List of Heads of State 1958

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Africa

• Egypt (February 22, 1958–1961, united with Syria as the United Arab Republic )
  • Head of State: President Gamal Abdel Nasser ( 1954 , 1954–1970) (until 1956 Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council) (1954, 1954–1958 Head of Government)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser ( 1954 , 1954–1958) (1954, 1954–1970 Head of State)

• Ethiopia
  • Head of State: Emperor Haile Selassie (1930–1974) (1916–1930 regent, 1936–1941 in exile)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abebe Aragai (1957–1960)

• Ghana
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1957–1960)
    • Governor General: William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel (1957–1960)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah (1957–1960) (1960–1966 President)

• Guinea (independent since October 2, 1958)
  • Head of State and Government: President Ahmed Sékou Touré (October 2, 1958–1984)

• Liberia
  • Head of State or Government: President William S. Tubman (1944–1971)

• Libya
  • Head of State: King Idris (1951–1969)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abd al-Madschid Kubar (1957–1960)

• Morocco
  • Head of State: King Mohammed V ( 1927–1953 , 1955–1961) (until 1957 Sultan)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Mubarek Bekkai (1955–12 May 1958)
    • Prime Minister Ahmed Balafrej (May 12, 1958– December 16, 1958)
    • Prime Minister Abdallah Ibrahim (December 16, 1958–1960)

• South Africa
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1952–1961)
    • Governor General : Ernest George Jansen (1951–1959)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom (1954–24 August 1958)
    • Deputy Prime Minister Charles Robberts Swart (August 24, 1956– September 3, 1958) ( Acting ) (1960–1961 Governor General; 1961–1967 President)
    • Prime Minister Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (September 3, 1958–1966)

• Sudan
  • Sovereignty Council : Abdel Fattah Muhammad al-Maghrabi , Muhammad Ahmad Yasin , Ahmad Muhammad Salih , Muhammad Othman al-Dardiri , Siricio Iro Wani (1956–17 November 1958)
  • Head of State: President Ibrahim Abbud (November 18, 1958–1964)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Abdullah Chalil (1956–17 November 1958)
    • Prime Minister Ibrahim Abbud (November 18, 1958–1964)

• Tunisia
  • Head of State and Government: President Habib Bourguiba (1957–1987) (1956–1957 Prime Minister)

• United Arab Republic (February 22, 1958–1961, unification of Egypt and Syria)
  • Head of State and Government: President Gamal Abdel Nasser (February 22, 1958–1961)

America

North America

• Canada
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Governor General : Vincent Massey (1952–1959)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister John Diefenbaker (1957–1963)

• Mexico
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1952– November 30, 1958)
    • President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (December 1, 1958–1964)

• United States of America
  • Head of State or Government: President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)

Central America

• Costa Rica
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President José Figueres Ferrer ( 1948–1949 , 1953– May 8, 1958, 1970–1974 )
    • President Mario Echandi Jiménez (May 8, 1958–1962)

• Dominican Republic
  • Head of State and Government: President Hector Bienvenido Trujillo Molina (1952–1960)

• El Salvador
  • Head of State and Government: President José María Lemus López (1956–1960)

• Guatemala
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Guillermo Flores Avendaño (1957– March 2, 1958)
    • President José Miguel Ramón Idígoras Fuentes (March 2, 1958–1963)

• Haiti
  • Head of State and Government: President François Duvalier (1957–1971)

• Honduras
  • Head of State and Government: President José Ramón Villeda Morales (1957–1963)

• Cuba
  • Head of State: President Fulgencio Batista (1952–1959)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Andrés Rivero Agüero (1957–6 March 1958)
    • Prime Minister Emilio Núñez Portuondo (March 6, 1958– March 12, 1958)
    • Prime Minister Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los Ríos (March 12, 1958–1959)

• Nicaragua
  • Head of State and Government: President Luís Somoza Debayle (1956–1963)

