List of state leaders in 1955
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This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1955.
Africa
- Egypt
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Egypt (1954–1970)[1]
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1954–1962)[2]
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)[3]
- Prime Minister - Makonnen Endelkachew, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1942–1957)
- Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
- Libya
- Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
- Prime Minister - Mustafa Ben Halim, Prime Minister of Libya (1954–1957)
- 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)
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 - U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1948–1956)
- Cambodia
- Monarch -
- Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1941–1955)[4]
- Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955–1960)
- Prime Minister -
- Penn Nouth, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1954–1955)
- Leng Ngeth, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1955)
- Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1955–1956)
- Monarch -
- Ceylon
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952–1972)
- Governor-General - Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962)
- Prime Minister - Sir John Kotelawala, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1953–1956)
- 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 China (1949–1959)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council 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 -
- Ali Sastroamidjojo, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1953–1955)
- Burhanuddin Harahap, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1955–1956)
- Islamic State of Indonesia (unrecognized secessionist state)
- Leader - Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwirjo, Imam of the Islamic State of Indonesia (1949–1962)
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
- Prime Minister -
- Fazlollah Zahedi, Prime Minister of Iran (1953–1955)
- 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 -
- Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister of Israel (1954–1955)
- David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955–1963)
- Japan
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Prime Minister - Ichirō Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan (1954–1956)
- Jordan
- Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Tawfik Abu al-Huda, Prime Minister of Jordan (1954–1955)
- Sa`id al-Mufti, Prime Minister of Jordan (1955)
- Hazza Al-Majali, Prime Minister of Jordan (1955)
- Ibrahim Hashem, Prime Minister of Jordan (1955–1956)
- North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party (1949–1994)
- Head of State - Kim Tu-bong, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1947–1957)[5]
- Prime Minister - Kim Il-sung, Prime Minister of the Cabinet of North Korea (1946–1972)[6]
- South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- President - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (1948–1960)
- Laos
- Monarch - Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1946–1959)[7]
- Prime Minister - Katay Don Sasorith, Prime Minister of Laos (1954–1956)
- Lebanon
- President - Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952–1958)
- Prime Minister -
- Sami as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1954–1955)
- Rashid Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1955–1956)
- Mongolia
- Communist Party Leader - Dashiin Damba, First secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1954–1958)
- Head of State - Jamsrangiin 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)
- Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
- Nepal
- Monarch -
- Tribhuvan, King of Nepal (1951–1955)
- Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955–1972)
- Prime Minister -
- Matrika Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (1953–1955)
- Mahendra, Prime Minister of Nepal (1955–1956)
- Monarch -
- Pakistan
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Pakistan (1952–1956)
- Governor-General -
- Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Governor-General of Pakistan (1951–1955)
- Iskander Mirza, Governor-General of Pakistan (1955–1958)[8]
- Prime Minister -
- Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953–1955)
- Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1955–1956)
- Philippines
- President - Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (1953–1957)
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
- Prime Minister - Crown Prince Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1954–1960)
- Syria
- President -
- Hashim al-Atassi, President of Syria (1954–1955)
- Shukri al-Quwatli, President of Syria (1955–1958)
- Prime Minister -
- Faris al-Khoury, Prime Minister of Syria (1954–1955)
- Sabri al-Assali, Prime Minister of Syria (1955)
- Said al-Ghazzi, Prime Minister of Syria (1955–1956)
- President -
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of Taiwan (1950–1975)
- Premier - Yu Hung-Chun, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (1954–1958)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister - Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Prime Minister of Thailand (1948–1957)
- Turkey
- President - Celâl Bayar, President of Turkey (1950–1960)
- Prime Minister - 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 -
- South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
- the State of Vietnam changed name to Republic of Vietnam on 26 October 1955
- Head of State -
- Bảo Đại, Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949–1955)
- Ngô Đình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (1955–1963)
- Prime Minister - Ngô Đình Diệm, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1954–1955)
- Yemen
- Monarch -
- Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1948–1955)
- Abdullah bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1955)
- Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1955–1962)
- Prime Minister - Hassan bin Yahya, Prime Minister of Yemen (1948–1955)
- Monarch -
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
- Monarchs -
- French Co-Prince - René Coty, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1954–1959)
- Co-Prince's Representative - Guy Henri Victor Menant (1952–1956)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943–1969)
- Co-Prince's Representative - Jaume Sansa Nequí (1937–1972)
- French Co-Prince - René Coty, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1954–1959)
- First Syndic - Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra (1937–1960)
- Monarchs -
- Austria
- Allied-occupied Austria regained its sovereignty on 15 May 1955
- President - Theodor Körner, Federal President of Austria (1951–1957)
- Chancellor - Julius Raab, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
- American high commissioner - Llewellyn Thompson (1952–1955)
- British high commissioner - Sir Geoffrey Wallinger (1954–1955)
- French high commissioner - Jean Payart (1950–1955)
- Soviet high commissioner - Ivan Ilichev (1953–1955)
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin, 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 - Vulko Chervenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1950–1956)
- 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 Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1953–1955)
- H. C. Hansen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1955–1960)
