List of state leaders in 1950

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1949 state leaders - Events of 1950 - 1951 state leaders - State leaders by year

---

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

[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 - Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (1948-1954)
• 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 -
  • 1. Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
    2. Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei (1950–1967)
• People's Republic of China
  • President - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central People's Government (1949-1954)
  • 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 -
  • Dominion of India -
    • Monarch - George VI, King of India (1947-1950)
    • Governor-General - Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Governor-General of India (1948-1950)
    • Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
  • Republic of 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 -
    1. Mohammad Hatta, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1948-1950)
    2. Abdul Halim, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1950)
    3. Muhammad Natsir, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1950-1951)
• Israel -
  • President - Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel (1949-1952)
  • Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1953)
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister - Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948 - 1954)
• South Korea -
  • President - Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea (1948-1960)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Yi Pom-sok, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1948-1950)
    2. Shin Song-mo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1950)
    3. John Myon Chang, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1950-1952)
• Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
• Pakistan -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Pakistan (1947-1952)
  • Governor-General - Khwaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan (1948-1951)
  • Prime Minister - Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-1951)
• Philippines - Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (1948-1953)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President -
    1. Li Tsung-jen, Acting President of the Republic of China (1949-1950)
    2. Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
  • Premier -
    1. Yen Hsi-shan, President of the Executive Yuan (1949-1950)
    2. Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan (1950-1954)
• 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 - Sir. Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1949-1966)
• 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 - 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)

[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 -
    1. Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1949-1950, 1958-1961, 1968-1973)
    2. Jean Duvieusart, Prime Minister of Belgium (1950)
    3. Joseph Pholien, Prime Minister of Belgium (1950-1952)
• Denmark -
  • Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1945-27 October 1950)
    2. Erik Eriksen, Prime Minister of Denmark (27 October 1950-1953)
• France -
  • President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Georges Bidault, President of the Council (1949-1950)
    2. Henri Queuille, President of the Council (1950)
    3. René Pleven, President of the Council (1950-1951)
• 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 -
    1. Wilhelm Pieck and Otto Grotewohl, Co-Chairmen of the Socialist Unity Party (1946-1950)
    2. Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (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 -
    1. Árpád Szakasits, President of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1949-1950)
    2. Sándor Rónai, President of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1950-1952)
  • Head of Government - István Dobi, President of the Council of Ministers (1948-1952)
• Ireland -
  • President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
  • Prime Minister - John A. Costello, Taoiseach (1948-1951)
• Italy -
  • President - Luigi Einaudi, President of the Italian Republic (1948-1955)
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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 -
  1. Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907-1950)
  2. Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
  • Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
• Turkey
  • President -
    1. İsmet İnönü, , President of Turkey (1938-1950)
    2. Celal Bayar, President of Turkey (1950-1960)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Şemsettin Günaltay, Prime Minister of Turkey (1949-1950)
    2. Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950-1960)
• 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)
• [Yugoslavia] - Josip Broz Tito - [1945 - 1980]

[edit] North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936-1952)
  • Governor General - Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor General (1946-1952)
  • Prime Minister - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister (1948-1957)
• Costa Rica - Otilio Ulate Blanco, President of Costa Rica (1949–1953)
• Cuba
  • President - Carlos Prío Socarrás, President of Cuba (1948-1952)
  • Premier
    1. Manuel Antonio de Varona, Premier of Cuba (1948-1950)
    2. Félix Lancís Sánchez, Premier of Cuba (1950-1951)
• Dominican Republic - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1942–1952)
• El Salvador
  • President -
    1. Revolutionary Council of Government (1948–1950)
    2. Óscar Osorio, President of El Salvador (1950–1956)
• United States - Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945-1953)

[edit] South America

• Argentina - Juan Domingo Perón, President of Argentina (1946-1955/1973-1974)
• Brazil - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (1946-1951)
• Paraguay - Federico Chaves, President of Paraguay (1949-1954)
• Peru - Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1948-1956)
• Uruguay - Luis Batlle Berres, President of Uruguay (1947-1951)