• Panama
  • Head of State and Government: President Ernesto de la Guardia Navarro (1956–1960)

• West Indian Federation (1958–1962 Federation of British Colonies)
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (January 3, 1958–1962)
    • Governor General: Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes (January 3, 1958–1962)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Grantley Herbert Adams (January 3, 1958–1962)

South America

• Argentina
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Pedro Eugenio Aramburu (1955–1 May 1958) (acting)
    • President Arturo Frondizi (May 1, 1958–1962)

• Bolivia
  • Head of State and Government: President Hernán Siles Zuazo ( 1952 , 1956–1960, 1982–1985 )

• Brazil
  • Head of State and Government: President Juscelino Kubitschek (1956–1961)

• Chile
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo ( 1927–1931 , 1952– November 3, 1958)
    • President Jorge Alessandri (November 3, 1958–1964)

• Ecuador
  • Head of State and Government: President Camilo Ponce Enríquez (1956–1960)

• Colombia
  • Head of State and Government:
    • Chairman of the military junta Gabriel París Gordillo (1957–7 August 1958)
    • President Alberto Lleras Camargo ( 1945–1946 , August 7, 1958–1962)

• Paraguay
  • Head of State and Government: President Alfredo Stroessner (1954–1989)

• Peru
  • Head of State: President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche ( 1939–1945 , 1956–1962)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Manuel Cisneros Sánchez ( 1944–1945 , 1956–9 June 1958)
    • Prime Minister Luis Gallo Porras ( 1944–1945 , June 9, 1958–1959)

• Uruguay
  • Head of State and Government:
    • Chairman of the National Council Arturo Lezama (1957–1 March 1958)
    • Chairman of the National Council Carlos Fischer (March 1, 1958–1959)

• Venezuela
  • Head of State and Government:
    • President Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1952–23 January 1958) (acting until 1953)
    • President Wolfgang Larrazábal (January 23, 1958– November 14, 1958)
    • President Edgar Sanabria (November 14, 1958–1959)

Asia

East, South and Southeast Asia

• Bhutan
  • Head of State: King Jigme Dorje Wangchuck (1952–1972)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Jigme Palden Dorji (1952–1964)

• Burma (from 1989 Myanmar )
  • Head of State: President Win Maung (1957–1962)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister U Nu ( 1948–1956 , 1957–29 October 1958, 1960–1962 )
    • Prime Minister Ne Win (October 29, 1958–1960, 1962–1974 ) (1962–1981 President)

• Ceylon (from 1972 Sri Lanka )
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (1952–1972)
    • Governor General : Oliver Goonetilleke (1954–1962)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister S. WRD Bandaranaike (1956–1959)

• Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Head of State: President Chiang Kai-shek (1950–1975) (1928–1931, 1943–1948 Chairman of the National Government of China, 1948–1949 President of National China; 1930–1931, 1935–1938, 1939–1945, 1947 Prime Minister of National China)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Yu Hung-Chun (1954– June 30, 1958)
    • Premier Chen Cheng ( 1950–1954 , June 30, 1958–1963)

• People's Republic of China
  • Party leader: Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong (1943–1976) (1949–1954 Chairman of the Central People's Government; 1954–1959 President)
  • Head of State: President Mao Zedong (1949–1959) (until 1954 chairman of the central people's government) (1942–1976 party leader)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (1949–1976)

• India
  • Head of State: President Rajendra Prasad (1950–1962)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947–1964)

• Indonesia
  • Head of State: President Sukarno (1945–1967)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Djuanda Kartawidjaja (1957–1963)

• Japan
  • Head of State: Emperor Hirohito (1926–1989)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi (1957–1960)

