List of state leaders in 1939
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1938 state leaders - Events of 1939 - 1940 state leaders - State leaders by year
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[edit] Africa
- Egypt -
- Farouk I, King of Egypt (1936–1952)
- Prime Minister
- Muhammad Mahmoud Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt (1937 - 18 August 1939)
- Ali Mahir Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt (18 August 1939 - 1940)
- Liberia - Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia (1930–1944)
- South Africa -
- Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936–1952)
- Governor-General - Sir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of South Africa (1937–1943)
- Prime Minister -
- Barry Hertzog, Prime Minister of South Africa (1924-5 September 1939)
- Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (5 September 1939 - 1948)
- Zanzibar - Khalifah ibn Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911–1960)
[edit] Asia
- Afghanistan
- Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Sardar Mohammed Hashim Shah, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1933–1946)
- Brunei - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
- China
- Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government (1931–1943)
- Premier
- H.H. Kung, President of the Executive Yuan (1938–1939)
- Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan (1939–1945)
- India -
- George VI, Emperor of India (1936–1947)
- The Marquess of Linlithgow, Viceroy of India (1936–1943)
- Iran -
- Reza Shah Pahlavi (1925–1941)
- Prime Minister
- Mahmud Jam, Prime Minister of Iran (1935 - 26 October 1939)
- Ahmad Matin-Daftari, Prime Minister of Iran (26 October 1939 - 1940)
- Iraq -
- King
- Ghazi I, King of Iraq (1933 - 4 April 1939)
- Faisal II, King of Iraq (4 April 1939 -1958)
- Abdul Ilah, Regent of Iraq (4 April 1939 - 1941)
- Nuri Pasha as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1938–1940)
- King
- Muscat - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932–1970)
- Saudi Arabia - Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1932–1953)
- Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Prime Minister
- Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister of Japan (1937 - 5 January 1939)
- Kiichiro Hiranuma, Prime Minister of Japan (5 January - 30 August 1939)
- Nobuyuki Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (30 August 1939 - 1940)
- Manchukuo - Aisin-Gioro Puyi, Emperor of Manchukuo (1934–1945)
- Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932–1970)
- Thailand (Siam to 23 June) -
- Ananda Mahidol, King of Thailand (1935–1946)
- Plaek Pibulsongkram, Prime Minister of Thailand (1938–1944)
- Vietnam - Bảo Đại, Emperor of Vietnam (1925–1945)
[edit] Europe
- Albania -
- Head of State -
- Zog I, King of Albania (1928- 8 April 1939)
- Xhafer Ypi, Chairman of the Provisional Administration Committee (9–12 April 1939)
- Shefqet Bej Vërlaci, Acting Head of State (12–16 April 1939)
- Victor Emmanuel III, King of Albania (16 April 1939-1943)
- Prime Minister -
- Koço Kota, Prime Minister of Albania (1936-8 April 1939)
- Shefqet Bej Vërlaci, Prime Minister of Albania (12 April 1939 - 1941)
- Head of State -
- Andorra
- Co-Princes -
- French Co-Prince - Albert Lebrun, President of France (1932–1940)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Justí Guitart i Vilardebó, Bishop of Urgell (1920–1940)
- First Syndic - Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra (1937–1960)
- Co-Princes -
- Belgium -
- Monarch - Léopold III, King of the Belgians (1934–1951)
- Prime Minister -
- Paul-Henri Spaak, Prime Minister of Belgium (1938-20 February 1939)
- Hubert Pierlot, Prime Minister of Belgium (22 February 1939-1945)
- Bohemia and Moravia -
- Reichs Protector - Konstantin von Neurath, Reichs Protector of Bohemia and Moravia(21 March 1939-1941)
- State President - Emil Hácha, State President of Bohemia and Moravia (16 March 1939-1945)
- Prime Minister -
- Rudolf Beran, Prime Minister of Bohemia and Moravia (16 March - 27 April 1939)
- Alois Eliáš, Prime Minister of Bohemia and Moravia (27 April 1939 - 1941)
- Bulgaria -
- Monarch - Boris III, King of the Bulgarians (1918–1943)
- Prime Minister - Georgi Kiossievanov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1935–1940)
- Czechoslovakia -
- President - Emil Hácha, President of Czechoslovakia (1938 - 15 March 1939)
- Prime Minister - Rudolf Beran, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1938 - 15 March 1939)
- divided into Bohemia-Moravia and Slovakia), 15 March 1939
- Denmark -
- Monarch - Christian X, King of Denmark (1912–1947)
- Prime Minister - Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (1929–1942)
