List of state leaders in 1957

1956 state leaders – Events of 1957 – 1958 state leaders – State leaders by year

Africa

• Ethiopia
  • Monarch – Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1974)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Makonnen Endelkachew, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1942 – 1 November 1957)
    2. Abebe Aragai, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (27 November 1957 – 1960)
• Ghana independent 6 March 1957, previously the colony of Gold Coast
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Ghana (1957-1960)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Charles Arden-Clarke, Governor-General of Ghana (6 March 1957 – 24 June 1957
    2. The Earl of Listowel, Governor-General of Ghana (24 June 1957 – 1960)
  • Prime Minister – Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister of Ghana (1957-1960)
• Liberia – William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
• Libya -
  • Monarch – Idris I, King of Libya (1951-1969)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mustafa Ben Halim, Prime Minister of Libya (1954 – 26 May 1957)
    2. Abdul Majid Kubar, Prime Minister of Libya (26 May 1957 – 1960)
• Morocco -
  • Monarch – Muhammad V, Sultan (from 14 August King) of Morocco (1955-1961)
  • Prime Minister – M'barek Bekkai, Prime Minister of Morocco (1955-1958)
• 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
  • Sovereignty Council (1956-1958)
  • Prime Minister – Abdullah Khalil, Prime Minister of Sudan (1956-1958)
• Tunisia
  • Monarch – Muhammad al-Amin, King of Tunisia (1956-1957; Bey 1943-1956)
  • Prime Minister – Habib Bourguiba, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1956-1957)
  • President – Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957-1987)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
  • Sardar Mohammed Daud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-1963)
• Bhutan
  • Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1952-1972)
  • Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952-1964)
• Brunei – Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei (1950–1967)
• Burma
  • President -
    1. Ba U, President of Burma (1952- 13 March 1957)
    2. Win Maung, President of Burma (13 March 1957 – 1962
  • Prime Minister
    1. Ba Swe, Prime Minister of Burma (1956 – 1 March 1957)
    2. U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1 March 1957 – 1958)
• Cambodia
  • Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955-1960)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Sam Yun, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1956 – 9 April 1957
    2. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (9 April – 7 July 1957
    3. Sim Var, Prime Minister of Cambodia (7 July 1957 – 1958)
• Ceylon
  • Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952-1972)
  • Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon
  • S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1956-1959)
• People's Republic of China –
  • Mao Zedong, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1949-1959) and Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
  • Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949-1976)
• India -
  • Rajendra Prasad, President of India (1950-1962)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
• Indonesia –
  • Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1949 – 1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ali Sastroamidjojo, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1956 – 9 April 1957)
    2. Djuanda Kartawidjaja, Prime Minister of Indonesia (9 April 1957 – 1959)
• Japan -
  • Monarch – Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Tanzan Ishibashi, Prime Minister of Japan (1956 – 25 February 1957)
    2. Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (25 February 1957 – 1960)
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea -
  • Kim Il Sung, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1948-1994) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1948-1972)
  • Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Head of State)
    1. Kim Du Bong (1948 – 20 September 1957)
    2. Choi Yong Kun (20 September 1957 – 1972)
• Republic of Korea – Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea (1948-1960)
• Laos -
  • Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1946-1959)
  • Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1956-1958)
• Malaya
  • independent from 31 August 1957
  • Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni al-Marhum Yamtuan Muhammad, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (31 August 1957-1960)
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Prime Minister of Malaya (1955-1959)
• Maldives
  • Muhammad Farid Didi, Sultan of the Maldives (1954-1968)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ibrahim Ali Didi, Prime Minister of the Maldives (1953 – 12 December 1957)
    2. Ibrahim Nasir, Prime Minister of the Maldives (12 December 1957 – 1968)
• Mongolia
  • Dashiyn Damba, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1954-1958)
  • Jamtsarangiyn Sambuu, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Hural (1954-1972)
  • Yumjaagiyn Tsedenbal, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1952-1974)
• Nepal -
  • Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal (1955-1972)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Tanka Prasad Acharya, Prime Minister of Nepal (1956 – 26 July 1957)
    2. Kunwar Indrajit Singh, Prime Minister of Nepal (26 July – 15 November 1957)
• Oman – Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
• Pakistan -
  • Iskandar Ali Mirza, President of Pakistan (1956-1958)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Husayn Sahid Suhrawardi, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1956 – 17 October 1957)
    2. Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar, Prime Minister of Pakistan (17 October – 16 December 1957
    3. Malik Firoz Khan Nun, Prime Minister of Pakistan (16 December 1957 – 1958)
• Philippines -
  1. Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (1953 – 17 March 1957)
  2. Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines (17 March 1957 – 1961)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China (1950-1975)
  • Yü Hung-chün, President of the Executive Yuan (1954-1958)
• Thailand
  • King – Rama IX, King of Thailand (1946-present)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Plaek Pibulsongkram, Prime Minister of Thailand (1948-17 September 1957)
    2. Pote Sarasin, Prime Minister of Thailand (21 September – 24 December 1957)
• Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  • Ho Chi Minh, Chairman of the Vietnam Workers' Party (1930-1969) and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945-1969)
  • Pham Van Dong, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1955-1976)
• Republic of Vietnam – Ngo Dinh Diem, President of the Republic of Vietnam (1955-1963)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth (1952-present)
  • Governor-General – Sir William Slim, Governor-General of Australia (1953-1960)
  • Prime Minister – Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1939-1941, 1949-1966)