• Cambodia
  • Head of State: King Norodom Suramarit (1955–1960)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Sim Var (1957–11 January 1958, 1958 )
    • Prime Minister Ek Yi Oun (January 11, 1958– January 17, 1958)
    • Prime Minister Penn Nouth ( 1948–1949, 1953, 1954–1955 , January 17, 1958– April 24, 1958, 1961, 1968–1969, 1975–1976 )
    • Prime Minister Sim Var ( 1958 , April 24, 1958– July 10, 1958)
    • Prime Minister Norodom Sihanouk ( 1945, 1950, 1952–1953, 1954, 1955–1956, 1956, 1956, 1957 , July 10, 1958–1960, 1961–1962 ) (1941–1955, 1993–2004 König) (1991–1993 Chairman of the Supreme National Council)

• North Korea
  • De facto ruler : Kim Il-sung (1948–1994)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Choe Yong-gon (1957–1972)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Kim Il-sung (1948–1972)

• South Korea
  • Head of State and Government: President Rhee Syng-man (1948–1960)

• Laos
  • Head of State: King Sisavang Vong ( 1945 , 1946–1959) (1904–1945 King of Luang Prabang)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Suvanna Phuma ( 1951–1954 , 1956–17 August 1958, 1960, 1962–1975 )
    • Prime Minister Phoui Sananikone ( 1950–1951 , August 17, 1958–1959)

• Malaya Federation (from 1963 Malaysia )
  • Head of State: King Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1957–1960)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Abdul Rahman (1957–1959, 1959–1970 )

• Nepal
  • Head of State: King Mahendra (1955–1972)
    • vacant (1957– May 15, 1958)
    • Prime Minister Subarna Shamsher Rana (May 15, 1958–1959)

• Pakistan
  • Head of State:
    • President Iskander Mirza (1956– October 27, 1958) (1955–1956 Governor General)
    • President Muhammed Ayub Khan (October 27, 1958–1969) (Prime Minister 1958)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Malik Feroz Khan Noon (1957–7 October 1958)
    • Prime Minister Muhammed Ayub Khan (7 October 1958–28 October 1958) (abolished) (1958–1969 President)

• Philippines
  • Head of State and Government: President Carlos P. Garcia (1957–1961)

• Sikkim (under Indian suzerainty)
  • Head of State: King Tashi Namgyal (1914–1963)
  • Head of Government: Dewan Nari Kaikhosru Rustomji (1954–1959)

• Thailand
  • Head of State: King Rama IX. Bhumibol Adulyadej (1946-2016)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Pote Sarasin (1957–1 January 1958)
    • Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn (January 1, 1958– October 20, 1958, 1963–1973 )
    • Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat (October 20, 1958–1963) (provisional until 1959)

• North Vietnam
  • Head of State: President Hồ Chí Minh (1945–1969) (1945–1955 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Phạm Văn Đồng (1955–1976) (1976–1987 Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Vietnam)

• South Vietnam
  • Head of State and Government: President Ngô Đình Diệm (1955–1963) (1954–1955 Prime Minister)

Middle East

• Iraq (February 14, 1958– July 14, 1958, united with Jordan to form the Arab Federation )
  • Head of State:
    • King Faisal II (1939–14 July 1958)
    • Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Muhammad Najib ar-Rubai'i (July 14, 1958–1963)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Abd al-Wahhab Marjan (1957–3 March 1958)
    • Prime Minister Nuri as-Said ( 1930–1932, 1938–1940, 1941–1944, 1946–1947, 1949, 1950–1952, 1954–1957 , March 3, 1958– May 18, 1958)
    • Prime Minister Ahmad Mukhtar Baban (May 18, 1958– July 14, 1958)
    • Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim (July 14, 1958–1963)

• Iran
  • Head of State: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Manutschehr Eghbal (1957–1960)

• Israel
  • Head of State: President Jizchak Ben Zwi (1952–1963)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion ( 1948–1953 , 1955–1963)

• Yemen (April 8, 1958–1961 part of the United Arab Republic )
  • Ruler: King Ahmad ibn Yahya ( 1948–1955 , 1955–1962)

