List of state leaders in 1941
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1940 state leaders - Events of 1941 - 1942 state leaders - State leaders by year
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[edit] Africa
- Algeria - Philippe Pétain, Head of State of France (1940–1944)
- Egypt - Farouk I, King of Egypt (1936–1952)
- 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 - Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939–1948)
- Zanzibar - Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911–1960)
[edit] Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister - Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1929–1946)
- Brunei - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
- Republic of China
- Chongqing Government (pro-Allies)
- President - Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government (1931–1943)
- Premier - Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan (1939–1945)
- Nanjing Government (pro-Japanese)
- President - Wang Jingwei, Chairman of the National Government (1940–1944)
- Chongqing Government (pro-Allies)
- India -
- Monarch - George VI, Emperor of India (1936–1947)
- Viceroy - The Marquess of Linlithgow, Viceroy of India (1936–1943)
- Iran-
- Shah :
- Reza Shah (1925–1941)
- Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979)
- Shah :
- Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Prime Minister -
- Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister of Japan (1940–1941)
- Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan (1941–1944)
- Manchukuo - Aisin-Gioro Puyi, Emperor of Manchukuo (1934–1945)
- Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932–1970)
[edit] Europe
- Albania
- Monarch - Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1939–1946) and Albania (1939–1943)
- Prime Minister of Albania
- Shefqet Bej Vërlaci (1939–1941)
- Mustafa Merlika-Kruja (1941–1943)
- Andorra
- Co-Princes -
- French Co-Prince - Philippe Pétain, Chief of State of France (1940–1944)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Ricard Fornesa i Puigdemasa (acting), Vicar capitular of Urgell (1940–1943)
- 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 - Hubert Pierlot, Prime Minister of Belgium (1939–1945)
- 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 - Soviet occupation since June 21, 1940, German occupation since August 28, 1941
- President -
- Konstantin Päts, legitimate President of Estonia (April 24, 1938 - January 18, 1956) (imprisoned since July 30, 1940)
- Jüri Uluots, legitimate Prime Minister of Estonia in the Duties of the President (July 21, 1940 - January 9, 1945)
- President -
- France -
- Head of State - Philippe Pétain, Head of State (1940–1944)
- Prime Minister - Philippe Pétain, President of the Council (1940–1942)
- Germany -
- Head of State - Adolf Hitler, Führer (1934–1945)
- Chancellor - Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany (1933–1945)
- Hungary -
- Regent - Miklós Horthy, Regent of Hungary (1920–1944)
- Prime Minister -
- Count Pál Teleki (16 February 1939 - 3 April 1941)
- László Bárdossy (1941–1942)
- Italy -
- Monarch -Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy (1900–1946)
- Prime Minister - Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy (1922–1943)
- Liechtenstein -
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
- Head of Government - Josef Hoop, Head of Government (1928–1945)
- Netherlands - (Government in exile)
- Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948)
- Prime Minister - Pieter Gerbrandy, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1940–1945)
- Norway (Government in exile) -
- Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway, King of Norway (1905–1957)
- Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold, Prime Minister of Norway (1935–1945)
- Poland (Government in exile)
- President - Władysław Raczkiewicz, President of Poland (1939–1947)
- Prime Minister - Władysław Sikorski, President of the Council of Ministers (1939–1943)
- Portugal -
- President - António Óscar Carmona, President of Portugal (1926–1951)
- Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers (1932–1968)
- Soviet Union -
- Spain -
- Generalísimo - Francisco Franco, Head of the Spanish State and President of the Government (1939–1975), (1939–1973)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907–1950)
- Prime Minister - Per Albin Hansson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1936–1946)
- Turkey -
- President - İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey (1938–1950)
- Prime Minister - Refik Saydam, Prime Minister of Turkey (1939–1942)
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936–1952)
- Prime Minister - Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945)
- Vatican City
- Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939–1958)
- Secretary of State - Luigi Cardinal Maglione, Cardinal Secretary of State (1939–1944)
[edit] North America
- Canada
- Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936–1952)
- Governor General - The Earl of Athlone, Governor General of Canada (1940–1946)
- Prime Minister - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935–1948)
- Costa Rica - Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, President of Costa Rica (1940–1944)
- Cuba
- President - Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1940–1944)
- Premier - Carlos Saladridgas, Premier of Cuba (1940–1942)
- 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 -
- Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1939–1941)
- Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia (1941–1941)
- John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia (1941–1945)
- New Zealand -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1936–1952)
- Governor-General -
- The Viscount Galway, Governor-General of New Zealand (1935–1941)
- Sir Cyril Newall, Governor-General of New Zealand (1941–1946)
- Prime Minister - Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1940–1946)
- Tonga
- Monarch - Salote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (1918–1965)
- Prime Minister -
- Viliami Tungi Mailefihi, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1923–1941)
- S. Ata, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1941–1949)
[edit] South America
- Argentina - Roberto María Ortiz, President of Argentina (1938–1942)
- Bolivia - Enrique Peñaranda - President of Bolivia (1940–1943)
- Brazil - Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1930–1945)
- Colombia - Eduardo Santos Montejo, President of Colombia (1938–1942)
- Ecuador - Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, Acting President of Ecuador (1939–1944)
- Paraguay - Higinio Moriñigo, President of Paraguay (1940–1948)
- Peru - 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)
- Isaias Medina Angarita, President of Venezuela (1941–1945)