List of State Leaders in 1959 - North America

North America

  • Canada
    • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
    • Governor General -
      1. Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada (1952–1959)
      2. Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada (1959–1967)
    • Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada (1957–1963)
  • Costa Rica
    • President - Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica (1958–1962)
  • Cuba
    • President -
      1. Fulgencio Batista, President of Cuba (1952–1959)
      2. Anselmo Alliegro y Milá, Acting President of Cuba (1959)
      3. Carlos Modesto Piedra, Provisional President of Cuba (1959)
      4. Manuel Urrutia Lleó, President of Cuba (1959)
      5. Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, President of Cuba (1959–1976)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Gonzalo Güell, Prime Minister of Cuba (1958–1959)
      2. José Miró Cardona, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959)
      3. Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba (1959–2008)
  • 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 - José María Lemus, President of El Salvador (1956–1960)
  • Guatemala
    • President - Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958–1963)
  • Haiti
    • President - François Duvalier, President of Haiti (1957–1971)
  • Honduras
    • President - Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras (1957–1963)
  • Mexico
    • President - Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico (1958–1964)
  • Nicaragua
    • President - Luis Somoza Debayle, President of Nicaragua (1956–1963)
  • Panama
    • President - 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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