World leaders in 1944
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1944, in the order they held them. Names are from Wikipedia’s list of state leaders and appear only where the person’s Wikidata record agrees on the post and the years. What happened in 1944 →
Major powers in 1944
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- Winston Churchill
Soviet UnionRussia history
- General Secretary
- Joseph Stalin
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
- Mikhail Kalinin
- Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
- Joseph Stalin
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- Chairmen
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Premier
- Chiang Kai-shek
Vichy FranceFrance history
- Chief of state
- Philippe Pétain
- Prime minister
- Pierre Laval
FranceFrance history
- Chairmen
- Charles de Gaulle
- Prime minister
- Charles de Gaulle
Nazi GermanyGermany history
- Führer
- Adolf Hitler
- Chancellor
- Adolf Hitler
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Hirohito
- Prime minister
- Hideki Tojo, then Kuniaki Koiso
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Prime minister
- Slaheddine Baccouche
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Haile Selassie I
Kingdom of EgyptEgypt history
- King
- Farouk I
- Prime minister
- Mostafa El-Nahas, then Ahmad Mahir Pasha
Kingdom of Rwanda
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Edwin Barclay, then William Tubman
Sultanate of Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Mohammed V
Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Sultan
- Khalifa II
Union of South AfricaSouth Africa history
Americas
Argentine RepublicArgentina history
- de facto President
- Pedro Pablo Ramírez, then Edelmiro Julián Farrell
BoliviaBolivia history
- Chairman of the Government Junta; President
- Gualberto Villarroel
CanadaCanada history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- William Lyon Mackenzie King
EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
- Provisional President
- Andrés Ignacio Menéndez
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- Teodoro Picado Michalski
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Jorge Ubico
- Acting President
- Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Tiburcio Carías Andino
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Manuel Ávila Camacho
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- Anastasio Somoza García
Presidential Republic (1925–1973) of ChileChile history
- President
- Juan Antonio Ríos
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Alfonso López Pumarejo
Republic of CubaCuba history
- Prime minister
- Ramón Zaydín, then Félix Lancís Sánchez
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Élie Lescot
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Higinio Moríñigo
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Manuel Prado y Ugarteche
Third Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- President
- Rafael Trujillo
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- Isaías Medina Angarita
UruguayUruguay history
- President
- Juan José de Amézaga
Vargas Era BrazilBrazil history
- President
- Getúlio Vargas
Asia
Emirate of Abu DhabiTurkey history
Emirate of AjmanTurkey history
Emirate of DubaiTurkey history
Emirate of FujairahTurkey history
Emirate of Nejd and HasaSaudi Arabia history
- King
- Ibn Saud
Emirate of Ras Al KhaimahTurkey history
Emirate of SharjahTurkey history
Emirate of TransjordanJordan history
- Prime minister
- Tawfik Abu al-Huda
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Hirohito
- Prime minister
- Hideki Tojo, then Kuniaki Koiso
French Protectorate of CambodiaCambodia history
- King
- Norodom Sihanouk
French Protectorate of Luang PhrabangLaos history
- King of Luang Phrabang
- Sisavang Vong
Hakims of BahrainBahrain history
Imperial State of Iran: Pahlavi dynastyIran history
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Badlishah Shah
Kelantan Sultanate: Patani dynastyMalaysia history
Kingdom of AfghanistanAfghanistan history
- Prime minister
- Mohammad Hashim Khan
Kingdom of IraqIraq history
- Regent
- 'Abd al-Ilah
- King
- Faisal II
- Prime minister
- Nuri al-Said, then Hamdi al-Pachachi
LebanonLebanon history
- President
- Bechara El Khoury
- Prime minister
- Riad Al Solh
ManchukuoChina history
- Emperor
- Puyi
- Prime minister
- Zhang Jinghui
Mongolian People's RepublicMongolia history
- Prime minister
- Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Negeri SembilanMalaysia history
- Yamtuan
- Abdul Rahman
Nguyễn dynastyVietnam history
- Emperor
- Bảo Đại
North Yemen: Mutawakkilite Kingdom of YemenYemen history
PakualamanIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakualam VIII
Perak Sultanate: Siak dynastyMalaysia history
PhilippinesPhilippines history
- President
- Manuel L. Quezon, then José P. Laurel, then Sergio Osmeña
Protectorate of BruneiBrunei history
- Sultan
- Ahmad Tajuddin
QatarQatar history
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- Chairmen
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Premier
- Chiang Kai-shek
Republic of TurkeyTurkey history
- President
- İsmet İnönü
- Prime minister
- Şükrü Saracoğlu