• Jordan (February 14, 1958– July 14, 1958, united with Iraq to form the Arab Federation )
  • Head of State: King Hussein (1952–1999)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Ibrahim Hashem ( 1933–1938, 1945–1947, 1955–1956, 1956 , 1957–18 May 1958)
    • Prime Minister Samir ar-Rifaʿi ( 1944–1945, 1947, 1950–1951, 1956 , May 18, 1958–1959, 1963 )

• Lebanon
  • Head of State:
    • President Camille Chamoun (1952– September 22, 1958)
    • President Fuad Schihab ( 1952 , September 23, 1958–1964) (1952 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Sami Solh ( 1942–1943, 1945–1946, 1952, 1954–1955 , 1956–20 September 1958)
    • Prime Minister Chalil al-Hibri (September 20, 1958– September 24, 1958) (acting)
    • Prime Minister Rashid Karami ( 1955–1956 , September 24, 1958–1960, 1961–1964, 1965–1966, 1966–1968, 1969–1970, 1975–1976, 1984–1987 )

• Oman (British Protectorate 1891–1971)
  • Ruler: Sultan Said ibn Taimur (1932–1970)

• Saudi Arabia
  • Head of State and Government: King Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz (1953–1964)

• Syria (February 22, 1958–1961, united with Egypt as the United Arab Republic )
  • Head of State: President Schukri al-Quwatli ( 1943–1946 , 1955–22 February 1958)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Sabri al-Assali ( 1954, 1955–1955 , 1956–22 February 1958)

• Turkey
  • Head of State: President Celâl Bayar (1950–1960) (Prime Minister 1937–1939)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Adnan Menderes (1950–1960)

Central Asia

• Afghanistan
  • Head of State: King Mohammed Sahir Shah (1933–1973)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohammed Daoud Khan (1953–1963) (1973–1978 President)

• Mongolia
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Great People's Chural Jamsrangiin Sambuu (1954–1972)
  • Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1952–1974) (1974–1984 Chairman of the Great People's Churals)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Governor General : William Slim (1953-1960)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert Menzies ( 1939–1941 , 1949–1966)

• New Zealand
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Governor General : Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham (1957–1962)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Walter Nash (1957–1960)

Europe

• Albania
  • Party leader: 1st Secretary of the Albanian Workers' Party Enver Hoxha (1948–1985) (1946–1954 Prime Minister)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly Haxhi Lleshi (1953–1982)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu (1954–1981)

• Andorra
  • Co-princes :
    • President of France : René Coty (1954–1959)
    • Bishop of Urgell : Ramon Iglésias Navarri (1943–1969)

• Belgium
  • Head of State: King Baudouin I (1951–1993)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Achille Van Acker ( 1945–1946, 1946 , 1954–26 June 1958)
    • Prime Minister Gaston Eyskens ( 1949–1950 , June 26, 1958–1961, 1968–1973 )

• Bulgaria
  • Party leader: General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party Todor Zhivkow (1954–1989) (1971–1989 Chairman of the State Council) (1962–1971 Prime Minister)
  • Head of State:
    • Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly Georgi Damyanov (1950-27 November 1958)
    • Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly Georgi Kulischew Gugow and Nikolai Georgiev Ivanov (November 27, 1958– November 30, 1958, 1964 ) (acting)
    • Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly Dimitar Ganew (November 30, 1958–1964)
  • Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Anton Jugow (1956–1962)

• Denmark
  • Head of State: King Friedrich IX. (1947–1972)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Hans Christian Svane Hansen (1955–1960)
  • Faroe Islands (politically self-governing and autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark)
    • Representative of the Danish government: Reichsombudsman Niels Elkær-Hansen (1954–1961)
    • Head of Government: Prime Minister Kristian Djurhuus (1950–1959, 1968–1970 )

