina (1955–1958)
- Bolivia
- President -
- Brazil
- Chile
- President - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President of Chile (1952–1958)
- Colombia
- President - Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, President of Colombia (1953-1957)
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
- Peru
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- President - Marcos Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1952-1958)
[edit] References
- ^ Morocco only became independent in 1956.
- ^ Morocco only became independent in 1956.
- ^ Titled Chief Minister until independence.
- ^ Tunisia only became independent in 1956.
- ^ Laos only became independent in 1953.
- ^ Subsequently prime minister of Vietnam from 1976 to 1987.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was subsequently President of the United Arab Republic between 1958 and 1970.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was subsequently Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic between 1958 and 1962.
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