List of state leaders in 1951

1950 state leaders - Events of 1951 - 1952 state leaders - State leaders by year

See also:

List of religious leaders in 1951
List of international organization leaders in 1951

Contents

1 Africa
2 Asia
3 Europe
4 North America
5 Oceania
6 South America
7 References

Africa

Egypt
- Monarch - Farouk, King of Egypt and the Sudan (1936–1952)
- Prime Minister - Mustafa el-Nahhas, Prime Minister of Egypt (1950–1952)
Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1941–1974)
- Prime Minister - Makonnen Endelkachew, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1942–1957)
Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
Libya
- the UN Trust Territories of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan united and gained independence on 24 December 1951
- UN Commissioner - Adrian Pelt, UN Commissioner of Libya (1949–1951)
- Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
- Prime Minister - Mahmud al-Muntasir, Prime Minister of Libya (1951–1954)
South Africa
- Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936–1952)
- Governor-General -
  1. Gideon Brand van Zyl, Governor-General of South Africa (1946–1951)
  2. Ernest George Jansen, Governor-General of South Africa (1951–1959)
- Prime Minister - Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (1948–1954)

Asia

Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)
- Prime Minister - Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946–1953)
Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1926–1952)
- Prime Minister - Raja Sonam Tobgay Dorji, Chief Minister of Bhutan (1917–1952)
Burma
- President - Sao Shwe Thaik, President of Burma (1948–1952)
- Prime Minister - U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1948–1956)
Ceylon
- Monarch - George VI, King of Ceylon (1948–1952)
- Governors-General - Herwald Ramsbotham, Baron Soulbury, Governor-General of Ceylon (1949–1954)
- Prime Minister - Don Stephen Senanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1947–1952)^[1]
China (People's Republic of China)
- Communist Party Leader - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935–1976)
- Head of State - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1949–1959)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976)
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 -
  1. Muhammad Natsir, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1950–1951)
  2. Soekiman Wirjosandjojo, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1951–1952)
Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Haj Ali Razmara, Prime Minister of Iran (1950–1951)
  2. Hossein Ala', Prime Minister of Iran (1951)
  3. Mohammad Mosaddegh, Prime Minister of Iran (1951–1952)
Iraq
- Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939–1958)
- Prime Minister - Nuri as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1950–1952)
Israel
- President - Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel (1948–1952)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948–1954)
Japan (under Allied occupiation)
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Prime Minister - Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948–1954)
- Military Governor -
  1. Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (1945–1951)
  2. Matthew Ridgway, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (1951–1952)
Jordan
- Monarch -
  1. Abdullah I, King of Jordan (1921–1951)^[2]
  2. Talal, King of Jordan (1951–1952)
- Regent - Prince Naif, Regent of Jordan (1951)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Samir al-Rifai, Prime Minister of Jordan (1950–1951)
  2. Tawfik Abu al-Huda, Prime Minister of Jordan (1951–1953)
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung, General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (1948–1994)
- Head of State - Kim Tu-bong, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1948–1957)
- Premier - Kim Il-sung, Premier of North Korea (1948–1972)
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- President - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (1948–1960)
- Prime Minister - Chang Myon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1950–1952)
Lebanon
- President - Bechara El Khoury, President of Lebanon (1943–1952)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Riad as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1946–1951)
  2. Hussein al-Oweini, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1951)
  3. Abdallah El-Yafi, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1951–1952)
Mongolia
- Communist Party Leader - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1940–1954)
- Head of State - Gonchigiin Bumtsend, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Hural of Mongolia (1940–1953)
- Premier - Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia (1939–1952)
Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932–1970)
Nepal
- Monarch -
  1. Gyanendra, King of Nepal (1950–1951)
  2. Tribhuvan, King of Nepal (1951–1955)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1948–1951)
  2. Matrika Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (1951–1952)
Pakistan
- Monarch - George VI, King of Pakistan (1947–1952)
- Governor-General -
  1. Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan (1948–1951)
  2. Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Governor-General of Pakistan (1951–1955)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947–1951)
  2. Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1951–1953)
Philippines
- President - Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (1948–1953)
Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1932–1953)
Syria
- Head of State -
  1. Hashim al-Atassi, Head of State of Syria (1949–1951)
  2. Fawzi Selu, Head of State of Syria (1951–1953)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Nazim al-Kudsi, Prime Minister of Syria (1950–1951)
  2. Khalid al-Azm, Prime Minister of Syria (1951)
  3. Hassan al-Hakim, Prime Minister of Syria (1951)
  4. Zaki al-Khatib, Acting Prime Minister of Syria (1951)
  5. Maarouf al-Dawalibi, Prime Minister of Syria (1951)
  6. Fawzi Selu, Prime Minister of Syria (1951–1953)
Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1950–1975)
- Premier - Chen Cheng, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (1950–1954)
Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister - Plaek Pibulsonggram, Prime Minister of Thailand (1948–1957)
Turkey
- President - Celâl Bayar, President of Turkey (1950–1960)
- Prime Minister - Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950–1960)
North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
- Communist Party Leader - Trường Chinh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1941–1956)
- President - Hồ Chí Minh, President of North Vietnam (1945–1969)
- Premier - Hồ Chí Minh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam (1945–1955)
South Vietnam (State of Vietnam)
- Head of State - Bảo Đại, Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949–1955)
- Prime Minister - Trần Văn Hữu, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1950–1952)
Yemen
- Monarch - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1948–1955)
- Prime Minister - Hassan bin Yahya, Prime Minister of Yemen (1948–1955)