• Federal Republic of Germany
  • Head of State: Federal President Theodor Heuss (1949–1959)
  • Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (1949–1963)

• German Democratic Republic
  • Party leader: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED Walter Ulbricht (1950–1971) (1960–1973 Chairman of the State Council)
  • Head of State: President Wilhelm Pieck (1949–1960) (1946–1950 party leader)
  • Head of government: Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl (1949–1964) (1946–1950 party leader)

• Finland
  • Head of State: President Urho Kekkonen (1956–1982) (1950–1953, 1954–1956 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Berndt Rainer von Fieandt (1957–26 April 1958)
    • Prime Minister Reino Iisakki Kuuskoski (April 26, 1958– August 29, 1958)
    • Prime Minister Karl-August Fagerholm ( 1948–1950, 1956–1957 , August 29, 1958–1959)

• France
  • • President René Coty (1954–1959)
  • Head of Government:
    • President of the Council of Ministers Félix Gaillard (1957–14 May 1958)
    • President of the Council of Ministers Pierre Pflimlin (May 14, 1958– June 1, 1958)
    • President of the Council of Ministers Charles de Gaulle (June 1, 1958–1959) (1944–1946 Head of the Provisional Government), (1959–1969 President)

• Greece
  • Head of State: King Paul (1947–1964)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis (1955–5 March 1958, 1958–1961, 1961–1963, 1974–1980 ) (1980–1985, 1990–1995 President)
    • Prime Minister Konstantinos Georgakopoulos (March 5, 1958– May 17, 1958)
    • Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis ( 1955–1958 , May 17, 1958–1961, 1961–1963, 1974–1980 ) (1980–1985, 1990–1995 President)

• Ireland
  • Head of State: President Seán Ó Ceallaigh (1945–1959)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Éamon de Valera ( 1932–1948, 1951–1954 , 1957–1959) (1959–1973 President)

• Iceland
  • Head of State: President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1952–1968) (Prime Minister 1932–1934)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Hermann Jónasson ( 1934–1942 , 1956–23 December 1958)
    • Prime Minister Emil Jónsson (December 23, 1958–1959)

• Italy
  • Head of State: President Giovanni Gronchi (1955–1962)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Adone Zoli (1957–1 July 1958)
    • Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani ( 1954 , July 1, 1958–1959, 1960–1963, 1982–1983, 1987 )

• Yugoslavia
  • Head of State: President Josip Broz Tito (1953–1980) (1945–1963 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Josip Broz Tito (1945–1963) (1953–1980 President)

• Channel Islands
  • guernsey
    • Head of State and Government: Duchess Elisabeth II (since 1952)
      • Lieutenant Governor: Geoffrey Robson (1958–1964)
  • jersey
    • Head of State and Government: Duchess Elisabeth II (since 1952)
      • Lieutenant Governor: George Erskine (1958–1963)

• Liechtenstein
  • Head of State: Prince Franz Josef II. (1938–1989)
  • Head of Government : Alexander Frick (1945–1962)

• Luxembourg
  • Head of State: Grand Duchess Charlotte (1919–1964) (1940–1945 in British exile)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Joseph Bech ( 1926–1937 , 1953–29 March 1958)
    • Prime Minister Pierre Frieden (March 29, 1958–1959)

• Isle of Man
  • Head of State: Lord of Man Elizabeth II (since 1952)
    • Lieutenant Governor : Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas (1952–1959)

• Monaco
  • Head of State: Prince Rainier III. (1949-2005)
  • Head of Government: Minister of State Henry Soum (1953–1959)

• Netherlands
  • Head of State: Queen Juliana (1948–1980)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Willem Drees (1948–22 December 1958)
    • Prime Minister Louis Beel ( 1946–1948 , December 22, 1958–1959)

• Norway
  • Head of State: King Olav V (1957–1991)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen ( 1945–1951 , 1955–1963, 1963–1965 )

