List_of_state_leaders_in_1958

List of state leaders in 1958

1957 state leaders - Events of 1958 - 1959 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents

1 Africa
2 Asia
3 Australia and Oceania
4 Europe
5 Middle East
6 North America and the Caribbean
7 South America

Africa

Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1974)
- Prime Minister - Abebe Aragai, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1957-1960)
Ghana
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ghana (1957-1960)
- Governor-General - The Earl of Listowel, Governor-General of Ghana (1957-1960)
- Prime Minister - Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister of Ghana (1957-1960)
Guinea - Independence from France, 2 October 1958
- President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958-1984)
Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
Libya -
- Monarch - Idris I, King of Libya (1951-1969)
- Prime Minister - Abdul Majid Kubar, Prime Minister of Libya (1957-1960)
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. Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, Prime Minister of South Africa (1954-1958)
  2. Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (1958-1966)
Tunisia - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957-1987)

Asia

Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister - Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-1963)
Brunei - Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei (1950–1967)
People's Republic of China
- Head of State - Mao Zedong, 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)
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 - Raden Djuanda Kartawidjaja, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1957-1959)
Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister - Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (1957-1960)
South Korea - Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea (1948-1960)
Malaya -
- 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)
Pakistan -
- President -
  1. Iskandar Ali Mirza, President of Pakistan (1956-1958)
  2. Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1958-1969)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Malik Firoz Khan Nun, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1957-1958)
  2. Mohammad Ayub Khan (1958)
  3. none (1958-1971)
Philippines - Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines (1957 - 1961)
Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
- Premier -
  1. Yü Hung-chün, President of the Executive Yuan (1954-1958)
  2. Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan (1958-1963)

Australia and Oceania

Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1953–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
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Viscount Cobham, Governor-General of New Zealand (1957-1962)
- Prime Minister - Walter Nash, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1957-1960)
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 - Adolf Schärf, President of Austria (1957–1965)
- Chancellor - Julius Raab, Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
Belgium
- King - Baldwin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Achille van Acker, Prime Minister of Belgium (1945-1946, 1954-1958)
  2. Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1949-1950, 1958-1961, 1968-1973)
Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister - Hans Christian Hansen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1955-1960)
Finland
- President - Urho Kekkonen (1956-1982)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Rainer von Fieandt (1957-1958)
  2. Reino Kuuskoski (1958)
  3. Karl-August Fagerholm (1948-1950, 1956-1957, 1958-1959)
France -
- President - René Coty, President of France (1954-1959)
- Prime Minister -
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)
Ireland -
- President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
- Prime Minister - Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1957-1959)
Italy -
- President - Giovanni Gronchi, President of the Italian Republic (1955-1962)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Adone Zoli, Prime Minister of Italy (1957-1958)
  2. Amintore Fanfani, Prime Minister of Italy (1958-1959)
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 -
  1. Joseph Bech, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1926-1937, 1953-1958)
  2. Pierre Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1958-1959)
Netherlands
- Monarch - Queen Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958)
  2. Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946-1948, 1958-1959)
Norway -
- Monarch - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway (1957-1991)
Poland
- Communist Party Leader - Władysław Gomułka, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1956-1970)
- Head of State - Council of State, Chairman - Aleksander Zawadzki (1952-1964)
- Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1954-1970)
Portugal -
- President -
  1. Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (1951-1958)
  2. Américo Thomaz, President of Portugal (1958-1974)
- 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 - Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, 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 - Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1957-1963)
Vatican City
- Pope -
  1. Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)
  2. John XXIII, Bishop of Rome (1958-1963)
- Secretary of State - Domenico Cardinal Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952-1961)

Middle East

Egypt (became part of the United Arab Republic on February 1)
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954-1958)
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1954-1958)
Israel
- President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952-1963)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955-1963)
Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
United Arab Republic (created on February 1 out in a union between Egypt and Syria)
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1958-1970)
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1958-1962)

North America and the Caribbean

Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
- Governor General - Vincent Massey, Governor General (1952-1959)
- Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister (1957-1963)
Costa Rica -
1. José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1953–1958)
2. Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica (1958–1962)
Cuba
- President - Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952-1959)
- Premier
Dominican Republic - Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952–1960)
El Salvador - José María Lemus, President of El Salvador (1956–1960)
United States - Dwight Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953-1961)

South America

Bolivia - Hernán Siles Zuazo, President of Bolivia (1956-1960)
Brazil - Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (1956-1961)
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. Arturo Lezama, President of Uruguay (1957-1958)
2. Carlos Fischer, President of Uruguay (1958-1959)
Venezuela -
1. Marcos Perez Jimenez, President of Venezuela (1952-1958)
2. Wolfgang Larrazabal, President of Venezuela (1958)