List of state leaders in 1950

1949 state leaders - Events of 1950 - 1951 state leaders - State leaders by year

See also:

• List of religious leaders in 1950
• List of international organization leaders in 1950
• List of foreign ministers in 1950
• List of colonial governors in 1950

Africa

• Egypt
  • Monarch - Farouk, King of Egypt (1936–1952)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hussein Sirri Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt (1949–1950)
    2. Mustafa el-Nahhas, Prime Minister of Egypt (1950–1952)
• Ethiopia
  • Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1941–1974)
  • Prime Minister - Makonnen Endelkachew, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1942–1957)
• Liberia
  • President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
• South Africa
  • Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936–1952)
  • Governor-General - Gideon Brand van Zyl, Governor-General of South Africa (1946–1951)
  • Prime Minister - Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (1948–1954)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
  • Prime Minister - Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946–1953)
• Bhutan
  • Monarch - Jigme Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1926–1952)
  • Prime Minister - Raja Sonam Tobgay Dorji, Chief Minister of Bhutan (1917–1952)
• Burma
  • President - Sao Shwe Thaik, President of Burma (1948–1952)
  • Prime Minister - U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1948–1956)
• Ceylon
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Ceylon (1948–1952)
  • Governors-General - Herwald Ramsbotham, Baron Soulbury, Governor-General of Ceylon (1949–1954)
  • Prime Minister - Don Stephen Senanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1947–1952)
• 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
  • the Union of India superseded by the Republic of India on 26 January 1950
  • Monarch - George VI, King of India (1947–1950)
  • Governor-General - C. Rajagopalachari, Governor-General of India (1948–1950)
  • President - Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950–1962)
  • Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
• Indonesia
  • United States of Indonesia changed name to Republic of Indonesia on 17 August 1950
  • President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mohammad Hatta, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1948–1950)
    2. Abdul Halim, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1950)
    3. Muhammad Natsir, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1950–1951)
  • South Moluccas (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • independence declared on 25 April 1950, extinguished in November 1950
    • President -
      1. Johanes Herman Manuhutu, Acting President of South Moluccas (1950)
      2. Chris Soumokil, President of South Moluccas (1950–1966)
    • Prime Minister - Albert Wairisal, Prime Minister of South Moluccas (1950)
• Iran
  • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mohammad Sa'ed, Prime Minister of Iran (1948–1950)
    2. Ali Mansur, Prime Minister of Iran (1950)
    3. Haj Ali Razmara, Prime Minister of Iran (1950–1951)
• Iraq
  • Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939–1958)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi, Prime Minister of Iraq (1949–1950)
    2. Tawfiq al-Suwaidi, Prime Minister of Iraq (1950)
    3. Nuri as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1950–1952)
• Israel
  • President - Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel (1948–1952)
  • Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948–1954)
• Japan (under Allied occupiation)
  • Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
  • Prime Minister - Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948–1954)
  • Military Governor - Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (1945–1951)
• Jordan
  • Monarch - Abdullah I, King of Jordan (1921–1951)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tawfik Abu al-Huda, Prime Minister of Jordan (1947–1950)
    2. Sa`id al-Mufti, Prime Minister of Jordan (1950)
    3. Samir al-Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (1950–1951)
• North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of 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 (Republic of Korea)
  • President - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (1948–1960)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lee Beom-seok, Prime Minister of South Korea (1948–1950)
    2. Shin Sung-mo, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (1950)
    3. Chang Myon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1950–1952)
• Lebanon
  • President - Bechara El Khoury, President of Lebanon (1943–1952)
  • Prime Minister - Riad as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1946–1951)
• Mongolia
  • Communist Party Leader - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1940–1954)
  • Head of State - Gonchigiin Bumtsend, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Hural of Mongolia (1940–1953)
  • Premier - Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia (1939–1952)
• Muscat and Oman
  • Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
• Nepal
  • Monarch -
    1. Tribhuvan, King of Nepal (1911–1950)
    2. Gyanendra, King of Nepal (1950–1951)
  • Prime Minister - Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1948–1951)
• Pakistan
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Pakistan (1947–1952)
  • Governor-General - Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan (1948–1951)
  • Prime Minister - Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947–1951)
• Philippines
  • President - Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (1948–1953)
• Saudi Arabia
  • Monarch - Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1932–1953)
• Syria
  • Head of State - Hashim al-Atassi, Head of State of Syria (1949–1951)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Khalid al-Azm, Prime Minister of Syria (1949–1950)
    2. Nazim al-Kudsi, Prime Minister of Syria (1950–1951)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President -
    1. Li Zongren, Acting President of the Republic of China (1949–1950)
    2. Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1950–1975)
  • Premier -
    1. Yen Hsi-shan, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1949–1950)
    2. Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1950–1954)
• Thailand
  • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister - Plaek Pibulsonggram, Prime Minister of Thailand (1948–1957)
• Turkey
  • President -
    1. İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey (1938–1950)
    2. Celâl Bayar, President of Turkey (1950–1960)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Şemsettin Günaltay, Prime Minister of Turkey (1949–1950)
    2. Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950–1960)
• North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
  • Communist Party Leader - Trường Chinh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1941–1956)
  • President - Hồ Chí Minh, President of North Vietnam (1945–1969)
  • Premier - Hồ Chí Minh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1945–1955)
• South Vietnam (State of Vietnam)
  • Head of State - Bảo Đại, Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949–1955)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Bảo Đại, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1949–1950)
    2. Nguyễn Phan Long, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1950)
    3. Trần Văn Hữu, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1950–1952)
• Yemen
  • Monarch - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1948–1955)
  • Prime Minister - Hassan bin Yahya, Prime Minister of Yemen (1948–1955)