• New Zealand -
  • Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
  • Governor-General
    1. Sir Willoughby Norrie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1952-25 July 1957)
    2. Sir Harold Barrowclough, Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand (25 July – 5 September 1957)
    3. The Viscount Cobham, Governor-General of New Zealand (5 September 1957 – 1962)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1949 – 20 September 1957)
    2. Keith Jacka Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (20 September – 12 December 1957)
    3. Walter Nash, Prime Minister of New Zealand (12 December 1957 – 1960)

Europe

• Albania
  • Communist Party Leader – Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labour (1948-1985)
  • Head of State – Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly (1953-1982)
  • Premier – Mehmet Shehu, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1954-1981)
• Andorra
  • Co-Princes – René Coty, President of France (1954-1959) and Ramon Iglésias Navarri, Bishop of Urgel (1943-1969)
  • First Syndic – Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra
• Austria
  • President -
    1. Theodor Körner, President of Austria (1951 – 4 January 1957
    2. Julius Raab, Acting President of Austria (4 January – 21 May 1957)
    3. Adolf Schärf, President of Austria (22 May 1957 – 1965)
  • 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, First Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954-1989)
  • Head of State – Georgi Purvanov Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1950-1958)
  • Premier – Anton Yugov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1956-1962)
• Czechoslovakia
  • Communist Party Leader – Antonín Novotny´, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1953-1968)
  • President -
    1. Antonín Zápotocky´, President of Czechoslovakia (1953-13 November 1957)
    2. Viliam Siroky´, Acting President of Czechoslovakia (13 November – 19 November 1957)
    3. Antonín Novotny´, President of Czechoslovakia (19 November 1957 – 1968)
  • Prime Minister – Viliam Siroky´, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1953-1963)
• Denmark
  • Monarch – Frederik IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister – Hans Christian Hansen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1955-1960)
• Finland
  • President – Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956-1981)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Karl August Fagerhold, Prime Minister of Finland (1956 – 27 May 1957)
    2. Vieno Johannes Sukselainen, Prime Minister of Finland (27 May – 29 November 1957
    3. Rainer von Fieandt, Prime Minister of Finland (29 November 1957 – 1958)
• France
  • President – René Coty, President of France (1954-1959)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Guy Mollet, President of the Council (1956 – 12 June 1957)
    2. Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, President of the Council (12 June – 6 November 1957
    3. Félix Gaillard, President of the Council (6 November 1957 – 1958)
• Federal Republic of Germany -
  • President – Theodor Heuss, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949-1959)
  • Chancellor – Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949-1963)
• German Democratic Republic -
  • Communist Party Leader – Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950-1971)
  • President – Wilhelm Pieck, President of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1960)
  • Premier – Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1964)
• Greece
  • Monarch – Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947-1964)
  • Prime Minister – Konstantinos Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (1955-1958)
• Hungary
  • Communist Party Leader – János Kádár, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956-1988)
  • Head of State – István Dobi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952-1967)
