List of state leaders in 1949

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1949.

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

References

  1. ↑ In exile between 1936 and 1941.
  2. ↑ Ceylon only became independent in 1948, until then Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore was titled Governor of Ceylon.
  3. ↑ Ceylon only became independent in 1948.
  4. ↑ Tenzin Gyatso was only enthroned in 1950, Tibet accepted Chinese sovereignty in 1951, the Dalai Lama went into exile in 1959, and his political role in the government-in-exile ended in 2011.
  5. ↑ Jordan only became independent in 1946.
  6. ↑ North Korea only became independent in 1948.
  7. ↑ North Korea only became independent in 1948.
  8. ↑ North Korea only became independent in 1948.
  9. ↑ Ibn Saud was Emir of Nejd and Hasa between 1902 and 1921, Sultan of Nejd between 1921 and 1927, King of Nejd between 1927 and 1932 additionally King of Hejaz between 1926 and 1932 (collectively referred to as King of Nejd and Hejaz), and King of Saudi Arabia from 1932.
  10. ↑ German prisoner between 1940 an 1945, in exile between 1945 and 1950.
  11. ↑ The Communist party only gained supreme power over the country in 1948.
  12. ↑ Björnsson was regent under the kingdom between 1941 and 1944.
  13. ↑ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
  14. ↑ In exile between 1940 and 1944.
  15. ↑ In exile between 1940 and 1945.
  16. ↑ 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.