List of State Leaders in 1956 - 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 - Makonnen Endelkachew, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1942–1957)
  • Liberia
    • President - William Tubman, President of Liberia (1944–1971)
  • Libya
    • Monarch - Idris, King of Libya (1951–1969)
    • Prime Minister - Mustafa Ben Halim, Prime Minister of Libya (1954–1957)
  • Morocco
    • French protectorate of Morocco gained independence on 2 March 1956, Spanish Morocco gained independence on 7 April 1956
    • French Resident-General - André Dubois, Resident-General of French Morocco (1955–1956)
    • Spanish High Commissioner - Rafael García Valiño, High Commissioner of Spanish Morocco (1951–1956)
    • Monarch - Mohammed V, Sultan 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
    • Anglo-Egyptian Sudan gained independence on 1 January 1956
    • President - Sovereignty Council, President of Sudan (1956–1958)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Ismail al-Azhari, Chief Minister of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1954–1956)
      2. Abdallah Khalil, Prime Minister of Sudan (1956–1958)
  • Tunisia
    • the French protectorate of Tunisia gained independence on 20 March 1956
    • High Commissioner - Roger Seydoux Fornier de Clausonne, High Commissioner of Tunisia (1955–1956)
    • Monarch - Muhammad VIII al-Amin, King of Tunisia (1943–1957)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Tahar Ben Ammar, Prime Minister of Tunis (1954–1956)
      2. Habib Bourguiba, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1956–1957)

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