Europe

• Albania
  • Communist Party Leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944–1985)
  • Head of State - Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1944–1953)
  • Premier - Enver Hoxha, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1944–1954)
• Andorra
  • Monarchs -
    • French Co-Prince - Vincent Auriol, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1947–1954)
    • 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)
• Austria (under Allied occupation)
  • President -
    1. Karl Renner, Federal President of Austria (1945–1950)
    2. Leopold Figl, Acting Federal President of Austria (1950–1951)
  • Chancellor - Leopold Figl, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1945–1953)
  • American military governor -
    1. Geoffrey Keyes (1947–1950)
    2. Walter J. Donnelly (1950–1952)
  • British military governor -
    1. Sir Alexander Galloway (1947–1950)
    2. Sir John Winterton (1950)
    3. Harold Caccia (1950–1954)
  • French military governor -
    1. Antoine Béthouart (1945–1950)
    2. Jean Payart (1950–1955)
  • Soviet military governor - Vladimir Sviridov (1949–1953)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Leopold III, King of the Belgians (1934–1951)
  • Regent - Prince Charles, Regent of Belgium (1944–1950)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1949–1950)
    2. Jean Duvieusart, Prime Minister of Belgium (1950)
    3. Joseph Pholien, Prime Minister of Belgium (1950–1952)
• Bulgaria
  • Communist Party Leader - Vulko Chervenkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1949–1954)
  • Head of State -
    1. Mincho Neychev, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1947–1950)
    2. Georgi Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1950–1958)
  • Premier -
    1. Vasil Kolarov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1949–1950)
    2. Vulko Chervenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1950–1956)
• Czechoslovakia
  • Communist Party Leader - Klement Gottwald, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1946–1953)
  • President - Klement Gottwald, President of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953)
  • Prime Minister - Antonín Zápotocký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1947–1950)
    2. Erik Eriksen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1950–1953)
• Finland
  • President - Juho Kusti Paasikivi, President of Finland (1946–1956)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Karl-August Fagerholm, Prime Minister of Finland (1948–1950)
    2. Urho Kekkonen, Prime Minister of Finland (1950–1953)
• France
  • President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947–1954)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Georges Bidault, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1949–1950)
    2. Henri Queuille, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1950)
    3. René Pleven, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1950–1951)
• East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Wilhelm Pieck and Otto Grotewohl, Co-General-Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party (1946–1950)
    2. 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, Federal President of West Germany (1949–1959)
  • Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963)
• Greece
  • Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Alexandros Diomidis, Prime Minister of Greece (1949–1950)
    2. Ioannis Theotokis, Prime Minister of Greece (1950)
    3. Sophoklis Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece (1950)
    4. Nikolaos Plastiras, Prime Minister of Greece (1950)
    5. Sophoklis Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece (1950–1951)
• Hungary
  • Communist Party Leader - Mátyás Rákosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Workers' Party (1945–1956)
  • Head of State -
    1. Árpád Szakasits, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1948–1950)
    2. Sándor Rónai, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1950–1952)
  • Premier - István Dobi, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1948–1952)
• Iceland
  • President - Sveinn Björnsson, President of Iceland (1944–1952)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (1949–1950)
    2. Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1950–1953)
• Ireland
  • President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945–1959)
  • Prime Minister - John A. Costello, Taoiseach of Ireland (1948–1951)
• Italy
  • President - Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948–1955)
  • Prime Minister - Alcide De Gasperi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1945–1953)
• Liechtenstein
  • Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
  • Prime Minister - Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945–1962)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Dupong, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1937–1953)
• Monaco
  • Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Jacques Rueff, Minister of State of Monaco (1949–1950)
    2. Pierre Voizard, Minister of State of Monaco (1950–1953)
• 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 (1945–1951)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader - Bolesław Bierut, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1948–1956)
  • President - Bolesław Bierut, President of Poland (1944–1952)
  • Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1947–1952)
• Portugal
  • President - Óscar Carmona, President of Portugal (1926–1951)
  • Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1932–1968)
• Romania
  • Communist Party Leader - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1945–1954)
  • Head of State - Constantin Ion Parhon, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1947–1952)
  • Premier - Petru Groza, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1945–1952)
• San Marino
  • Captains Regent -
    1. Vincenzo Pedini and Agostino Biordi, Captains Regent of San Marino (October 1949–March 1950)
    2. Giuseppe Forcellini and Primo Taddei, Captains Regent of San Marino (April–September 1950)
    3. Marino Della Balda and Luigi Montironi, Captains Regent of San Marino (October 1950–March 1951)
• Soviet Union
  • Communist Party Leader - Joseph Stalin, Senior Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1953)
  • Head of State - Nikolay Shvernik, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1946–1953)
  • Premier - Joseph Stalin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953)
• 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 -
    1. Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907–1950)
    2. Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950–1973)
  • Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946–1969)
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Council:

