List of state leaders in 1957
1956 state leaders - Events of 1957 - 1958 state leaders - State leaders by year
See also:
- List of religious leaders in 1957
- List of international organization leaders in 1957
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Africa
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1974)
- Prime Minister -
- Ghana independent 6 March 1957, previously the colony of Gold Coast
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ghana (1957-1960)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister of Ghana (1957-1960)
- Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- Libya -
- Morocco -
- Monarch - Muhammad V, Sultan (from 14 August King) of Morocco (1955-1961)
- Prime Minister - M'barek Bekkai, Prime Minister of Morocco (1955-1958)
- South Africa
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952-1961)
- Governor-General - Ernest George Jansen, Governor-General of South Africa (1951-1959)
- Prime Minister - Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, Prime Minister of South Africa (1954-1958)
- Sudan
- Sovereignty Council (1956-1958)
- Prime Minister - Abdullah Khalil, Prime Minister of Sudan (1956-1958)
- Tunisia
- Monarch - Muhammad al-Amin, King of Tunisia (1956-1957; Bey 1943-1956)
- Prime Minister - Habib Bourguiba, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1956-1957)
- President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957-1987)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Sardar Mohammed Daud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-1963)
- Bhutan
- Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1952-1972)
- Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952-1964)
- Brunei - Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei (1950–1967)
- Burma
- Cambodia
- Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia (1955-1960)
- Prime Minister
- Ceylon
- Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952-1972)
- Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon
- S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon (1956-1959)
- People's Republic of China -
- Mao Zedong, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1949-1959) and Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
- Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949-1976)
- India -
- Indonesia -
- Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea -
- Kim Il Sung, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1948-1994) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1948-1972)
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Head of State)
- Kim Du Bong (1948 - 20 September 1957)
- Choi Yong Kun (20 September 1957 - 1972)
- Republic of Korea - Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea (1948-1960)
- Laos -
- Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1946-1959)
- Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1956-1958)
- Malaya
- independent from 31 August 1957
- Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni al-Marhum Yamtuan Muhammad, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (31 August 1957-1960)
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Prime Minister of Malaya (1955-1959)
- Maldives
- Muhammad Farid Didi, Sultan of the Maldives (1954-1968)
- Prime Minister -
- Ibrahim Ali Didi, Prime Minister of the Maldives (1953 - 12 December 1957)
- Ibrahim Nasir, Prime Minister of the Maldives (12 December 1957 - 1968)
- Mongolia
- Nepal -
- Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal (1955-1972)
- Prime Minister
- Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
- Pakistan -
- Iskandar Ali Mirza, President of Pakistan (1956-1958)
- Prime Minister
- Husayn Sahid Suhrawardi, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1956 - 17 October 1957)
- Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar, Prime Minister of Pakistan (17 October - 16 December 1957
- Malik Firoz Khan Nun, Prime Minister of Pakistan (16 December 1957 - 1958)
- Philippines -
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Thailand
- King - Rama IX, King of Thailand (1946-present)
- Prime Minister
- Democratic Republic of Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh, Chairman of the Vietnam Workers' Party (1930-1969) and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945-1969)
- Pham Van Dong, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1955-1976)
- Republic of Vietnam - Ngo Dinh Diem, President of the Republic of Vietnam (1955-1963)
Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Sir William Slim, Governor-General of Australia (1953-1960)
- Prime Minister - Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1939-1941, 1949-1966)
- New Zealand -
- Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
- Governor-General
- Sir Willoughby Norrie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1952-25 July 1957)
- Sir Harold Barrowclough, Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand (25 July - 5 September 1957)
- The Viscount Cobham, Governor-General of New Zealand (5 September 1957 - 1962)
- Prime Minister
Europe
- Albania
- Communist Party Leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labour (1948-1985)
