List of state leaders in 1959

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1959.

Africa

Ethiopia
- Monarch - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)[1]
- Prime Minister - Abebe Aregai, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1957–1960)
Ghana
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ghana (1957–1960)
- Governor-General - William Hare, Earl of Listowel, Governor-General of Ghana (1957–1960)
- Prime Minister - Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister of Ghana (1952–1960)[2]
Guinea
- President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958–1984)
Liberia
- President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
Libya
- Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
- Prime Minister - Abdul Majid Kubar, Prime Minister of Libya (1957–1960)
Morocco
- Monarch - Mohammed V, King of Morocco (1955–1961)[3]
- Prime Minister - Abdallah Ibrahim, President of the Council of Ministers of Morocco (1958–1960)
South Africa
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952–1961)
- Governor-General -
  1. Ernest George Jansen, Governor-General of South Africa (1951–1959)
  2. Lucas Cornelius Steyn, Officer Administering the Government of South Africa (1959–1960)
- Prime Minister - Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (1958–1966)
Sudan
- President - Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan (1958–1964)
- Prime Minister - Ibrahim Abboud, Prime Minister of Sudan (1958–1964)
Tunisia
- President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
United Arab Republic
- President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1954–1970)[4]
- Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1954–1962)[5]

Asia

Europe

North America

Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor General -
  1. Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada (1952–1959)
  2. Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada (1959–1967)
- Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada (1957–1963)
Costa Rica
- President - Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica (1958–1962)
Cuba
- regime change in January 1959 as a result of the Cuban revolution, without a change in the state's name
- President -
  1. Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952–1959)
  2. Anselmo Alliegro y Milá, Acting President of Cuba (1959)
  3. Carlos Modesto Piedra, Provisional President of Cuba (1959)
  4. Manuel Urrutia Lleó, President of Cuba (1959)
  5. Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Gonzalo Güell, Prime Minister of Cuba (1958–1959)
  2. José Miró Cardona, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959)
  3. Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)[13]
Dominican Republic
- De facto Head of State - Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler of the Dominican Republic (1930–1961)
- President - Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952–1960)
El Salvador
- President - José María Lemus, President of El Salvador (1956–1960)
Guatemala
- President - Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958–1963)
Haiti
- President - François Duvalier, President of Haiti (1957–1971)
Honduras
- President - Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras (1957–1963)
Mexico
- President - Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico (1958–1964)
Nicaragua
- President - Luis Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1956–1963)
Panama
- President - Ernesto de la Guardia, President of Panama (1956–1960)
United States of America
- President - Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953–1961)

Oceania

South America

References

In exile between 1936 and 1941.
Ghana only became independent in 1957.
Morocco only became independent in 1956.
Gamal Abdel Nasser was President of Egypt 1954-1958 and 1961-1970.
Gamal Abdel Nasser was Prime Minister of Egypt 1954-1958 and 1961-1962.
North Korea only became independent in 1948.
Laos only became independent in 1953.
Malaya only became independent in 1957.
Title changed from Chairman of the Revolutionary Council to Prime Minister on 9 February 1959.
Prime minister of Vietnam from 1976 to 1987.
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.
The position Prime Minister of Cuba was abolished on 2 December 1976, but President of the Council of Ministers was created and it continued to be held by Fidel Castro.

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[1] In exile between 1936 and 1941.

[2] Ghana only became independent in 1957.

[3] Morocco only became independent in 1956.

[4] Gamal Abdel Nasser was President of Egypt 1954-1958 and 1961-1970.

[5] Gamal Abdel Nasser was Prime Minister of Egypt 1954-1958 and 1961-1962.

[6] North Korea only became independent in 1948.

[7] Laos only became independent in 1953.

[8] Malaya only became independent in 1957.

[9] Title changed from Chairman of the Revolutionary Council to Prime Minister on 9 February 1959.

[10] Prime minister of Vietnam from 1976 to 1987.

[11] In exile between 1940 and 1945.

[12] 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.

[13] The position Prime Minister of Cuba was abolished on 2 December 1976, but President of the Council of Ministers was created and it continued to be held by Fidel Castro.