List of State Leaders in 1959 - Africa

Africa

  • Ethiopia
    • Monarch - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)
    • Prime Minister - Abebe Aregai, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1957–1960)
  • Ghana
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Ghana (1957–1960)
    • Governor-General - William Hare, Earl of Listowel, Governor-General of Ghana (1957–1960)
    • Prime Minister - Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister of Ghana (1952–1960)
  • Guinea
    • President - Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (1958–1984)
  • Liberia
    • President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
  • Libya
    • Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
    • Prime Minister - Abdul Majid Kubar, Prime Minister of Libya (1957–1960)
  • Morocco
    • Monarch - Mohammed V, King of Morocco (1955–1961)
    • Prime Minister - Abdallah Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Morocco (1958–1960)
  • South Africa
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa (1952–1961)
    • Governor-General -
      1. Ernest George Jansen, Governor-General of South Africa (1951–1959)
      2. Lucas Cornelius Steyn, Officer Administering the Government of South Africa (1959–1960)
    • Prime Minister - Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa (1958–1966)
  • Sudan
    • President - Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan (1958–1964)
    • Prime Minister - Ibrahim Abboud, Prime Minister of Sudan (1958–1964)
  • Tunisia
    • President - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (1957–1987)
  • United Arab Republic
    • President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic (1954–1970)
    • Prime Minister - Gamal Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic (1954–1962)

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