- Head of State - Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly (1953-1982)
- Premier - Mehmet Shehu, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1954-1981)
- Andorra
- Austria
- President -
- Theodor Körner, President of Austria (1951 - 4 January 1957
- Julius Raab, Acting President of Austria (4 January - 21 May 1957)
- Adolf Schärf, President of Austria (22 May 1957 - 1965)
- Chancellor - Julius Raab, Chancellor of Austria (1953-1961)
- President -
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister - Achille Van Acker, Prime Minister of Belgium (1954-1958)
- Bulgaria
- Communist Party Leader - Todor Zhivkov, First Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1954-1989)
- Head of State - Georgi Purvanov Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1950-1958)
- Premier - Anton Yugov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1956-1962)
- Czechoslovakia
- Communist Party Leader - Antonín Novotny´, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1953-1968)
- President -
- Antonín Zápotocky´, President of Czechoslovakia (1953-13 November 1957)
- Viliam Siroky´, Acting President of Czechoslovakia (13 November - 19 November 1957)
- Antonín Novotny´, President of Czechoslovakia (19 November 1957 - 1968)
- Prime Minister - Viliam Siroky´, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1953-1963)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederik IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister - Hans Christian Hansen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1955-1960)
- Finland
- President - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (1956-1981)
- Prime Minister -
- Karl August Fagerhold, Prime Minister of Finland (1956 - 27 May 1957)
- Vieno Johannes Sukselainen, Prime Minister of Finland (27 May - 29 November 1957
- Rainer von Fieandt, Prime Minister of Finland (29 November 1957 - 1958)
- France
- President - René Coty, President of France (1954-1959)
- Prime Minister -
- Guy Mollet, President of the Council (1956 - 12 June 1957)
- Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, President of the Council (12 June - 6 November 1957
- Félix Gaillard, President of the Council (6 November 1957 - 1958)
- 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 - Walter Ulbricht, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950-1971)
- President - Wilhelm Pieck, President of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1960)
- Premier - Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1964)
- Greece
- Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947-1964)
- Prime Minister - Konstantinos Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (1955-1958)
- Hungary
- Communist Party Leader - János Kádár, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956-1988)
- Head of State - István Dobi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952-1967)
- Premier - János Kádár, President of the Hungarian Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Government (1956-1958)
- Iceland
- President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952-1968)
- Prime Minister - Hermann Jónasson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1956-1958)
- Ireland -
- President - Sean T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
- Prime Minister -
- Italy -
- President - Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy (1955-1962)
- Prime Minister -
- Liechtenstein -
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Head of Government - Alexander Fric, Head of Government (1945-1962)
- Luxembourg -
- Monaco -
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-present)
- Head of Government - Henry Soum, Minister of State (1953-1959)
- 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 (1905-21 September 1957)
- Olav V, King of Norway (21 September 1957 - 1991; Regent from 1955)
- Prime Minister - Einar Henry Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (1955-1963)
- Monarch -
- Poland
- Communist Party Leader - Wladyslaw Gomulka, Secretary-General of the Polish United Workers' Party (1956-1970)
- Head of State - Aleksander Zawadzki, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1952-1964)
- Prime Minister - Józef Cyrankiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland (1954-1970)
- Portugal
- President - Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (1951-1958)
- Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister of Portugal (1932-1968)
- Romania
- Communist Party Leader - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1955-1965)
- Head of State - Petru Groza, Chairman of the Presidium of the Grand National Assembly of Romania (1952-1958)
- Premier - Chivu Stoica, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1955-1961)
- Spain
- Head of State - Francisco Franco, Head of State (1939-1975)
- Prime Minister - Francisco Franco, Prime Minister of Spain (1939-1973)
- Sweden -
- Monarch - Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950-1973)
- Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946-1969)
- Switzerland - Hans Streuli, President of the Swiss Confederation (1957)
- Turkey
- President - Mahmud Celal Bayar, President of Turkey (1950-1960)
- Prime Minister - Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950-1960)
