List of state leaders in 1948
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1947 state leaders - Events of 1948 - 1949 state leaders - State leaders by year
See also:
- List of religious leaders in 1948
- List of international organization leaders in 1948
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[edit] Africa
- Liberia - William V.S. 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 -
- Zanzibar - Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)
[edit] Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister - Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946-1953)
- Brunei - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
- China
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
- Premier -
- India -
- Monarch - George VI, King of India (1947-1950)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
- Indonesia -
- President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Prime Minister -
- Israel -
- Head of State -
- David Ben-Gurion, Chairman of the Provisional State Council (1948)
- Chaim Weizmann, President of the Provisional State Council (1948-1949)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1953)
- Head of State -
- Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- South Korea -
- The Republic of Korea is proclaimed on August 15, ending U.S. military administration
- President - Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea (1948-1960)
- Prime Minister - Yi Pom-sok, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1948-1950)
- Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
- Pakistan -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Pakistan (1947-1952)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Liaqat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-1951)
- Philippines -
- President -
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX), (1946 -)
[edit] Australia and Oceania
- Australia -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - Sir. William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947-1953)
- Prime Minister - Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (1945-1949)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - Bernard Freyberg, Governor-General of New Zealand (1946-1952)
- Prime Minister -Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1940-1949)
- Tonga
- Monarch - Salote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (1918 – 1965)
- Prime Minister - S. Ata, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1941 – 1949)
[edit] Europe
- Albania - Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium (1946-1953)
- Austria -
- President - Karl Renner, President of Austria (1945–1950)
- Chancellor - Leopold Figl, Chancellor of Austria (1945–1953)
- Belgium -
- King - Léopold III, King of the Belgians (1934-1951)
- Prince Regent - Charles, King of the Belgians (1944-1950)
- Prime Minister - Paul-Henri Spaak, Prime Minister of Belgium (1938-1939, 1946, 1947-1949)
- Denmark -
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister - Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1945-1950)
- Éire (Ireland) -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
- President - Sean T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
- Prime Minister -
- France -
- President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
- Prime Minister -
- Germany - Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
- Hungary -
- Head of State -
- Zoltán Tildy, President of Hungary (1946-1948)
- Árpád Szakasits, President of Hungary (1948-1949)
- Head of Government -
- Head of State -
- Italy -
- President -
- Prime Minister - Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (1945-1953)
- 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 - Pierre Dupong, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1937-1953)
- Netherlands -
- Poland -
- Head of State - Bolesław Bierut, President of Poland (1947-1952)
- Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers (1947-1952)
- Portugal -
- President - António Óscar Carmona, President of Portugal (1926-1951)
- 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 V, King of Sweden (1907-1950)
- Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
- Turkey -
- President - İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey (1938-1950)
- Prime Minister - Hasan Saka, Prime Minister of Turkey (1947-1949)
- 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 -
- Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)
[edit] North America and the Caribbean
- Canada -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - The Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada (1946-1952)
- Prime Minister -
- Costa Rica -
- Teodoro Picado Michalski, President of Costa Rica (1944–1948)
- Santos León Herrera, President of Costa Rica (1948)
- José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1948–1949)
- Cuba
- President
- Premier
- Raúl López del Castillo, Premier of Cuba (1947-1948)
- Manuel Antonio de Varona, Premier of Cuba (1948-1950)
- Dominican Republic - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1942–1952)
- El Salvador
- President -
- Salvador Castaneda Castro, President of El Salvador (1945–1948)
- Revolutionary Council of Government (1948–1950)
- President -
- United States - Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945-1953)