  • Premier – János Kádár, President of the Hungarian Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Government (1956-1958)
• Iceland
  • President – Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952-1968)
  • Prime Minister – Hermann Jónasson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1956-1958)
• Ireland -
  • President – Sean T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. John A. Costello, Taoiseach (1954 – 20 March 1957)
    2. Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach (20 March 1957 – 1959)
• Italy -
  • President – Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy (1955-1962)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Antonio Segni, Prime Minister of Italy (1955 – 19 May 1957)
    2. Adone Zoli, Prime Minister of Italy (19 May 1957 – 1958)
• Liechtenstein -
  • Monarch – Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
  • Head of Government – Alexander Fric, Head of Government (1945-1962)
• Luxembourg -
  • Monarch – Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919-1964)
  • Prime Minister – Joseph Bech, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1953-1958)
• Monaco -
  • Monarch – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-present)
  • Head of Government – Henry Soum, Minister of State (1953-1959)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch – Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
  • Prime Minister – Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958)
• Norway -
  • Monarch -
    1. Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905-21 September 1957)
    2. Olav V, King of Norway (21 September 1957 – 1991; Regent from 1955)
  • Prime Minister – Einar Henry Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1955-1963)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader – Wladyslaw Gomulka, Secretary-General of the Polish United Workers' Party (1956-1970)
  • Head of State – Aleksander Zawadzki, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1952-1964)
  • Prime Minister – Józef Cyrankiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland (1954-1970)
• Portugal
  • President – Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (1951-1958)
  • Prime Minister – António de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister 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 Grand National Assembly of Romania (1952-1958)
  • Premier – Chivu Stoica, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1955-1961)
• Spain
  • Head of State – Francisco Franco, Head of State (1939-1975)
  • Prime Minister – Francisco Franco, Prime Minister of Spain (1939-1973)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch – Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
  • Prime Minister – Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
• Switzerland – Hans Streuli, President of the Swiss Confederation (1957)
• Turkey
  • President – Mahmud Celal Bayar, President of Turkey (1950-1960)
  • Prime Minister – Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950-1960)
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  • 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 (1953-1960)
  • Premier – Nikolai Bulganin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1955-1958)
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sir Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1955 – 10 January 1957)
    2. Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (10 January 1957 – 1963)
• Vatican City – Pope Pius XII (1939-1958)
• Yugoslavia –
  • Communist Party Leader – Josip Broz Tito, Secretary-General of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1937-1980)
  • President – Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953-1980)
  • Premier – Joseip Broz Tito, President of the Federal Executive Council (1945-1963)
• Vatican City
  • Pope – Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)
  • Secretary of State – Domenico Cardinal Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952-1961)