- Éire (Ireland) -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936–1949)
- President - Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (1938–1945)
- Prime Minister - Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937–1948)
- Estonia -
- President - Konstantin Päts, President of Estonia (1938–1940)
- Prime Minister -
- Kaarel Eenpalu, Prime Minister of Estonia (1938–1939)
- Jüri Uluots, Prime Minister of Estonia (1939–1940)
- Finland -
- President - Kyösti Kallio, President of Finland (1937–1940)
- Prime Minister -
- Aimo Kaarlo Cajander, Prime Minister of Finland (1937 - 1 December 1939)
- Risto Heikki Ryti, Prime Minister of Finland (1 December 1939 - 1940)
- France -
- President - Albert Lebrun, President of France (1932–1940)
- Prime Minister - Édouard Daladier, President of the Council (1938–1940)
- Germany -
- Head of State - Adolf Hitler, Führer (1934–1945)
- Chancellor - Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany (1933–1945)
- Greece -
- Monarch - George II, King of the Hellenes (1935–1947)
- Prime Minister - Ioannis Metaxas, Prime Minister of Greece (1936–1941)
- Hungary -
- Regent - Miklós Horthy, Regent of Hungary (1920–1944)
- Prime Minister -
- Béla Imrédy (1938 - 16 February 1939)
- Count Pál Teleki (16 February 1939 - 3 April 1941)
- Italy -
- Monarch - Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1900–1946)
- Prime Minister - Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy (1922–1943)
- Latvia -
- President - Kārlis Ulmanis, President of Latvia (1936–1940)
- Prime Minister - Kārlis Ulmanis, Prime Minister of Latvia (1934–1940)
- Liechtenstein -
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
- Head of Government - Franz Josef Hoop, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1928–1945)
- Lithuania -
- President - Antanas Smetona, President of Lithuania (1926–1940)
- Prime Minister
- Vladas Mironas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (1938 - 28 March 1939)
- Jonas Cernius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (28 March - 21 November 1939)
- Antanas Merkys, Prime Minister of Lithuania (21 November 1939 - 1940)
- Luxembourg -
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Dupong, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1937–1953)
- Monaco - Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1922–1949)
- Netherlands -
- Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948)
- Prime Minister -
- Hendrik Colijn, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1925–1926, 1933 - 10 August 1939)
- Dirk Jan de Geer, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1926–1929, 10 August 1939 - 1940)
- Norway -
- Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957
- Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold, Prime Minister of Norway (1935–1945)
- Poland -
- President -
- Ignacy Mościcki, President of Poland (1926-30 September 1939)
- Władysław Raczkiewicz, President of the Polish Government-in-Exile (30 September 1939-1947)
- Prime Minister -
- Felicjan Sławoj-Składkowski, Prime Minister of Poland (1936 - 30 September 1939)
- Władysław Sikorski, Prime Minister of the Polish Government-in-Exile (30 September 1939 - 1943)
- President -
- Portugal -
- President - António Óscar Carmona, President of Portugal (1926–1951)
- Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers (1932–1968)
- Romania -
- Monarch - Carol II, King of Romania (1930–1940)
- Prime Minister -
- Miron Cristea, Prime Minister of Romania (1938 - 6 March 1939)
- Armand Călinescu, Prime Minister of Romania (7 March - 21 September 1939)
- Gheorghe Argeşanu, Prime Minister of Romania (21–28 September 1939)
- Constantin Argetoianu, Prime Minister of Romania (28 September - 24 November 1939)
- Gheorghe Tătărescu, Prime Minister of Romania (24 November 1939 - 1940)
- Slovakia -
- President - Jozef Tiso, President of Slovakia (14 March 1939 - 1945
- Prime Minister -
- Jozef Tiso, Prime Minister of Slovakia (14 March - 29 October 1939)
- Vojtech Tuka, Prime Minister of Slovakia (29 October 1939 - 1944)
- Spain -
- Republican Spain -
- Head of State -
- Manuel Azaña, President of Spain (1936- 1 March 1939)
- Diego Martínez Barrio, Interim President of Spain (1–4 March 1939)
- Segismundo Casado López, Interim President of the National Council of Defense (4–13 March 1939)
- José Miaja Menant, President of the National Council of Defense (13–25 March 1939)
- Prime Minister - Juan Negrín, Prime Minister of Spain Republican (1937 - 31 March 1939)
- Head of State -
- Nationalist Spain -
- Head of State - Francisco Franco, Head of State (1936–1975)
- Prime Minister - Francisco Franco, Prime Minister of Spain (1938–1973)
- Republican Spain -
- Sweden -
- Monarch - Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907–1950)
