World leaders in 1957
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1957, 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 1957 →
Major powers in 1957
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- Anthony Eden, then Harold Macmillan
Soviet UnionRussia history
- General Secretary
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
- Kliment Voroshilov
- Chairman of the Council of Ministers
- Nikolai Bulganin
People's Republic of ChinaChina history
- Chairman; Paramount Leader
- Mao Zedong
- Chairman
- Mao Zedong
- Premier
- Zhou Enlai
French Fourth RepublicFrance history
- President
- René Coty
- Prime minister
- Guy Mollet, then Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, then Félix Gaillard
East GermanyGermany history
- President
- Wilhelm Pieck
- Chairman
- Otto Grotewohl
West GermanyGermany history
- President
- Theodor Heuss
- Chancellor
- Konrad Adenauer
JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Hirohito
- Prime minister
- Tanzan Ishibashi, then Nobusuke Kishi
Republic of IndiaIndia history
- President
- Rajendra Prasad
- Prime minister
- Jawaharlal Nehru
Africa
Dominion of GhanaGhana history
- Queen
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- Kwame Nkrumah
Ethiopian EmpireEthiopia history
- I, Emperor
- Haile Selassie
GabonGabon history
- Prime minister
- Léon M'ba
Kingdom of LibyaLibya history
- King
- Idris
- Prime minister
- Mustafa Ben Halim, then Abdul Majid Kubar
Kingdom of RwandaRwanda history
Kingdom of TunisiaTunisia history
- Prime minister
- Habib Bourguiba
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- William Tubman
Republic of Egypt (1953–1958)Egypt history
- President
- Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Prime minister, government in rebellion
- Gamal Abdel Nasser
Sultanate of ZanzibarTanzania history
- Sultan
- Khalifa II
Sultanate/ Kingdom of MoroccoMorocco history
- Sultan; King
- Mohammed V
- Prime minister
- Mbarek Bekkay
Union of South AfricaSouth Africa history
- Queen
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom
Americas
ArgentinaArgentina history
- de facto President
- Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Hernán Siles Zuazo
CanadaCanada history
- Queen
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- Louis St. Laurent, then John Diefenbaker
ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Duvalier dynasty, HaitiHaiti history
- President
- François Duvalier
EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Camilo Ponce Enríquez
El Stronato: ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Alfredo Stroessner
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Carlos Castillo Armas
- Acting President
- Luis Arturo González López, then Guillermo Flores Avendaño
- Chairman of Military Junta
- Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Ramón Villeda Morales
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- Luis Somoza Debayle
Presidential Republic (1925–1973) of ChileChile history
- President
- Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Republic of Costa RicaCosta Rica history
- President
- José Figueres Ferrer
Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)Cuba history
- President
- Fulgencio Batista
- Prime minister
- Jorge García Montes
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Manuel Prado y Ugarteche
- Prime Minister
- Manuel Cisneros Sánchez
Republic of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- Marcos Pérez Jiménez
Second Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Juscelino Kubitschek
Second Haitian RepublicHaiti history
- Provisional President
- Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis, then Franck Sylvain, then Daniel Fignolé
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)Suriname history
- Prime minister
- Johan Ferrier
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
UruguayUruguay history
- President (National Council of Government)
- Alberto Fermín Zubiría, then Arturo Lezama
Asia
BhutanBhutan history
- Druk Gyalpo
- Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
- Prime minister
- Jigme Palden Dorji
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) (1945–1976)Vietnam history
- President
- Ho Chi Minh
- Prime minister
- Phạm Văn Đồng
Dominion of CeylonSri Lanka history
- Queen
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Emirate of Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates history
Emirate of AjmanUnited Arab Emirates history
Emirate of DubaiUnited Arab Emirates history
Emirate of FujairahUnited Arab Emirates history
Emirate of Ras Al KhaimahUnited Arab Emirates history
Emirate of SharjahUnited Arab Emirates history
Hakims of Bahrain/ State of BahrainBahrain history
Imperial State of IranIran history
Islamic Republic of PakistanPakistan history
- President
- Iskander Mirza
- Prime minister
- Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, then Feroz Khan Noon
IsraelIsrael history
- President
- Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
- Prime minister
- David Ben-Gurion
JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Hirohito
- Prime minister
- Tanzan Ishibashi, then Nobusuke Kishi
Kingdom of AfghanistanAfghanistan history
- Prime minister
- Mohammed Daoud Khan
Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)Cambodia history
Kingdom of IraqIraq history
- King
- Faisal II
- Prime minister
- Nuri al-Said, then Ali Jawdat Al-Ayyubi, then Abdul-Wahab Mirjan
Kingdom of JordanJordan history
- King
- Hussein
- Prime minister
- Sulayman al-Nabulsi, then Husayin al-Khalidi, then Ibrahim Hashem
Kingdom of LaosLaos history
- King
- Sisavang Vong
- Prime minister
- Souvanna Phouma
Kingdom of NepalNepal history
- King
- Mahendra
Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia history
- King
- Saud
Lao People's Democratic RepublicLaos history
- General Secretary
- Kaysone Phomvihane
LebanonLebanon history
- President
