List of State Leaders in 1956 - North America

North America

• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor General - Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada (1952–1959)
  • Prime Minister - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948–1957)
• Costa Rica
  • President - José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1953–1958)
• Cuba
  • President - Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952–1959)
  • Prime Minister - Jorge García Montes, Prime Minister of Cuba (1955–1957)
• Dominican Republic
  • De facto Head of State - Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler of the Dominican Republic (1930–1961)
  • President - Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952–1960)
• El Salvador
  • President -
    1. Óscar Osorio, President of El Salvador (1950–1956)
    2. José María Lemus, President of El Salvador (1956–1960)
• Guatemala
  • President - Carlos Castillo Armas, President of Guatemala (1954–1957)
• Haiti
  • President -
    1. Paul Magloire, President of Haiti (1950–1956)
    2. Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis, Provisional President of Haiti (1956–1957)
• Honduras
  • President -
    1. Julio Lozano Díaz, Supreme Head of State of Honduras (1954–1956)
    2. Military Government Council, President of Honduras (1956–1957)
• Mexico
  • President - Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (1952–1958)
• Nicaragua
  • President -
    1. Anastasio Somoza García, President of Nicaragua (1950–1956)
    2. Luis Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1956–1963)
• Panama
  • President -
    1. Ricardo Arias, President of Panama (1955–1956)
    2. Ernesto de la Guardia, President of Panama (1956–1960)
• United States of America
  • President - Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953–1961)