Europe

Albania
- Communist Party Leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944–1985)
- Head of State - Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1944–1953)
- Premier - Enver Hoxha, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1944–1954)
Andorra
- Monarchs -
  - French Co-Prince - Vincent Auriol, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1947–1954)
  - Episcopal Co-Prince - Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943–1969)
- First Syndic - Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra (1937–1960)
Austria (under Allied occupation)
- President -
  1. Leopold Figl, Acting Federal President of Austria (1950–1951)
  2. Theodor Körner, Federal President of Austria (1951–1957)
- Chancellor - Leopold Figl, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1945–1953)
- American military governor - Walter J. Donnelly (1950–1952)
- British military governor - Harold Caccia (1950–1954)
- French military governor - Jean Payart (1950–1955)
- Soviet military governor - Vladimir Sviridov (1949–1953)
Belgium
- Monarch -
  1. Leopold III, King of the Belgians (1934–1951)^[3]
  2. Joseph Pholien's government, exercising royal functions during interregnum (1951)
  3. Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
- Prime Minister - Joseph Pholien, Prime Minister of Belgium (1950–1952)
Bulgaria
- Communist Party Leader - Vulko Chervenkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1949–1954)
- Head of State - Georgi Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1950–1958)
- Premier - Vulko Chervenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1950–1956)
Czechoslovakia
- Communist Party Leader - Klement Gottwald, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1946–1953)
- President - Klement Gottwald, President of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953)
- Prime Minister - Antonín Zápotocký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953)
Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
- Prime Minister - Erik Eriksen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1950–1953)
Finland
- President - Juho Kusti Paasikivi, President of Finland (1946–1956)
- Prime Minister - Urho Kekkonen, Prime Minister of Finland (1950–1953)
France
- President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947–1954)
- Prime Minister -
  1. René Pleven, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1950–1951)
  2. Henri Queuille, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1951)
  3. René Pleven, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1951–1952)
East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
- Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950–1971)
- President - Wilhelm Pieck, President of East Germany (1949–1960)
- Premier - Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1949–1964)
West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
- President - Theodor Heuss, Federal President of West Germany (1949–1959)
- Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963)
Greece
- Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Sophoklis Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece (1950–1951)
  2. Nikolaos Plastiras, Prime Minister of Greece (1951–1952)
Hungary
- Communist Party Leader - Mátyás Rákosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Workers' Party (1945–1956)
- Head of State - Sándor Rónai, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1950–1952)
- Premier - István Dobi, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1948–1952)
Iceland
- President - Sveinn Björnsson, President of Iceland (1944–1952)
- Prime Minister - Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1950–1953)
Ireland
- President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945–1959)
- Prime Minister -
  1. John A. Costello, Taoiseach of Ireland (1948–1951)
  2. Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach of Ireland (1951–1954)
Italy
- President - Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948–1955)
- Prime Minister - Alcide De Gasperi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1945–1953)
Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
- Prime Minister - Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945–1962)
Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)^[4]
- Prime Minister - Pierre Dupong, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1937–1953)^[5]
Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Head of Government - Pierre Voizard, Minister of State of Monaco (1950–1953)
Netherlands
- Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
- Prime Minister - Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958)
Norway
- Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957)^[6]
- Prime Minister -
  1. Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1945–1951)
  2. Oscar Torp, Prime Minister of Norway (1951–1955)
Poland
- Communist Party Leader - Bolesław Bierut, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1948–1956)
- President - Bolesław Bierut, President of Poland (1944–1952)
- Premier - Józef Cyrankiewicz, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1947–1952)
Portugal
- President -
  1. Óscar Carmona, President of Portugal (1926–1951)
  2. António de Oliveira Salazar, Acting President of Portugal (1951)
  3. Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (1951–1958)
- Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1932–1968)
Romania
- Communist Party Leader - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1945–1954)
- Head of State - Constantin Ion Parhon, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1947–1952)
- Premier - Petru Groza, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1945–1952)
San Marino
- Captains Regent -
  1. Marino Della Balda and Luigi Montironi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1950–1951)
  2. Alvaro Casali and Romolo Giacomini, Captains Regent of San Marino (1951)
  3. Domenico Forcellini and Giovanni Terenzi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1951–1952)
Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader - Joseph Stalin, Senior Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1953)
- Head of State - Nikolay Shvernik, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1946–1953)
- Premier - Joseph Stalin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953)
Spain
- Head of State - Francisco Franco, Head of State of Spain (1936–1975)
- Prime Minister - Francisco Franco, President of the Government of Spain (1939–1973)
Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950–1973)
- Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946–1969)
Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Council^[7]:
  