- Camille Chamoun
Liberal democracy period in IndonesiaIndonesia history
- President
- Sukarno
- Prime minister
- Ali Sastroamidjojo, then Djuanda Kartawidjaja
MalaysiaMalaysia history
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
- Prime minister
- Tunku Abdul Rahman
Mongolian People's Republic
- Prime minister
- Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
North KoreaNorth Korea history
- Chairman
- Kim Il Sung
- Premier
- Kim Il Sung
North Yemen: Mutawakkilite Kingdom of YemenYemen history
- King
- Ahmad bin Yahya
People's Republic of ChinaChina history
- Chairman; Paramount Leader
- Mao Zedong
- Chairman
- Mao Zedong
- Premier
- Zhou Enlai
PhilippinesPhilippines history
- President
- Ramon Magsaysay, then Carlos P. Garcia
Protectorate of Brunei / Nation of BruneiBrunei history
- Sultan
- Omar Ali Saifuddien III
QatarQatar history
Republic of China: TaiwanTaiwan history
- President
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Premier
- Yu Hung-chun
Republic of IndiaIndia history
- President
- Rajendra Prasad
- Prime minister
- Jawaharlal Nehru
Republic of South MalukuIndonesia history
- President
- Chris Soumokil
Republic of TurkeyTurkey history
- President
- Celâl Bayar
- Prime minister
- Adnan Menderes
Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) (1955–1975)Vietnam history
- President
- Ngo Dinh Diem
Second Syrian RepublicSyria history
- President
- Shukri al-Quwatli
- Prime minister
- Sabri al-Asali
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Abdullah III
South KoreaSouth Korea history
- President
- Syngman Rhee
Sultanate of Muscat and OmanOman history
- Sultan
- Said III
Sultanate of the Maldive Islands: Huraa Dynasty
- Sultan
- Muhammad Fareed Didi
ThailandThailand history
- Prime minister
- Plaek Phibunsongkhram, then Pote Sarasin, then Sarit Thanarat
Umm Al QuwainUnited Arab Emirates history
Union of Burma
- Prime minister
- Ba Swe
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Ramon Iglesias i Navarri
- French Co-Prince
- René Coty
AustriaAustria history
- President
- Theodor Körner, then Adolf Schärf
- Chancellor
- Julius Raab
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Baudouin
- Prime minister
- Achille Van Acker
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
- General Secretary
- Antonín Novotný
- President
- Antonín Zápotocký, then Antonín Novotný
- Prime minister
- Viliam Široký
DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Frederik IX
- Prime minister
- H. C. Hansen
East GermanyGermany history
- President
- Wilhelm Pieck
- Chairman
- Otto Grotewohl
FinlandFinland history
- President
- Urho Kekkonen
- Prime minister
- Karl-August Fagerholm, then V. J. Sukselainen, then Rainer von Fieandt
Francoist SpainSpain history
- Caudillo
- Francisco Franco
- Prime minister
- Francisco Franco
French Fourth RepublicFrance history
- President
- René Coty
- Prime minister
- Guy Mollet, then Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, then Félix Gaillard
Hungarian People's RepublicHungary history
- Chairman
- István Dobi
- Prime minister
- János Kádár
IcelandIceland history
- President
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
- Prime minister
- Hermann Jónasson
ItalyItaly history
- President
- Giovanni Gronchi
- Prime minister
- Antonio Segni, then Adone Zoli
Kingdom of Greece: 4th of August RegimeGreece history
- King
- Paul
- Prime minister
- Konstantinos Karamanlis
Kingdom of the NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Juliana
- Prime minister
- Willem Drees
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Franz Josef II
- Prime minister
- Alexander Frick
LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duchess
- Charlotte
- Prime minister
- Joseph Bech
Monaco
- Prince
- Rainier III
- Minister of state
- Henry Soum
NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII, then Olav V
- Prime minister
- Einar Gerhardsen
People's Republic of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly
- Georgi Damyanov
- Prime minister
- Anton Yugov
People's Socialist Republic of AlbaniaAlbania history
- First Secretary
- Enver Hoxha
- Chairman
- Haxhi Lleshi
- Prime minister
- Mehmet Shehu
Polish People's RepublicPoland history
- Chairman
- Aleksander Zawadzki
- Prime minister
- Józef Cyrankiewicz
Republic of IrelandIreland history
- President
- Seán T. O'Kelly
- Taoiseach
- John A. Costello, then Éamon de Valera
Second Portuguese RepublicPortugal history
- President
- Francisco Craveiro Lopes
Socialist Republic of RomaniaRomania history
- General Secretary
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
- Prime minister
- Chivu Stoica
Soviet UnionRussia history
- General Secretary
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
- Kliment Voroshilov
- Chairman of the Council of Ministers
- Nikolai Bulganin
SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustaf VI Adolf
- Prime minister
- Tage Erlander
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Hans Streuli
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- Anthony Eden, then Harold Macmillan
Vatican City
- Sovereign
- Pius XII
West GermanyGermany history
- President
- Theodor Heuss
- Chancellor
- Konrad Adenauer
Yugoslavia: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- General Secretary
- Josip Broz Tito
- President
- Josip Broz Tito
- Prime minister
- Josip Broz Tito
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- Queen
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- Sir Robert Menzies
Kingdom of Tonga (1900–70)Tonga history
- King
- Sālote Tupou III
- Prime minister
- Tupoutoʻa-Tungi
Kings of Uvea (Wallis)
- King (née Tautuu), King (fem.)
- Aloisia Brial
New ZealandNew Zealand history
- Queen
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- Sidney Holland, then Keith Holyoake, then Walter Nash
Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsUnited States history
- High Commissioner
- Delmas H. Nucker