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List of state leaders in 1945

1944 state leaders - Events of 1945 - 1946 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

[edit] Africa

Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
South Africa -
- Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, Governor-General of South Africa (1943-1946)
- Prime Minister - Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939-1948)
Zanzibar - Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)

[edit] Asia

Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister - Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1929-1946)
Brunei - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
Republic of China
- Chongqing Government (pro-Allies)
  - President - Chiang Kai-Shek, Chairman of the National Government (1943-1947)
  - Premier -
    1. Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Executive Yuan (1939-1945)
    2. T. V. Soong, President of the Executive Yuan (1945-1947)
- Nanjing Government (pro-Japan)
  - Acting President - Chen Gongbo, Acting Chairman of the National Government (1944-1945)
  - Disbanded on August 16 following Japanese surrender
India -
- British India
- Monarch - George VI, Emperor of India (1936-1947)
- Viceroy - The Viscount Wavell, Viceroy of India (1943-1947)
- Provisional Government of Free India
- Head of State and Prime Minister - Subhas Chandra Bose, (1943-1945)
  - Disbanded on August 16 following Japanese surrender
Indonesia -
- President - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (1945–1967)
- Prime Minister - Sutan Sjahrir, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1945-1947)
Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -

Manchukuo -
- Aisin-Gioro Puyi, Emperor of Manchukuo (1934-1945)
- part of China since end of World War II
Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)

[edit] Australia and Oceania

Australia -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Australia (1936-1952)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister -

New Zealand
- Monarch - George VI, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - Sir Cyril Newall, Governor-General of New Zealand (1941-1946)
- Prime Minister -Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1940-1949)

Tonga
- Monarch - Salote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (1918 – 1965)
- Prime Minister - S. Ata, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1941 – 1949)

[edit] Europe

Albania -
- De-facto leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labour (1944-1985)
- Head of state - Omer Nishani, Chairmen of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1946-1953)
Andorra
- Co-Princes -
  - French Co-Prince - Charles de Gaulle, Chairman of the Provisional Government of France (1944-1946)
  - Episcopal Co-Prince - Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Bishop of Urgell (1943-1969)
- First Syndic - Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra (1937-1960)
Austria -
- President - Karl Renner, President of Austria (1945–1950)
- Chancellor -
  1. Karl Renner, Chancellor of Austria (1945)
  2. Leopold Figl, Chancellor of Austria (1945–1953)
Belgium
- King - Léopold III, King of the Belgians (1934-1951)
- Prince Regent - Charles, King of the Belgians (1944-1950)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Hubert Pierlot, Prime Minister of Belgium (1939-1945
  2. Achille Van Acker, Prime Minister of Belgium (1945-1946, 1946, 1954-1958)
Denmark
- Monarch - Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-1947)
- Prime Minister -
- German occupation in control of government (1943-5 May 1945)
Éire (Ireland) -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
- President -
  1. Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland (1938-1945)
  2. Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945-1959)
- Prime Minister - Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937-1948)
Estonia - Soviet re-occupation since September 22 1944
- President -
  1. Konstantin Päts, legitimate President of Estonia (April 24 1938 - January 18 1956) (imprisoned since July 30 1940)
  2. Jüri Uluots, legitimate Prime Minister of Estonia in the Duties of the President (July 21 1940 - January 9 1945) (in exile since September 22 1944)
  3. August Rei, legitimate Prime Minister of Estonia in the Duties of the President (January 9 1945 - March 29 1963) (in exile)
- Prime Minister - Otto Tief, acting Prime Minister of Estonia (1944 18 September - 1953 12 January) (imprisoned since October 10 1944)
France -
- Head of Government - Charles de Gaulle, Chairman of the Provisional Government (1944-1946)
Germany -
- Head of State -
  1. Adolf Hitler, Führer (1934-1945)
  2. Karl Dönitz, Head of State (1945)
- Chancellor -
  1. Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany (1933-1945)
  2. Joseph Goebbels, Chancellor of Germany (1945)
  3. Count Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk, Leading Minister of Germany (1945)
- Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
Hungary -
- Head of State -
  1. Ferenc Szálasi, "Leader of the Nation" (16 October 1944 - 28 March 1945) (legitimacy not universally accepted)
  2. Post vacant (16 October 1944 - 2 February 1946) (for those not accepting the legitimacy of the Szálasi régime)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Ferenc Szálasi, "Leader of the Nation" (16 October 1944 - 28 March 1945) (legitimacy not universally accepted)
  2. Béla Dálnoki Miklós, Prime Minister of the National Provisional Government (22 December 1944 - 15 November 1945)
  3. Zoltán Tildy, Prime Minister of Hungary (15 November 1945 - 4 February 1946)
Italy -
- Kingdom of Italy -
  - Monarch -Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy (1900-1946)
  - Prime Minister -
- Italian Social Republic - Benito Mussolini, Provisional Head of State (1943-1945)
Liechtenstein -
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-1989)
- Head of Government -
  1. Josef Hoop, Head of Government (1928-1945)
  2. Alexander Frick, Head of Government (1945-1962)
Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919-1964)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Dupong, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1937-1953)
Netherlands -
- Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Pieter Gerbrandy, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers during the exile in London (1940-1945)
  2. Willem Schermerhorn, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1945-1946)
Poland
- Government in exile
  - President - Władysław Raczkiewicz, President of Poland (1939-1947)
  - Prime Minister - Tomasz Arciszewski, President of the Council of Ministers (1944-1947)
- Communist dominated government
  - Head of State - Bolesław Bierut, President of the National Council (1944-1947)
  - Premier - Edward Osóbka-Morawski, President of the Council of Ministers (1944-1947)
Portugal -
- President - António Óscar Carmona, President of Portugal (1926-1951)
- Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers (1932-1968)
Soviet Union -
- Communist Party Leader - Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953)
- Head of State - Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938-1946)
- Premier - Joseph Stalin, Chairman of the Council of People's Comissars (1941-1953)
Spain -
- Generalísimo - Francisco Franco, Head of the Spanish State and President of the Government (1939-1975), (1939-1973)
Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907-1950)
- Prime Minister - Per Albin Hansson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1936-1946)
Turkey -
- President - İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey (1938-1950)
- Prime Minister - Şükrü Saracoğlu, Prime Minister of Turkey (1942-1946)
United Kingdom -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-1945)
  2. Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945-1951)
Vatican City
- Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)

[edit] North America and the Caribbean

Canada
- Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936-1952)
- Governor General - The Earl of Athlone, Governor General of Canada (1940-1946)
- Prime Minister - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935-1948)
Costa Rica - Teodoro Picado Michalski, President of Costa Rica (1944–1948)
Cuba
- President - Ramón Grau, President of Cuba (1944-1948)
- Premier
1. Félix Lancís Sánchez, Premier of Cuba (1944-1945)
2. Carlos Prío Socarrás, Premier of Cuba (1945-1947)
Dominican Republic - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1942–1952)
United States
1. Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States (1933-1945)
2. Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (1945-1953)

[edit] South America

Brazil -
1. Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1930-1945)
2. José Linhares, Provisional President of Brazil (1945-1946)
Paraguay - Higinio Moriñigo, President of Paraguay (1940-1948)
Peru -
1. Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, President of Peru (1939-1945)
2. José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, President of Peru (1945-1948)
Uruguay - Juan José de Amézaga, President of Uruguay (1943-1947)
Venezuela -
1. Isaías Medina Angarita, President of Venezuela (1941-1945)
2. Romulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (1945-1948)

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