  Philipp Etter (1934–1959), Eduard von Steiger (1940–1951, President), Karl Kobelt (1940–1954), Ernst Nobs (1943–1951), Max Petitpierre (1944–1961), Rodolphe Rubattel (1947–1954), Josef Escher (1950–1954), Max Weber (1951–1953), Markus Feldmann (1951–1958)
United Kingdom
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936–1952)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945–1951)
  2. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1951–1955)
Vatican City
- Monarch - Pope Pius XII, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City (1939–1958)
- President of the Governorate - Nicola Canali, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State (1939–1961)
Yugoslavia
- Communist Party leader - Josip Broz Tito, General Secretary of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1945–1980)
- Head of State - Ivan Ribar, President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Yugoslavia (1945–1953)
- Prime Minister - Josip Broz Tito, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1945–1963)

North America

Canada
- Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936–1952)
- Governor General - Harold Alexander, Viscount Alexander of Tunis, Governor General of Canada (1946–1952)
- Prime Minister - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948–1957)
Costa Rica
- President - Otilio Ulate Blanco, President of Costa Rica (1949–1953)
Cuba
- President - Carlos Prío Socarrás, President of Cuba (1948–1952)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Félix Lancís Sánchez, Prime Minister of Cuba (1950–1951)
  2. Óscar Gans, Prime Minister of Cuba (1951–1952)
Dominican Republic
- President - Rafael Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1942–1952)
El Salvador
- President - Óscar Osorio, President of El Salvador (1950–1956)
Guatemala
- President -
  1. Juan José Arévalo, President of Guatemala (1945–1951)
  2. Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán, President of Guatemala (1951–1954)
Haiti
- President - Paul Magloire, President of Haiti (1950–1956)
Honduras
- President - Juan Manuel Gálvez, President of Honduras (1949–1954)
Mexico
- President - Miguel Alemán Valdés, President of Mexico (1946–1952)
Nicaragua
- President - Anastasio Somoza García, President of Nicaragua (1950–1956)
Panama
- President -
  1. Arnulfo Arias, President of Panama (1949–1951)
  2. Alcibíades Arosemena, President of Panama (1951–1952)
United States of America
- President - Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945–1953)

Oceania

Australia
- Monarch - George VI, King of Australia (1936–1952)
- Governor-General - Sir William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947–1953)
- Prime Minister - Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1949–1966)
New Zealand
- Monarch - George VI, King of New Zealand (1936–1952)
- Governor-General - Bernard Freyberg, Baron Freyberg, Governor-General of New Zealand (1946–1952)
- Prime Minister - Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1949–1957)

South America

Argentina
- President - Juan Perón, President of Argentina (1946–1955)
Bolivia
- President -
  1. Mamerto Urriolagoitia, President of Bolivia (1949–1951)
  2. Hugo Ballivián, Chairman of the Military Junta of Bolivia (1951–1952)
Brazil
- President -
  1. Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (1946–1951)
  2. Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1951–1954)
Chile
- President - Gabriel González Videla, President of Chile (1946–1952)
Colombia
- President -
  1. Laureano Gómez, President of Colombia (1950–1951)
  2. Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, President of Colombia (1951–1953)
Ecuador
- President - Galo Plaza, President of Ecuador (1948–1952)
Paraguay
- President - Federico Chávez, President of Paraguay (1949–1954)
Peru
- President - Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1950–1956)
- Prime Minister - Zenón Noriega Agüero, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1950–1954)
Uruguay
- President -
  1. Luis Batlle Berres, President of Uruguay (1947–1951)
  2. Andrés Martínez Trueba, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1951–1955)
Venezuela
- Head of State - Germán Suárez Flamerich, Chairman of the Military Junta of Venezuela (1950–1952)

References

^ Ceylon only became independent in 1948.
^ Jordan only became independent in 1946.
^ German prisoner between 1940 an 1945, in exile between 1945 and 1950.
^ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
^ In exile between 1940 and 1944.
^ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
^ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.