1946 state leaders - Events of 1947 - 1948 state leaders - State leaders by year

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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 - Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939-1948)
• 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)
• China
  • President -
    1. Chiang Kai-Shek, Chairman of the National Government (1943-1947)
    2. Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the Republic of China (1947-1975)
  • Premier -
    1. T. V. Soong, President of the Executive Yuan (1945-1947)
    2. Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan (1947)
    3. Chang Chun, President of the Executive Yuan (1947-1948)
• India -
  • British India -
    • Monarch - George VI, Emperor of India (1936-1947)
    • Viceroy -
      1. The Viscount Wavell, Viceroy of India (1943-1947)
      2. The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, Viceroy of India (1947)
  • Dominion of India -
    • Monarch - George VI, King of India (1947-1950)
    • Governor-General - The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Governor-General of India (1947-1948)
    • Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1947-1964)
• Indonesia - Soekarno, President of Indonesia (1945 - 1967)
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister of Japan (1946-1947)
    2. Tetsu Katayama, Prime Minister of Japan (1947-1948)
• Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
• Pakistan -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Pakistan (1947-1952)
  • Governor-General - Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Governor-General of Pakistan (1947-1948)
  • 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 -
    1. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Governor-General of Australia (1945-1947)
    2. Sir. Winston Dugan , (acting) Governor-General of Australia (1947-1947)
    3. Sir. William McKell, Governor-General of Australia (1947-1953)
  • Prime Minister - Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (1945-1949)

Europe

• Albania - Omer Nishani , Chairman of the Presidium (1946-1953)
• Denmark
  • Monarch -
    1. Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-20 April 1947)
    2. Frederick IX, King of Denmark (20 April 1947-1972)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Knud Kristensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1945-13 November 1947)
    2. Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (13 November 1945-1950)
• Éire (Ireland) -
  • Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
  • President - Sean T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
  • Prime Minister - Eamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937-1948)
• France -
  • Provisional Government - Léon Blum, Chairman of the Provisional Government (1946-1947)
  • Fourth Republic -
    • President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-1954)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Paul Ramadier, President of the Council (1947)
      2. Robert Schuman, President of the Council (1947-1948)
• Germany - Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
• Italy -
  • President - Enrico De Nicola, President of Italy (1946-1947)
  • Prime Minister - Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (1945-1953)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
  • Regent - Juliana, Crown Princess of the Netherlands (regent during the autumn of 1947)
  • Prime Minister - Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1946-1948)
• 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 - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935-1948)
• United States - Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945-1953)

South America

• Brazil - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (1946-1951)
• Paraguay - Higinio Moriñigo, President of Paraguay (1940-1948
• Peru - José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, President of Peru (1946-1948)