List of state leaders in 1949 - Definition

1948 state leaders - Events of 1949 - 1950 state leaders - State leaders by year

See also:

List of religious leaders in 1949
List of international organization leaders in 1949

Contents

1 Africa

2 Asia

3 Australia and Oceania

4 Europe

5 North America and the Caribbean

6 South America

Africa

Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
South Africa
- Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - Gideon Brand van Zyl, Governor-General of South Africa (1946-1951)
- Prime Minister - Daniel François Malan, Prime Minister of South Africa (1948-1954)
Zanzibar - Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)

Asia

Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister - Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1946-1953)
Brunei - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
People's Republic of China
- declared on October 1
- President - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central People's Government (1949-1954)
- Premier - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council (1949-1976)
- Head of Communist Party - Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (1935-1976)
Republic of China
- retreats to Taiwan
- President -
  1. Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
  2. Li Tsung-jen, Acting President of the Republic of China (1949-1950)
- Premier -
  1. Sun Fo, President of the Executive Yuan (1948-1949)
  2. Ho Ying-chin, President of the Executive Yuan (1949)
  3. Yen Hsi-shan, President of the Executive Yuan (1949-1950)
India -
- Monarch - George VI, King of India (1947-1950)
- Governor-General - Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Governor-General of India (1948-1950)
- Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
Israel -
- Head of State - Chaim Weizmann, President of the Provisional State Council (1948-1949), then President of Israel (1949-1952)
- Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1953)
Indonesia - Soekarno, President of Indonesia (1945 - 1967)
Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister - Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1948 - 1954)
South Korea -
- President - Syngman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea (1948-1960)
- Prime Minister - Yi Pom-sok, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1948-1950)
Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
Pakistan -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Pakistan (1947-1952)
- Governor-General - Khwaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan (1948-1951)
- Prime Minister - Liaqat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-1951)
Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX), (1946 -)

Australia and Oceania

Australia -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - Sir. William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947-1953)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (1945-1949)
  2. Sir. Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia (1949-1966)

Europe

Albania - Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium (1946-1953)
Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-1972)
- Prime Minister - Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1945-1950)
France -
- President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Henri Queuille, President of the Council (1948-1949)
  2. Georges Bidault, President of the Council (1949-1950)
Germany -
- Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
- Federal Republic of Germany formed from the British, French, and American zones 7 September 1949
- German Democratic Republic formed from the Soviet zone 7 October 1949)
Federal Republic of Germany -
- President -
  1. Karl Arnold, Acting President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949)
  2. 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 - Wilhelm Pieck and Otto Grotewohl, Co-Chairmen of the Socialist Unity Party (1946-1950)
- President - Wilhelm Pieck, President of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1960)
- Premier - Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1949-1964)
Éire -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
- President - Sean T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
- Prime Minister - John A. Costello, Taoiseach (1948-1951)
Republic of Ireland -
- President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
- Prime Minister - John A. Costello, Taoiseach (1948-1951)
Italy -
- President - Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948-1955)
- Prime Minister - Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (1945-1953)
United Kingdom -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
- Prime Minister - Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945-1951)
Vatican City
- Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)

North America and the Caribbean

Canada -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - The Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada (1946-1952)
- Prime Minister - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948-1957)
United States - Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945-1953)

South America

Brazil - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (1946-1951)
Paraguay -
1. Raimundo Rolon, President of Paraguay (1949)
2. Felipe Molas López, President of Paraguay (1949)
3. Federico Chaves, President of Paraguay (1949-1954)
Peru - Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1948-1956)

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