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1953 state leaders - Events of 1954 - 1955 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Egypt
  • President -
    1. Muhammad Naguib, President (1953-1954) and Prime Minister (1953-1954)
    2. Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister (1954-1962)
• Ethiopia
  • Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1941-1974)
  • Prime Minister - Makonnen Endelkachew, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1942-1957)
• Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
• Libya -
  • Monarch- Idris I, King of Libya (1951-1969)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mahmud al-Muntasir, Prime Minister of Libya (1951-1954)
    2. Muhammad Sakizli, Prime Minister of Libya (1954)
    3. Mustafa Ben Halim, Prime Minister of Libya (1954-1957)
• Union of 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 -
    1. Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (1948-1954)
    2. Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, Prime Minister of South Africa (1954-1958)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Sardar Mohammad Daud 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)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Chan Nak, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1953-1954)
    2. Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1954)
    3. Samdech Penn Nouth, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1954-1955)
• Ceylon
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952-1972)
  • Governors-General -
    1. Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury, Governor-General of Ceylon (1949-1954)
    2. Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon (1954-1962)
  • Prime Minister - John Lionel Kotalawela, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1953-1956)
• People's Republic of China
  • Head of State - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central People's Government (1949-1954), Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1954-1959)
  • Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council (1949-1976)
  • Head of Communist Party - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
• Republic of China
  • President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1948-1975)
  • Premier -
    1. Ch'en Ch'eng, President of the Executive Yuan (1950-1954)
    2. Yü Hung-chün, President of the Executive Yuan (1954-1958)
• 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)
• Iran
  • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-1979)
  • Prime Minister - Fazlollah Zahedi, Prime Minister of Iran (1953-1955)
• Iraq
  • Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-1958)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Muhammad Fadhel al-Jamali, Prime Minister of Iraq (1953-1954)
    2. Arshad al-Umari, Prime Minister of Iraq (1954)
    3. 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 (1953-1955)
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948-1954)
    2. Ichirō Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan (1954-1956)
• Jordan -
  • Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Fawzi al-Mulki, Prime Minister of Jordan (1953-1954)
    2. Tawfik Abu al-Huda, Prime Minister of Jordan (1954-1955)
• Democratic People´s Republic of Korea
  • Head of State - Kim Du Bong, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1948-1957)
  • Premier - Kim Il Sung, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1948-1972)
  • Head of Communist Party - Kim Il Sung, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1948-1994)
• Republic of Korea -
  • President - Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea (1948-1960)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Paik Too-chin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1952-1954)
    2. Pyon Yong-tae, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1954)
• Laos
  • Monarch - Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1949-1959)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1951-1954)
    2. Katay Don Sasorith, Prime Minister of Laos (1954-1956)
• Lebanon
  • President- Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952-1958)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abdullah Aref al-Yafi, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1953-1954)
    2. Sami as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1954-1955)
• Mongolia
  • Head of State - Jamtsarangiin Sambuu, Chairman of the State Great Khural (1954-1972)
  • Premier - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1952-1974)
  • Head of Communist Party -
    1. Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, First Secretary of the People´s Revolutionary Party (1940-1954)
    2. Dashiin Damba, First Secretary of the People´s Revolutionary Party (1954-1958)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal (1951-1955)
  • Prime Minister - Matrika Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (1953-1955)
• Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
• Pakistan -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Pakistan (1952-1956)
  • Governor-General - Ghulam Muhammad, Governor-General of Pakistan (1951-1955)
  • Prime Minister - Muhammad Ali Bogra, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953-1955)
• Philippines - Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (1953-1957)
• Saudi Arabia
  • Monarch - Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953-1964)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Saud, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1953-1954)
    2. Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1954-1960)
• Syria
  • President -
    1. Adib ash-Shishakli, President of Syria (1953-1954)
    2. Hashim al-Atassi, President of Syria (1954-1955)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Adib ash-Shishakli, Prime Minister of Syria (1953-1954)
    2. Sabri al-Assali, Prime Minister of Syria (1954)
    3. Said al-Ghazzi, Prime Minister of Syria (1954)
    4. Faris al-Khuri, Prime Minister of Syria (1954-1955)
• Thailand
  • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX), (1946 -)
  • Prime Minister - Luang Phibunsongkhram, Prime Minister of Thailand {1948 - 1957}
• State of Vietnam
  • Head of State - Bao Dai, Emperor of Vietnam (1925-1955)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pham Buu Loc, Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam (1954)
    2. Ngo Dinh Diem, Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam (1954-1955)
• Democratic Republic of Vietnam- Ho Chi Minh, President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1946-1969), Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945-1955), President of the Vietnam Workers Party (1930-1969)
• Yemen
  • Monarch - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1948-1962)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Hassan ibn Yahya, Prime Minister of Yemen (1948-1955)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia -
  • Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1953–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir. William Joseph Slim, Governor-General of Australia (1953-1960)
  • Prime Minister - Sir. 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)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Salote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (1918 – 1965)
  • Prime Minister - Siaosi Taufa'ahau Tupoulahi, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1949 – 1965)

