List of State Leaders in 1957 - Africa

Africa

• Egypt
  • President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (1954–1970)
  • Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of Egypt (1954–1962)
• Ethiopia
  • Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Makonnen Endelkachew, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1942–1957)
    2. Abebe Aregai, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1957–1960)
• Ghana
  • Gold Coast gained independence on 6 March 1957
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ghana (1957–1960)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, Governor of the Gold Coast (1949–1957), Governor-General of Ghana (1957)
    2. William Hare, Earl of Listowel, Governor-General of Ghana (1957–1960)
  • Prime Minister - Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister of Ghana (1952–1960)
• Liberia
  • President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
• Libya
  • Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mustafa Ben Halim, Prime Minister of Libya (1954–1957)
    2. Abdul Majid Kubar, Prime Minister of Libya (1957–1960)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Mohammed V, King of Morocco (1955–1961)
  • Prime Minister - Mbarek Bekkaï, Prime Minister of Morocco (1955–1958)
• South Africa
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952–1961)
  • Governor-General - Ernest George Jansen, Governor-General of South Africa (1951–1959)
  • Prime Minister - Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom, Prime Minister of South Africa (1954–1958)
• Sudan
  • President - Sovereignty Council, President of Sudan (1956–1958)
  • Prime Minister - Abdallah Khalil, Prime Minister of Sudan (1956–1958)
• Tunisia
  • Monarch - Muhammad VIII al-Amin, King of Tunisia (1943–1957)
  • President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
  • Prime Minister - Habib Bourguiba, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1956–1957)