| |
Chief of State |
Head of Government |
| Afghanistan |
King Mohammed Záhir Sháh |
Prime Minister Prince Mohammed Daud Khan |
| Albania |
President of the Presidium Haxhi Lleshi |
Premier Mehmet Shehu |
| Argentina |
(Provisional) President Pedro
Aramburu
(from May 1) Arturo Frondizi |
| Australia |
Queen Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom
Governor-General Sir William Joseph Slim |
Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies |
| Austria |
President Adolph Schärf |
Chancellor Julis Raab |
| Belgium |
King Baudouin I |
PrremierAchille van Acker
(from June 26) Gaston Eyskens |
| Bhutan |
Maharaja Jigme Dorji Wangchuk |
| Bolivia |
President Hernán Siles Zuazo |
| Brazil |
President Juscelino Kubitschek |
| Bulgaria |
President of the Presidium Dimiter Ganev |
Premier Anton Yugov |
| Burma |
President U Win Maung |
Prime Minister U Nu
(from September) General Ne Win |
| Cambodia |
King Norodom Suramarit |
Premier M. Sim Var
(from June) Prince Norodom Sihanouk |
| Canada |
Queen Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom
Governor-General Vincent Massey |
Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker |
| Ceylon |
Queen Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom
Governor-General Sir Oliver Goonetilleke |
Premier Solomon W.R.D. Bandaranaike |
| Chile |
President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
(from November 3) Jorge Alessandri |
| China, Communist |
Premier Chou En-lai |
| China, Nationalist |
President Chiang Kai-shek |
Premier O.K. Yui
(from July 2) Chen Cheng |
| Colombia |
military junta
(from August 7) President Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| Costa Rica |
President José Figueres
(from ) Mario Echandi Jiménez |
| Cuba |
President Fulgencio Batista |
Premier Gonzalo Guell |
| Czechoslovakia |
President Antonín Novotný |
Premier Viliam Siroký |
| Denmark |
King Frederik IX |
Prime Minister Hans C. Hansen |
| Dominican Republic |
President Hector B. Trujillo
Molina |
| Ecuador |
President Camilo Ponce Enriquez |
| El Salvador |
President José María Lemus |
| Ethiopia |
Emperor Haile Selassie |
Premier Aklilou Abte Wolde |
| Finland |
President Urbo Kaleva Kekkonen |
Prime Minister
(from August 29) K.A. Fagerholm |
| France |
President René Coty
(from December 21) Charles de Gaulle |
Premier Félix Gaillar
(from May 14) Pierre Pfimlin
(from June 1) General Charles de
Gaulle |
| Germany, East |
President Wilhelm Pieck |
Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl |
| Germany, West |
President Theodor Heuss |
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer |
| Ghana |
Queen Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom
Governor-General Lord Listowel |
Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah |
| Greece |
King Paul I |
Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis |
| Guatemala |
President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán
(from March) General Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes |
| Guinea |
President Sékou Touré |
| Haiti |
President François Duvalier |
| Honduras |
President Ramón Villeda Morales |
| Hungary |
President Istvan Dobi |
Premier Jados Kadar |
| Iceland |
President Asegïr Ageïrsson |
Premier Emil Jónsson |
| India |
President Rajendra Prasad |
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Indonesia |
President Ahmed Sukarno |
Premier Djuanda |
| Iran |
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi |
Premier Manouchehr Eghbal |
| Iraq |
King Faisal II
(from July 14) Premier Brigadier General Abdul
Karim el-Kassem |
Prime Minister Nuri as Said
(from July 14) Premier Brigadier General Abdul
Karim el-Kassem |
| Ireland |
President Sean T. O'Kelly |
Prime Minister Eamon de Valera |
| Israel |
President Itzhak Ben-Zvi |
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion |
| Italy |
President Giovanni Gronchi |
Premier Adone Zoli
(from ) Amintore Fanfani |
| Japan |
Emperor Hirohito |
Premier Nobusuke Kishi |
| Jordan |
King Hussein I |
Premier Samir el Rifai
Ibrahim Hashim |
| Korea, North |
Premier Kim Il Sung |
| Korea, South |
President Syngman Rhee |
| Laos |
King Sisavong Vong |
Prime Minister Prince Souphanavong
(from July) Phoui Sananikone |
| Lebanon |
President Camille Chamoun
(from September 23) Fuad Chehab |
Prime Minister Sami es-Solh
(from September 23) Rashid Karami |
| Liberia |
President William V.S. