List of state leaders in 1953
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1952 state leaders - Events of 1953 - 1954 state leaders - State leaders by year
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[edit] Africa
- Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, 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
- Monarch - Idris I, King of Libya (1951-1969)
- Prime Minister - Mahmud al-Muntasir, Prime Minister of Libya (1951-1954)
- 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 - Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (1948-1954)
[edit] Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister -
- Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1952-1972)
- Prime Minister - Jigme Palden Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1952-1964)
- Burma
- President - Ba U, President of Burma (1952-1957)
- Prime Minister - U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1948-1956)
- Cambodia
- gained independence on 9 November 1953, previously part of French Indochina
- Commissioner - Jean Risterucci, French Commissioner in Cambodia (1952-1953)
- Monarch - Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1941-1955)[1]
- Prime Minister -
- Ceylon
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon (1952-1972)
- Governors-General - Herwald Ramsbotham, Baron Soulbury, Governor-General of Ceylon (1949-1954)
- Prime Minister -
- 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 -
- Japan
- Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister - Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948-1954)
- North 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
- President - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (1948-1960)
- Prime Minister - Baek Du-jin, Prime Minister of South Korea (1952-1954)
- Laos
- gained independence on 22 October 1953, previously part of French Indochina
- Commissioner -
- Monarch - Sisavang Vong, King of Laos (1946-1959)[3]
- Prime Minister - Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (1951-1954)[4]
- Mongolia
- Communist Party Leader - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, General secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1940-1954)
- Head of State -
- Premier - Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia (1952-1974)
- Nepal
- Monarch - Tribhuvan, King of Nepal (1951-1955)
- Prime Minister -
- Pakistan
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Pakistan (1952-1956)
- Governor-General - Ghulam Muhammad, Governor-General of Pakistan (1951-1955)
- Prime Minister -
- Philippines
- 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)
- North 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
- Head of State - Bảo Đại, Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949-1955)
- Prime Minister - Nguyễn Văn Tâm, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1952-1953)
[edit] Australia and Oceania
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister - Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1949-1966)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Willoughby Norrie, Governor-General of New Zealand (1952-1957)
- Prime Minister - Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1949-1957)
[edit] Europe
- Albania
- Communist Party Leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944-1985)
- Head of State -
- Premier - Enver Hoxha, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1944-1954)
- Andorra
- Co-Princes -
- 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)
- Co-Princes -
- Austria
- President - Theodor Körner, President of Austria (1951–1957)
- Chancellor -
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin I, King of the Belgians (1951-1993)
- Prime Minister - Jean Van Houtte, Prime Minister of Belgium (1952-1954)
- 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 -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister -
- Finland
- President - Juho Kusti Paasikivi, President of Finland (1946-1956)
- Prime Minister -
- France
- East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
- Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, First 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, President of West Germany (1949-1959)
- Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany (1949-1963)
- Greece
- Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
- Prime Minister - Alexandros Papagos, Prime Minister of Greece (1952-1955)
- Hungary
- Communist Party Leader - Mátyás Rákosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Workers' Party (1945-1956)
- Head of State - István Dobi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952-1967)
- Premier -
- Iceland
- President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952-1968)
- Prime Minister -
- Ireland
- President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
- Prime Minister - Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach of Ireland (1951-1954)
- Italy
- President - Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948-1955)
- Prime Minister -
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Head of Government - Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945-1962)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919-1964)
- Prime Minister -
- Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
- Head of Government -
- The 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)
- Prime Minister - 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)
- Head of State - Aleksander Zawadzki, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1952-1964)
- Premier - Bolesław Bierut, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1952-1954)
- Portugal
- President - 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 - Petru Groza, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1952-1958)
- Premier - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1952-1955)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent -
- Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader -
- Head of State -
- Premier -
- 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:
- Philipp Etter (1934-1959, President), Karl Kobelt (1940-1954), Max Petitpierre (1944-1961), Rodolphe Rubattel (1947-1954), Josef Escher (1950-1954), Max Weber (1951-1953), Markus Feldmann (1951-1958), Hans Streuli (1953-1959)
- Swiss Federal Council:
- Turkey
- President - Celal Bayar, President of Turkey (1950-1960)
- Prime Minister - Adnan Menderes, Prime Minister of Turkey (1950-1960)
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
- Prime Minister - Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1951-1955)
- Vatican City
- Pope - Pius XII, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City (1939-1958)
- Secretary of State - Domenico Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952-1961)
- 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 -
- Premier - Josip Broz Tito, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (1945-1963)
[edit] Middle East
- Egypt
- the Kingdom of Egypt was superseded by the Republic of Egypt on 18 June 1953
- Monarch - Fuad II, King of Egypt and the Sudan (1952-1953)
- Regent - Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim, Chairman of the Council of Regency of Egypt (1952-1953)
- President - Muhammad Naguib, President of Egypt (1953-1954)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Naguib, Prime Minister of Egypt (1952-1954)
- Iran
- Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-1979)
- Prime Minister -
- Iraq
- Monarch - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-1958)
- Prime Minister -
- Israel
- President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952-1963)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1954)
- Jordan
- Monarch - Hussein I, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Lebanon
- President - Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952-1958)
- Prime Minister -
- Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1932-1970)
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch -
- Prime Minister - Saud, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1953-1954)
- Syria
- Head of State -
- Prime Minister -
- Yemen
- King - Ahmad bin Yahya, King of Yemen (1948-1955)
- Prime Minister - Hassan bin Yahya, Prime Minister of Yemen (1948-1955)
[edit] North America and the Caribbean
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
- Governor General - Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada (1952-1959)
- Prime Minister - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948-1957)
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- President - Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952-1959)
- Dominican Republic
- President - Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952–1960)
- El Salvador
- President - Óscar Osorio, President of El Salvador (1950-1956)
- Guatemala
- President - Jacobo Arbenz 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 - Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (1952–1958)
- Nicaragua
- President - Anastasio Somoza García, President of Nicaragua (1950-1956)
- Panama
- President - José Antonio Remón Cantera, President of Panama (1952-1955)
- United States of America
[edit] South America
- Argentina
- President - Juan Perón, President of Argentina (1946-1955)
- Bolivia
- President - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1952-1956)
- Brazil
- President - Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1951-1954)
- Chile
- President - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President of Chile (1952–1958)
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- President - José María Velasco Ibarra, President of Ecuador (1952-1956)
- Paraguay
- President - Federico Chaves, 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
- Venezuela
- President - Marcos Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1952-1958)