    Philipp Etter (1934–1959), Enrico Celio (1940–1950), Eduard von Steiger (1940–1951), Karl Kobelt (1940–1954), Ernst Nobs (1943–1951), Max Petitpierre (1944–1961, President), Rodolphe Rubattel (1947–1954), Josef Escher (1950–1954)

• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936–1952)
  • Prime Minister - Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945–1951)
• Vatican City
  • Monarch - Pope Pius XII, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City (1939–1958)
  • 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)
  • Head of State - Ivan Ribar, President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Yugoslavia (1945–1953)
  • Prime Minister - Josip Broz Tito, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1945–1963)

North America

• Canada
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936–1952)
  • Governor General - Harold Alexander, Viscount Alexander of Tunis, Governor General of Canada (1946–1952)
  • Prime Minister - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948–1957)
• Costa Rica
  • President - Otilio Ulate Blanco, President of Costa Rica (1949–1953)
• Cuba
  • President - Carlos Prío Socarrás, President of Cuba (1948–1952)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Manuel Antonio de Varona y Loredo, Prime Minister of Cuba (1948–1950)
    2. Félix Lancís Sánchez, Prime Minister of Cuba (1950–1951)
• Dominican Republic
  • President - Rafael Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1942–1952)
• El Salvador
  • Head of State -
    1. Revolutionary Council of Government, Head of State of El Salvador (1948–1950)
    2. Óscar Osorio, President of El Salvador (1950–1956)
• Guatemala
  • President - Juan José Arévalo, President of Guatemala (1945–1951)
• Haiti
  • President -
    1. Dumarsais Estimé, President of Haiti (1946–1950)
    2. Franck Lavaud, Chairman of Government Junta of Haiti (1950)
    3. Paul Magloire, President of Haiti (1950–1956)
• Honduras
  • President - Juan Manuel Gálvez, President of Honduras (1949–1954)
• Mexico
  • President - Miguel Alemán Valdés, President of Mexico (1946–1952)
• Nicaragua
  • President -
    1. Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes, President of Nicaragua (1947–1950)
    2. Manuel Fernando Zurita, Acting President of Nicaragua (1950)
    3. Anastasio Somoza García, President of Nicaragua (1950–1956)
• Panama
  • President - Arnulfo Arias, President of Panama (1949–1951)
• United States of America
  • President - Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945–1953)

Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Australia (1936–1952)
  • Governor-General - William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947–1953)
  • Prime Minister - Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1949–1966)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - George VI, King of New Zealand (1936–1952)
  • Governor-General - Sir Bernard Freyberg, Governor-General of New Zealand (1946–1952)
  • Prime Minister - Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1949–1957)

South America

• Argentina
  • President - Juan Perón, President of Argentina (1946–1955)
• Bolivia
  • President - Mamerto Urriolagoitia, President of Bolivia (1949–1951)
• Brazil
  • President - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (1946–1951)
• Chile
  • President - Gabriel González Videla, President of Chile (1946–1952)
• Colombia
  • President -
    1. Mariano Ospina Pérez, President of Colombia (1946–1950)
    2. Laureano Gómez, President of Colombia (1950–1951)
• Ecuador
  • President - Galo Plaza, President of Ecuador (1948–1952)
• Paraguay
  • President - Federico Chávez, President of Paraguay (1949–1954)
• Peru
  • President -
    1. Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1948–1950)
    2. Zenón Noriega Agüero, Chairman of the Military Junta of Peru (1950)
    3. Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1950–1956)
  • Prime Minister - Zenón Noriega Agüero, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1950–1954)
• Uruguay
  • President - Luis Batlle Berres, President of Uruguay (1947–1951)
• Venezuela
  • Head of State -
    1. Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, Chairman of the Military Junta of Venezuela (1948–1950)
    2. Germán Suárez Flamerich, Chairman of the Military Junta of Venezuela (1950–1952)