South America
- Argentina
- President -
- Juan Perón, President of Argentina (1946–1955)
- José Domingo Molina Gómez, Chairman of Military Junta of Argentina (1955)
- Eduardo Lonardi, President of Argentina (1955)
- Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, President of Argentina (1955–1958)
- President -
- Bolivia
- President - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (1952–1956)
- Brazil
- President -
- Café Filho, President of Brazil (1954–1955)
- Carlos Luz, Acting President of Brazil (1955)
- Nereu Ramos, Acting President of Brazil (1955–1956)
- President -
- Chile
- President - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President of Chile (1952–1958)
- Colombia
- President - Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, President of Colombia (1953–1957)
- Ecuador
- President - José María Velasco Ibarra, President of Ecuador (1952–1956)
- Paraguay
- President - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954–1989)
- Peru
- President - Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1950–1956)
- Prime Minister - Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (1954–1956)
- Uruguay
- Head of State -
- Andrés Martínez Trueba, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1951–1955)
- Luis Batlle Berres, President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay (1955–1956)
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- Venezuela
- President - Marcos Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1952–1958)
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