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Ahmad I
Siam/Thailand: Rattanakosin KingdomThailand history
- King
- Ananda Mahidol
- Prime minister
- Plaek Phibunsongkhram, then Khuang Aphaiwong
State of Vietnam (South Vietnam, 1949–1955)Vietnam history
- General Secretary
- Trường Chinh
Sultanate of Siak Sri IndrapuraIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Syarif Kasim II
Sultanate/ State of Muscat and OmanOman history
- Sultan
- Said III
Terengganu SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Ali Shah
Umm Al QuwainTurkey history
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono IX
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Ramon Iglesias i Navarri
- French Co-Prince
- Philippe Pétain, then Charles de Gaulle
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Leopold III
- Prime minister
- Hubert Pierlot
Fascist Italy (1922–1943)Italy history
German occupation of AlbaniaAlbania history
- Prime minister
- Rexhep Mitrovica, then Ibrahim Biçakçiu
Grand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duchess
- Charlotte
- Prime minister
- Pierre Dupong
Independent State of Croatia
- Poglavnik
- Ante Pavelić
Kingdom of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Tsar
- Simeon II
- Prime minister
- Dobri Bozhilov, then Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov, then Konstantin Muraviev, then Kimon Georgiev
Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian X
Kingdom of Greece: 4th of August RegimeGreece history
- King
- George II
- Regent
- Damaskinos
- government-in-exile Prime minister
- Sofoklis Venizelos
- head of government
- Alexandros Svolos
- Prime minister
- Georgios Papandreou
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)Hungary history
- Regent
- Miklós Horthy
- Leader of the Nation
- Ferenc Szálasi
- Prime minister
- Miklós Kállay, then Döme Sztójay, then Géza Lakatos
- de facto Prime minister
- Ferenc Szálasi
Kingdom of IcelandIceland history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Björn Þórðarson
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Pietro Badoglio, then Ivanoe Bonomi
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Minister President
- Vidkun Quisling
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Michael I
- Conducător
- Ion Antonescu
- Prime minister
- Ion Antonescu, then Constantin Sănătescu, then Nicolae Rădescu
Kingdom of SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustaf V
- Prime minister
- Per Albin Hansson
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Franz Josef II
- Prime Minister
- Josef Hoop
Monaco
- Prince
- Louis II
- Minister of state
- Émile Roblot, then Pierre de Witasse
- Acting Minister of state
- Pierre Blanchy
Nazi GermanyGermany history
- Führer
- Adolf Hitler
- Chancellor
- Adolf Hitler
NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
People's Socialist Republic of AlbaniaAlbania history
- First Secretary; Democratic Government of Albania
- Enver Hoxha
- Prime minister; Democratic Government of Albania
- Enver Hoxha
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
- State President
- Emil Hácha
- Prime minister
- Jaroslav Krejčí
Provisional Government of the French RepublicFrance history
- Chairmen
- Charles de Gaulle
- Prime minister
- Charles de Gaulle
Reichskommissariat Niederlande: German-occupied NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Reichskommissar
- Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Republic of EstoniaEstonia history
- Prime minister
- Jüri Uluots
Republic of FinlandFinland history
- President
- Risto Ryti, then Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
- Prime minister
- Edwin Linkomies, then Antti Hackzell, then Urho Castrén, then Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Republic of IcelandIceland history
- President
- Sveinn Björnsson
- Prime minister
- Björn Þórðarson, then Ólafur Thors
Republic of IrelandIreland history
- President
- Douglas Hyde
- Taoiseach
- Éamon de Valera
Second Portuguese RepublicPortugal history
- President
- Óscar Carmona
- President of the Council of Minister
- António de Oliveira Salazar
Socialist Republic of RomaniaRomania history
- General Secretary
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Soviet UnionRussia history
- General Secretary
- Joseph Stalin
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
- Mikhail Kalinin
- Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
- Joseph Stalin
Spanish State (Francoist Spain)Spain history
- Caudillo
- Francisco Franco
- Prime minister
- Francisco Franco
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Walther Stampfli
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- Winston Churchill
Vatican City
- Sovereign
- Pius XII
Vichy FranceFrance history
- Chief of state
- Philippe Pétain
- Prime minister
- Pierre Laval
Yugoslavia: Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
- King
- Peter II
- Prime minister
- Josip Broz Tito
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- John Curtin
Dominion of New ZealandNew Zealand history
- King
- George VI
- Prime minister
- Peter Fraser
Kingdom of Tonga (1900–70)Tonga history
- King
- Sālote Tupou III
- Prime minister
- Solomone Ula Ata