- Finland
- President - Juho Kusti Paasikivi, President of Finland (1946–1956)
- Prime Minister - Urho Kekkonen, Prime Minister of Finland (1954–1956)
- 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, Federal President of West Germany (1949–1959)
- Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963)
- West Berlin (Western Allies-occupied free city)
- Governing Mayor -
- Walther Schreiber, Governing Mayor of Berlin (1953–1955)
- Otto Suhr, Governing Mayor of Berlin (1955–1957)
- Governing Mayor -
- Greece
- Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
- Prime Minister -
- Hungary
- Communist Party Leader - Mátyás Rákosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Workers' Party (1945–1956)
- 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 - Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (1953–1956)
- Ireland
- President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945–1959)
- Prime Minister - John A. Costello, Taoiseach of Ireland (1954–1957)
- Italy
- President -
- Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948–1955)
- Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy (1955–1962)
- Prime Minister -
- President -
- 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)[10]
- 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)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
- Netherlands (constituent country)
- Prime Minister - Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958)
- Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
- Governor - Teun Struycken, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1951–1956)
- Prime Minister - Efraïn Jonckheer, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1954–1968)
- Suriname (constituent country)
- Governor-General - Jan Klaasesz, Governor-General of Suriname (1949–1956)
- Prime Minister -
- Archibald Currie, Prime Minister of Suriname (1952–1955)
- Johan Ferrier, Prime Minister of Suriname (1955–1958)
- Norway
- Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957)[11]
- Regent - Crown Prince Olav, Regent of Norway (1955–1957)
- Prime Minister -
- Oscar Torp, Prime Minister of Norway (1951–1955)
- Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1955–1963)
- Poland
- Communist Party Leader - Bolesław Bierut, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1948–1956)
- 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)
- Premier - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1932–1968)
- Romania
- Communist Party Leader -
- Head of State - Petru Groza, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1952–1958)
- Premier -
- San Marino
- Captains Regent -
- Agostino Giacomini and Luigi Montironi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1954–1955)
- Domenico Forcellini and Vittorio Meloni, Captains Regent of San Marino (1955)
- Primo Bugli and Giuseppe Maiani, Captains Regent of San Marino (1955–1956)
- 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 -
- Spain
- Head of State - Francisco Franco, Head of State of Spain (1936–1975)
- Prime Minister - Francisco Franco, President of the Government of Spain (1938–1973)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950–1973)
- Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946–1969)
- Switzerland
- Federal Council:[12]
- Philipp Etter (1934–1959), Max Petitpierre (1944–1961, President), Markus Feldmann (1951–1958), Hans Streuli (1953–1959), Paul Chaudet (1954–1966), Giuseppe Lepori (1954–1959), Thomas Holenstein (1954–1959)
- Federal Council:[12]
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1951–1955)
- Sir Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1955–1957)
- Vatican City
- Monarch - Pope Pius XII, Sovereign of Vatican City (1939–1958)
- President of the Governorate - Cardinal Nicola Canali, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1939–1961)
- Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
- Secretary of State - Domenico Tardini, Pro-Secretary of State (1952–1961)
- Yugoslavia
- Communist Party leader - Josip Broz Tito, General Secretary of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1936–1980)
- President - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
- Premier - Josip Broz Tito, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (1943–1963)
North America
- 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 -
- Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo, Acting Prime Minister of Cuba (1954–1955)
- Jorge García Montes, Prime Minister of Cuba (1955–1957)
- Dominican Republic
- De facto Head of State - Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler of the Dominican Republic (1930–1961)
- President - Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952–1960)
- El Salvador
- President - Óscar Osorio, President of El Salvador (1950–1956)
- Guatemala
- President - Carlos Castillo Armas, President of Guatemala (1954–1957)
- Haiti
- President - Paul Magloire, President of Haiti (1950–1956)
- Honduras
- President - Julio Lozano Díaz, Supreme Head of State of Honduras (1954–1956)
- Mexico
- President - Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (1952–1958)
- Nicaragua
- President - Anastasio Somoza García, President of Nicaragua (1950–1956)
- Panama
- President -
- José Antonio Remón Cantera, President of Panama (1952–1955)
- José Ramón Guizado, President of Panama (1955)
- Ricardo Arias, President of Panama (1955–1956)
- President -
- United States of America
- President - Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953–1961)
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)
South America
- Argentina
- President -
- Juan Perón, President of Argentina (1946–1955)
- José Domingo Molina Gómez, Chairman of Military Junta of Argentina (1955)
- Eduardo Lonardi, President of Argentina (1955)
- Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, President of Argentina (1955–1958)
- President -
- Bolivia
- President - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1952–1956)
- Brazil
- President -
- Café Filho, President of Brazil (1954–1955)
- Carlos Luz, Acting President of Brazil (1955)
- Nereu Ramos, Acting President of Brazil (1955–1956)
- President -
- Chile
- President - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President of Chile (1952–1958)
- Colombia
- President - Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, President of Colombia (1953–1957)
- Ecuador
- President - José María Velasco Ibarra, President of Ecuador (1952–1956)
- Paraguay
- President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
- Peru
- President - Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1950–1956)
- Prime Minister - Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1954–1956)
- Uruguay
- Head of State -
- Venezuela
- President - Marcos Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1952–1958)
References
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was President of the United Arab Republic 1958-1961.
- ^ Gamal Abdel Nasser was Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic 1958-1961.
- ^ In exile between 1936 and 1941.
- ^ Cambodia only became independent in 1953.
- ^ North Korea only became independent in 1948.
- ^ North Korea only became independent in 1948.
- ^ Laos only became independent in 1953.
- ^ Iskandar Ali Mirza was titled President of Pakistan between 1956 and 1958 after the abolishing of the monarchy.
- ^ Prime minister of Vietnam from 1976 to 1987.
- ^ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
- ^ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
- ^ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.