Europe

• Austria -
  • President - Theodor Körner, President of Austria (1951–1957)
  • Chancellor - Julius Raab, Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
• Belgium -
  • King - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jean van Houtte, Prime Minister of Belgium (1952-1954)
    2. Achille van Acker, Prime Minister of Belgium (1945-1946, 1954-1958)
• Denmark -
  • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister - Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1953-1955)
• France -
  • President -
    1. Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
    2. René Coty, President of France (1954-1959)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Joseph Laniel, President of the Council (1953-1954)
    2. Pierre Mendès-France, President of the Council (1954-1955)
• 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 (1949-1964)
• Hungary -
  • Head of State - István Dobi, President of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952-1967)
  • Head of Government - Imre Nagy, President of the Council of Ministers (1953-1955)
• Ireland -
  • President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1951-1954)
    2. John A. Costello, Taoiseach (1954-1957)
• Italy -
  • President - Luigi Einaudi, President of the Italian Republic (1948-1955)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Giuseppe Pella, Prime Minister of Italy (1953-1954)
    2. Amintore Fanfani, Prime Minister of Italy (1954)
    3. Mario Scelba, Prime Minister of Italy (1954-1955)
• Liechtenstein -
  • Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
  • Head of Government - Alexander Frick, 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 (1949-2005)
  • Head of Government - Henry Soum, Minister of State of Monaco (1953-1959)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch - Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
  • Prime Minister - Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958)
• Poland
  • Communist Party Leader - Bolesław Bierut, Chairman of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1948-1954) (from 1954 First Secretary)
  • Head of State - Council of State, Chairman - Aleksander Zawadzki (1952-1964)
  • Premier -
    1. Bolesław Bierut, President of the Council of Ministers (1952-1954)
    2. Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1954-1970)
• Portugal -
  • President - Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (1951-1958)
  • Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers (1932-1968)
• Spain -
  • Generalísimo - Francisco Franco, Head of the Spanish State and President of the Government (1939-1975), (1939-1973)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
• Turkey
  • President - Celal Bayar, President of Turkey (1950-1960)
  • Prime Minister - Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950-1960)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1951-1955)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)
  • Secretary of State - Domenico Cardinal Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952-1961)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Governor General - Vincent Massey, Governor General (1952-1959)
  • Prime Minister - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister (1948-1957)
• Costa Rica - José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1953–1958)
• Cuba - Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952-1959)
• Dominican Republic - Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952–1960)
• El Salvador - Óscar Osorio, President of El Salvador (1950–1956)
• United States - Dwight Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953-1961)

South America

• Argentina - Juan Domingo Perón, President of Argentina (1946-1955/1973-1974)
• Brazil -
  1. Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1951-1954)
  2. João Café Filho, President of Brazil (1954-1956)
• Paraguay -
  1. Federico Chaves, President of Paraguay (1949-1954)
  2. Alfredo Stroessner Mattianda , President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
• Peru - Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1948-1956)
• Uruguay - Andrés Martínez Trueba, President of Uruguay (1951-1955)
• Venezuela - Marcos Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1952-1958)