Middle East

• Egypt
  • President – Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954-1958)
  • Prime Minister – Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1954-1958)
• Iran -
  • Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-1979)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Hossein Ala, Prime Minister of Iran (1955 – 3 April 1957)
    2. Manuchehr Ekbal, Prime Minister of Iran (3 April 1957 – 1960)
• Iraq -
  • Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-1958)
  • Prime Minister
    1. Nuri Pasha as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1954 – 20 June 1957)
    2. Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi, Prime Minister of Iraq (20 June – 15 December 1957)
    3. Abdul Wahhab Marjan, Prime Minister of Iraq (15 December 1957 – 1958)
• Israel -
  • Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952-1963)
  • David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955-1963)
• Jordan -
  • Hussein, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Suleiman an-Nabulsi, Prime Minister of Jordan (1956 – 13 April 1957)
    2. Abd al-Halim an-Nimr, Prime Minister of Jordan (13 April – 15 April 1957)
    3. Hussein Khalidi, Prime Minister of Jordan (15 April – 24 April 1957)
    4. Ibrahim Hashm, Prime Minister of Jordan (24 April 1957 – 1958)
• Lebanon -
  • Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952-1958)
  • Sami as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1956-1958)
• Muscat and Oman – Sa'id ibn Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932-1970)
• Saudi Arabia -
  • Sa'ud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953-1964
  • Crown Prince Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1954-1960)
• Syria
  • Shukri al-Kuwatli, President of Syria (1955-1958)
  • Sabri al-Assali, Prime Minister of Syria (1956-1958)
• Yemen – Ahmad ash-Shams, King of Yemen (1955-1962)

North America and Caribbean

• Canada
  • Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Vincent Massey, Governor-General of Canada (1952-1959)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Louis St. Laurent (1948 – 21 June 1957)
    2. John George Diefenbaker (21 June 1957 – 1963)
• Costa Rica – José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1953-1958)
• Cuba
  • Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952-1959)
  • Premier
    1. Jorge García Montes, Premier of Cuba (1955 – 26 March 1957)
    2. Andrés Rivero Agüero, Premier of Cuba (26 March 1957 – 1958)
• Dominican Republic
  • Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler (1930-1961)
  • Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952-1960)
• El Salvador – José María Lemus, President of El Salvador (1956-1960)
• Guatemala -
  1. Carlos Castillo Armas, President of Guatemala (1954 – 26 July 1957)
  2. Luis Arturo González López, Acting President of Guatemala (27 July – 24 October 1957)
  3. Óscar Mendoza Azurdia, Chairman of the Military Junta (24 October – 26 October 1957)
  4. Guillermo Flores Avendaño, Acting President of Guatemala (27 October 1957 – 1958)
• Haiti –
  1. Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis, Provisional President of Haiti (1956 – 4 February 1957)
  2. Franck Sylvain, Provisional President of Haiti (7 February – 1 April 1957)
  3. Léon Cantave, Chief of the General Staff of the Haitian Army, acting Head of State (1 April – 6 April 1957)
  4. Executive Government Council (6 April – 20 May 1957)
  5. Léon Cantave, Chief of the General Staff of the Haitian Army, acting Head of State (20 May – 25 May 1957)
  6. Daniel Fignolé, Provisional President of Haiti (25 May – 14 June 1957)
  7. Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau, Chairman of the Military Council of Haiti (14 June – 22 October 1957
  8. François Duvalier, President of Haiti (22 October 1957 – 1971)
• Honduras -
  1. Military Government Council (1956 – 21 December 1957)
  2. Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras (21 December 1957 – 1963)
• Mexico – Adolfo Ruíz Cortines, President of Mexico (1952-1958)
• Nicaragua – Luis Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1956-1963)
• Panama – Ernesto de la Guardia Navarro, President of Panama (1956-1960)
• United States – Dwight Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953-1961)

South America

• Argentina – Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, Provisional President of Argentina (1955-1958)
• Bolivia – Hernán Siles Zuazo, President of Bolivia (1956-1960)
• Brazil – Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (1956-1961)
• Chile – Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President of Chile (1952-1958)
• Colombia -
  1. Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, President of Colombia (1953 – 10 May 1957)
  2. Gabriel París Gordillo,, Chairman of the Military Junta of Government (10 May 1957 – 1958)
• Ecuador – Camilo Ponce Enríquez, President of Ecuador (1956-1960)
• Paraguay – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru – Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, President of Peru (1956-1962)
• Uruguay -
  1. Alberto Fermín Zubiría, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1956 – 1 March 1957)
  2. Arturo Lezama, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1 March 1957 – 1958)
• Venezuela – Marco Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1952-1958)