Europe
- Albania
- Communist Party Leader - Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor (1944–1985)
- Head of State -
- Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1944–1953)
- Haxhi Lleshi, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania (1953–1982)
- Premier - Enver Hoxha, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania (1944–1954)
- Andorra
- Monarchs -
- French Co-Prince - Vincent Auriol, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1947–1954)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Ramon Iglesias i Navarri, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1943–1969)
- First Syndic - Francesc Cairat Freixes, First Syndic of Andorra (1937–1960)
- Monarchs -
- Austria (under Allied occupation)
- President - Theodor Körner, Federal President of Austria (1951–1957)
- Chancellor -
- Leopold Figl, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1945–1953)
- Julius Raab, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1953–1961)
- American military governor - Llewellyn Thompson (1952–1955)
- British military governor - Harold Caccia (1950–1954)
- French military governor - Jean Payart (1950–1955)
- Soviet military governor -
- Vladimir Sviridov (1949–1953)
- Ivan Ilichev (1953–1955)
- Belgium
- Monarch - Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1951–1993)
- Prime Minister - Jean Van Houtte, Prime Minister of Belgium (1952–1954)
- Bulgaria
- Communist Party Leader - Vulko Chervenkov, General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1949–1954)
- Head of State - Georgi Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (1950–1958)
- Premier - Vulko Chervenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1950–1956)
- Czechoslovakia
- Communist Party Leader -
- Klement Gottwald, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1946–1953)
- Antonín Novotný, First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia (1953–1968)
- President -
- Klement Gottwald, President of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953)
- Antonín Zápotocký, President of Czechoslovakia (1953–1957)
- Prime Minister -
- Antonín Zápotocký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953)
- Viliam Široký, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1953–1963)
- Communist Party Leader -
- Denmark
- Monarch - Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947–1972)
- Prime Minister -
- Erik Eriksen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1950–1953)
- Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (1953–1955)
- Finland
- President - Juho Kusti Paasikivi, President of Finland (1946–1956)
- Prime Minister -
- Urho Kekkonen, Prime Minister of Finland (1950–1953)
- Sakari Tuomioja, Prime Minister of Finland (1953–1954)
- France
- President - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947–1954)
- Prime Minister -
- Antoine Pinay, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1952–1953)
- René Mayer, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1953)
- Joseph Laniel, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1953–1954)
- East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
- Communist Party Leader - Walter Ulbricht, First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1950–1971)
- President - Wilhelm Pieck, President of East Germany (1949–1960)
- Premier - Otto Grotewohl, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1949–1964)
- West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
- President - Theodor Heuss, Federal President of West Germany (1949–1959)
- Chancellor - Konrad Adenauer, Federal Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963)
- Greece
- Monarch - Paul, King of the Hellenes (1947–1964)
- Prime Minister - Alexandros Papagos, President of the Ministerial Council of Greece (1952–1955)
- Hungary
- Communist Party Leader - Mátyás Rákosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Workers' Party (1945–1956)
- Head of State - István Dobi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary (1952–1967)
- Premier -
- Mátyás Rákosi, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1952–1953)
- Imre Nagy, President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary (1953–1955)
- Iceland
- President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, President of Iceland (1952–1968)
- Prime Minister -
- Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1950–1953)
- Ólafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland (1953–1956)
- Ireland
- President - Seán T. O'Kelly, President of Ireland (1945–1959)
- Prime Minister - Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach of Ireland (1951–1954)
- Italy
- President - Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy (1948–1955)
- Prime Minister -
- Alcide De Gasperi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1945–1953)
- Giuseppe Pella, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1953–1954)
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938–1989)
- Prime Minister - Alexander Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1945–1962)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)
- Prime Minister -
- Pierre Dupong, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1937–1953)
- Joseph Bech, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1953–1958)
- Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Head of Government -
- Pierre Voizard, Minister of State of Monaco (1950–1953)
- Henry Soum, Minister of State of Monaco (1953–1959)
- The Netherlands
- Monarch - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980)
- Prime Minister - Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958)
- Norway
- Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957)
- Prime Minister - Oscar Torp, Prime Minister of Norway (1951–1955)
- Poland
- Communist Party Leader - Bolesław Bierut, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party (1948–1956)
- Head of State - Aleksander Zawadzki, Chairman of the Council of State of Poland (1952–1964)
- Premier - Bolesław Bierut, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1952–1954)
- Portugal
- President - Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal (1951–1958)
- Prime Minister - António de Oliveira Salazar, President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal (1932–1968)
- Romania
- Communist Party Leader - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party (1945–1954)
- Head of State - Petru Groza, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania (1952–1958)
- Premier - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1952–1955)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent -
- Arnaldo Para and Eugenio Bernardini, Captains Regent of San Marino (1952–1953)
- Vincenzo Pedini and Alberto Reffi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1953)
- Giordano Giacomini and Giuseppe Renzi, Captains Regent of San Marino (1953–1954)
- Captains Regent -
- Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader -
- Joseph Stalin, Senior Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1953)
- Georgy Malenkov, Senior Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953)
- Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953–1964)
- Head of State -
- Nikolay Shvernik, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1946–1953)
- Kliment Voroshilov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1953–1960)
- Premier -
- Joseph Stalin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953)
- Georgy Malenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1953–1955)
- Communist Party Leader -
- Spain
- Head of State - Francisco Franco, Head of State of Spain (1936–1975)
- Prime Minister - Francisco Franco, President of the Government of Spain (1938–1973)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1950–1973)
- Prime Minister - Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (1946–1969)
- Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Council:
- Philipp Etter (1934–1959, President), Karl Kobelt (1940–1954), Max Petitpierre (1944–1961), Rodolphe Rubattel (1947–1954), Josef Escher (1950–1954), Max Weber (1951–1953), Markus Feldmann (1951–1958), Hans Streuli (1953–1959)
- Swiss Federal Council:
- Trieste
- Military Governor -
- Zone A - John Winterton, Governor of Zone A of Trieste (1951–1954)
- Zone B - Miloš Stamatović, Governor of Zone B of Trieste (1951–1954)
- Military Governor -
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
- Prime Minister - Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1951–1955)
- Vatican City
- Monarch - Pope Pius XII, Sovereign of Vatican City (1939–1958)
- President of the Governorate - Nicola Canali, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1939–1961)
- Holy See
- Secretary of State - Domenico Tardini, Cardinal Secretary of State (1952–1961)
- Yugoslavia
- Communist Party leader - Josip Broz Tito, General Secretary of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1945–1980)
- Head of State -
- Ivan Ribar, President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Yugoslavia (1945–1953)
- Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)
- Premier - Josip Broz Tito, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia (1945–1963)
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