• Austria
  • Head of State: Federal President Adolf Schärf (1957–1965)
  • Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Julius Raab (1953–1961)

• Poland
  • Party leader: 1st Secretary Władysław Gomułka ( 1943–1948 , 1956–1970)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Council of State Aleksander Zawadzki (1952–1964)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Józef Cyrankiewicz ( 1947–1952 , 1954–1970) (1970–1972 Chairman of the State Council)

• Portugal
  • Head of State:
    • President Francisco Craveiro Lopes (1951– August 9, 1958)
    • President Américo Tomás (August 9, 1958–1974)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar (1932–1968)

• Romania
  • Party leader: General Secretary Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ( 1945–1954 , 1955–1965) (1952–1954 Prime Minister) (1961–1965 Head of State)
  • Head of State:
    • President of the Presidium of the National Assembly Petru Groza (1952–7 January 1958) (1945–1952 Prime Minister)
    • President of the Presidium of the National Assembly Ion Gheorghe Maurer (January 11, 1958–1961)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Chivu Stoica (1955–1961) (1965–1967 Head of State)

• San Marino
  • Head of State: Capitani Reggenti
    • Marino Valdes Franciosi (October 27, 1957– April 1, 1958) and Federico Micheloni (October 27, 1957– April 1, 1958, 1961 )
    • Zaccaria Giovanni Savoretti ( 1957 , April 1, 1958– October 1, 1958) and Stelio Montironi (April 1, 1958– October 1, 1958, 1963, 1969 )
    • Domenico Forcellini ( 1947–1948, 1951–1952, 1955 , October 1, 1958– April 1, 1959, 1962, 1967–1968 ) and Pietro Reffi (October 1, 1958– April 1, 1959, 1965–1966 )

• Sweden
  • Head of State: King Gustav VI. Adolf (1950–1973)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Tage Erlander (1946–1969)

• Switzerland
  • Federal President : Thomas Holenstein (1958)
  • Federal Council :
    • Philipp Etter (1934–1959)
    • Max Petitpierre (1945–1961)
    • Markus Feldmann (1952–3 November 1958)
    • Hans Streuli (1954-1959)
    • Thomas Holenstein (1955–1959)
    • Giuseppe Lepori (1955-1959)
    • Paul Chaudet (1955–1966)

• Soviet Union
  • Party leader: First Secretary of the CPSU Nikita Khrushchev (1953–1964) (1958–1964 Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Kliment Voroshilov (1953–1960)
  • Head of Government:
    • Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikolai Bulganin (1955-27 March 1958)
    • Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikita Khrushchev (March 27, 1958–1964) (1953–1964 party leader)

• Spain
  • Head of State and Government: Caudillo Francisco Franco (1939–1975)

• Czechoslovakia
  • Party leader: Chairman Antonín Novotný (1953–1968) (1957–1968 President)
  • Head of State: President Antonín Novotný (1957–1968) (1953–1968 party leader)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Viliam Široký (1953–1963)

• Hungary
  • Party leader: General Secretary of the Party of Hungarian Working People János Kádár (1956–1988) (1956–1958, Prime Minister 1961–1965)
  • Head of State: Chairman of the Presidential Council István Dobi (1952–1967) (1948–1952 Prime Minister)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister János Kádár (1956–28 January 1958, 1961–1965 ) (1956–1988 party leader)
    • Prime Minister Ferenc Münnich (January 28, 1958–1961)

• Vatican city
  • Head of State:
    • Pope Pius XII (1939– October 9, 1958)
    • Pope John XXIII (October 28, 1958–1963)
  • Head of Government: Cardinal State Secretary Domenico Tardini (December 15, 1958–1961)

• United Kingdom
  • Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952) (crowned 1953)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (1957–1963)

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are areas that are directly under the British Crown. They are not part of the UK.
2. ↑ The Federal Council is the collective head of state in Switzerland. The Federal President has the role of primus inter pares