List of State Leaders in 1948 - South America

South America

• Argentina
  • President - Juan Perón, President of Argentina (1946–1955)
• Bolivia
  • President - Enrique Hertzog, President of Bolivia (1947–1949)
• Brazil
  • President - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (1946–1951)
• Chile
  • President - Gabriel González Videla, President of Chile (1946–1952)
• Colombia
  • President - Mariano Ospina Pérez, President of Colombia (1946–1950)
• Ecuador
  • President -
    1. Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, President of Ecuador (1947–1948)
    2. Galo Plaza, President of Ecuador (1948–1952)
• Paraguay
  • President -
    1. Higinio Moríñigo, President of Paraguay (1940–1948)
    2. Juan Manuel Frutos, Provisional President of Paraguay (1948)
    3. Juan Natalicio González, President of Paraguay (1948–1949)
• Peru
  • President -
    1. José Bustamante y Rivero, President of Peru (1945–1948)
    2. Manuel A. Odría, President of Peru (1948–1950)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat, President of the council of ministers of Peru (1948)
    2. Armando Revoredo Iglesias, President of the council of ministers of Peru (1948)
• Uruguay
  • President - Luis Batlle Berres, President of Uruguay (1947–1951)
• Venezuela
  • Head of State -
    1. Romulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (1945–1948)
    2. Romulo Gallegos, President of Venezuela (1948)
    3. Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, Chairman of the Military Junta of Venezuela (1948–1950)