- Prime Minister - Per Albin Hansson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1936–1946)
- Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Council
- Giuseppe Motta, Marcel Pilet-Golaz, Rudolf Minger, Johannes Baumann, Philipp Etter (President of Confederation), Hermann Obrecht, Ernst Wetter
- Swiss Federal Council
- Turkey -
- İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey (1938–1950)
- Prime Minister
- Celal Bayar, Prime Minister of Turkey (1937–1939)
- Refik Saydam, Prime Minister of Turkey (1939–1942)
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
- Communist Party Leader - Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1953)
- Head of State - Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938–1946)
- Premier - Vyacheslav Molotov, Chairman of the Council of People's Comissars (1930–1941)
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936–1952)
- Prime Minister - Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1937–1940)
- Yugoslavia -
- Monarch - Peter II, King of Yugoslavia (1934–1945)
- Regent - Prince Paul, Regent of Yugoslavia (1934–1941)
- Prime Minister -
- Milan Stojadinović, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1935-4 February 1939)
- Dragiša Cvetković, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (5 February 1939-1941)
- Vatican City
- Pope -
- Pius XI, Bishop of Rome (1929–1939)
- Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939–1958)
- Secretary of State -
- Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Cardinal Secretary of State (1930–1939)
- Luigi Cardinal Maglione, Cardinal Secretary of State (1939–1944)
- Pope -
[edit] North America
- Canada -
- George VI, King of Canada (1936–1952)
- The Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor General of Canada (1935–1940)
- William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935–1948)
- Costa Rica - León Cortés Castro, President of Costa Rica (1936–1940)
- Cuba - Federico Laredo Brú, President of Cuba (1936–1940)
- Dominican Republic - Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado, President of the Dominican Republic (1938–1940)
- El Salvador - Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, President of El Salvador (1935–1944)
- Guatemala - Jorge Ubico, President of Guatemala (1931–1944)
- Haiti - Sténio Vincent, President of Haiti (1930–1941)
- Honduras - Tiburcio Carías Andino, President of Honduras (1933–1949)
- Mexico - Lázaro Cárdenas, President of Mexico (1934–1940)
- Nicaragua - Anastasio Somoza García, President of Nicaragua (1937–1947)
- Panama -
- Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, President of Panama (1936–1939)
- Ezequiel Fernández Jaén, Acting President of Panama (1939)
- Augusto Samuel Boyd, Acting President of Panama (1939–1940)
- United States - Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States (1933–1945)
[edit] Oceania
- Australia -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Australia (1936–1952)
- Governor-General - Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron of Gowrie, Governor-General of Australia (1936–1952)
- Prime Minister -
- Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (1932–1939)
- Sir. Earle Page, Prime Minister of Australia (1939-1939)
- Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1939–1941)
- New Zealand -
- George VI, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1936–1952)
- The Viscount Galway, Governor-General of New Zealand (1935–1941)
- Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1935–1940)
- Tonga
- Monarch - Salote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (1918–1965)
- Prime Minister - Viliami Tungi Mailefihi, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1923–1941)
[edit] South America
- Argentina - Roberto María Ortiz, President of Argentina (1938–1942)
- Bolivia
- Germán Busch, President of Bolivia (1937–1939
- Carlos Quintanilla, Provisional President of Bolivia (1939–1940)
- Brazil - Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1930–1945)
- Chile - Pedro Aguirre Cerda, President of Chile (1938–1941)
- Colombia - Eduardo Santos Montejo, President of Colombia (1938–1942)
- Ecuador -
- Aurelio Mosquera Narváez, President of Ecuador (1938–1939)
- Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, Acting President of Ecuador (1939)
- Andrés Córdova Nieto, Acting President of Ecuador (1939–1940)
- Paraguay -
- Félix Paiva, President of Paraguay (1937–1939)
- José Félix Estigarribia, President of Paraguay (1939–1940)
- Peru -
- Óscar Raymundo Benavides Larrea, President of Peru (1933–1939
- Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, President of Peru (1939–1945)
- Uruguay - Alfredo Baldomir, President of Uruguay (1938–1943)
- Venezuela - Eleazar López Contreras, President of Venezuela (1935–1941)