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Communist Party Leader - Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953-1964)
- Head of State - Kliment Voroshilov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1953-1960)
- Premier - Nikolai Bulganin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1955-1958)
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Vatican City - Pope Pius XII (1939-1958)
- Yugoslavia -
- Communist Party Leader - Josip Broz Tito, Secretary-General of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1937-1980)
- President - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953-1980)
- Premier - Joseip Broz Tito, President of the Federal Executive Council (1945-1963)
- Vatican City
- Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)
- Secretary of State - Domenico Cardinal Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952-1961)
Middle East
- Egypt
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954-1958)
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1954-1958)
- Iran -
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-1979)
- Prime Minister
- Hossein Ala, Prime Minister of Iran (1955 - 3 April 1957)
- Manuchehr Ekbal, Prime Minister of Iran (3 April 1957 - 1960)
- Iraq -
- Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-1958)
- Prime Minister
- Nuri Pasha as-Said, Prime Minister of Iraq (1954 - 20 June 1957)
- Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi, Prime Minister of Iraq (20 June - 15 December 1957)
- Abdul Wahhab Marjan, Prime Minister of Iraq (15 December 1957 - 1958)
- Israel -
- Jordan -
- Hussein, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Suleiman an-Nabulsi, Prime Minister of Jordan (1956 - 13 April 1957)
- Abd al-Halim an-Nimr, Prime Minister of Jordan (13 April - 15 April 1957)
- Hussein Khalidi, Prime Minister of Jordan (15 April - 24 April 1957)
- Ibrahim Hashm, Prime Minister of Jordan (24 April 1957 - 1958)
- Lebanon -
- Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952-1958)
- Sami as-Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1956-1958)
- Muscat and Oman - Sa'id ibn Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932-1970)
- Saudi Arabia -
- Sa'ud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953-1964
- Crown Prince Faisal, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1954-1960)
- Syria
- Shukri al-Kuwatli, President of Syria (1955-1958)
- Sabri al-Assali, Prime Minister of Syria (1956-1958)
- Yemen - Ahmad ash-Shams, King of Yemen (1955-1962)
North America and Caribbean
- Canada
- Costa Rica - José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1953-1958)
- Cuba
- Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952-1959)
- Premier
- Dominican Republic
- Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler (1930-1961)
- Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952-1960)
- El Salvador - José María Lemus, President of El Salvador (1956-1960)
- Guatemala -
- Carlos Castillo Armas, President of Guatemala (1954 - 26 July 1957)
- Luis Arturo González López, Acting President of Guatemala (27 July - 24 October 1957)
- Óscar Mendoza Azurdia, Chairman of the Military Junta (24 October - 26 October 1957)
- Guillermo Flores Avendaño, Acting President of Guatemala (27 October 1957 - 1958)
- Haiti -
- Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis, Provisional President of Haiti (1956 - 4 February 1957)
- Franck Sylvain, Provisional President of Haiti (7 February - 1 April 1957)
- Léon Cantave, Chief of the General Staff of the Haitian Army, acting Head of State (1 April - 6 April 1957)
- Executive Government Council (6 April - 20 May 1957)
- Léon Cantave, Chief of the General Staff of the Haitian Army, acting Head of State (20 May - 25 May 1957)
- Daniel Fignolé, Provisional President of Haiti (25 May - 14 June 1957)
- Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau, Chairman of the Military Council of Haiti (14 June - 22 October 1957
- François Duvalier, President of Haiti (22 October 1957 - 1971)
- Honduras -
- Military Government Council (1956 - 21 December 1957)
- Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras (21 December 1957 - 1963)
- Mexico - Adolfo Ruíz Cortines, President of Mexico (1952-1958)
- Nicaragua - Luis Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1956-1963)
- Panama - Ernesto de la Guardia Navarro, President of Panama (1956-1960)
- United States - Dwight Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953-1961)
South America
- Argentina - Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, Provisional President of Argentina (1955-1958)
- Bolivia - Hernán Siles Zuazo, President of Bolivia (1956-1960)
- Brazil - Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (1956-1961)
- Chile - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President of Chile (1952-1958)
- Colombia -
- Ecuador - Camilo Ponce Enríquez, President of Ecuador (1956-1960)
- Paraguay - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989)
- Peru - Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, President of Peru (1956-1962)
- Uruguay -
- Venezuela - Marco Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1952-1958)