List of state leaders in 1948

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1947 state leaders - Events of 1948 - 1949 state leaders - State leaders by year

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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 -
    1. Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939-1948)
    2. 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 - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
• China
  • President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
  • Premier -
    1. Chang Chun, President of the Executive Yuan (1947-1948)
    2. Wong Wen-hao, President of the Executive Yuan (1948)
    3. Sun Fo, President of the Executive Yuan (1948-1949)
• India -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of India (1947-1950)
  • Governor-General -
    1. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor-General of India (1947-1948)
    2. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Governor-General of India (1948-1950)
  • Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
• Indonesia -
  • President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Amir Sjarifuddin, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1947-1948)
    2. Mohammad Hatta, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1948-1950)
• Israel -
  • Head of State -
    1. David Ben-Gurion, Chairman of the Provisional State Council (1948)
    2. Chaim Weizmann, President of the Provisional State Council (1948-1949)
  • Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1953)
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tetsu Katayama, Prime Minister of Japan (1947-1948)
    2. Hitoshi Ashida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948)
    3. Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948-1954)
• North Korea -
  • The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is proclaimed on September 9.
  • Head of State - Kim Tu-bong, Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1948-1957)
  • Prime Minister - Kim Il-sung, Premier of North Korea (1948-1972)
• 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 -
    1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Governor-General of Pakistan (1947-1948)
    2. Khwaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan (1948-1951)
  • Prime Minister - Liaqat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-1951)
• Philippines -
  • President -
    1. Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines (1946-1948)
    2. Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (1948-1953)
• Thailand
  • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX), (1946 -)

[edit] Australia and Oceania

• Australia -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Australia (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 New Zealand (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 - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937-1948)
    2. John A. Costello, Taoiseach (1948-1951)
• France -
  • President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Robert Schuman, President of the Council (1947-1948)
    2. André Marie, President of the Council (1948)
    3. Robert Schuman, President of the Council (1948)
    4. Henri Queuille, President of the Council (1948-1949)
• Germany - Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
• Hungary -
  • Head of State -
    1. Zoltán Tildy, President of Hungary (1946-1948)
    2. Árpád Szakasits, President of Hungary (1948-1949)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Lajos Dinnyés, Prime Minister of Hungary (1947-1948)
    2. István Dobi, President of the Council of Ministers (1948-1952)
• Italy -
  • President -
    1. Enrico De Nicola, President of the Italian Republic (1948)
    2. 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 -
    1. Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
    2. Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-1980)
  • Regent - Juliana, Crown Princess of the Netherlands (regent during the spring and summer of 1948)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946-1948, 1958-1959)
    2. Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958)
• 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)
• Soviet Union -
  • Communist Party Leader - Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953)
  • Head of State - Nikolay Shvernik, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1946-1953)
  • Premier - Joseph Stalin, Chairman of the Council of People's Comissars (1941-1953)
• 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 -
    1. William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935-1948)
    2. Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948-1957)
• Costa Rica -
  1. Teodoro Picado Michalski, President of Costa Rica (1944–1948)
  2. Santos León Herrera, President of Costa Rica (1948)
  3. José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1948–1949)
• Cuba
  • President
    1. Ramón Grau, President of Cuba (1944-1948)
    2. Carlos Prío Socarrás, President of Cuba (1948-1952)
  • Premier
    1. Raúl López del Castillo, Premier of Cuba (1947-1948)
    2. Manuel Antonio de Varona, Premier of Cuba (1948-1950)
• Dominican Republic - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1942–1952)
• El Salvador
  • President -
    1. Salvador Castaneda Castro, President of El Salvador (1945–1948)
    2. Revolutionary Council of Government (1948–1950)
• 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 -
  1. Higinio Moriñigo, President of Paraguay (1940-1948)
  2. Juan Manuel Frutos, Provisional President of Paraguay (1948)
  3. Juan Natalico González, President of Paraguay (1948)
• Peru -
  1. José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, President of Peru (1946-1948)
  2. Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1948-1956)
• Uruguay - Luis Batlle Berres, President of Uruguay (1947-1951)
• Venezuela -
  1. Romulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (1945-1948)
  2. Romulo Gallegos, President of Venezuela (1948)
  3. Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela (1948-1950)