List of State Leaders in 1956 - North America

North America

  • Canada
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
    • Governor General - Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada (1952–1959)
    • Prime Minister - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (1948–1957)
  • Costa Rica
    • President - José Figueres Ferrer, President of Costa Rica (1953–1958)
  • Cuba
    • President - Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952–1959)
    • Prime Minister - Jorge García Montes, Prime Minister of Cuba (1955–1957)
  • Dominican Republic
    • De facto Head of State - Rafael Trujillo, de facto ruler of the Dominican Republic (1930–1961)
    • President - Héctor Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (1952–1960)
  • El Salvador
    • President -
      1. Óscar Osorio, President of El Salvador (1950–1956)
      2. José María Lemus, President of El Salvador (1956–1960)
  • Guatemala
    • President - Carlos Castillo Armas, President of Guatemala (1954–1957)
  • Haiti
    • President -
      1. Paul Magloire, President of Haiti (1950–1956)
      2. Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis, Provisional President of Haiti (1956–1957)
  • Honduras
    • President -
      1. Julio Lozano Díaz, Supreme Head of State of Honduras (1954–1956)
      2. Military Government Council, President of Honduras (1956–1957)
  • Mexico
    • President - Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico (1952–1958)
  • Nicaragua
    • President -
      1. Anastasio Somoza García, President of Nicaragua (1950–1956)
      2. Luis Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1956–1963)
  • Panama
    • President -
      1. Ricardo Arias, President of Panama (1955–1956)
      2. Ernesto de la Guardia, President of Panama (1956–1960)
  • United States of America
    • President - Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (1953–1961)

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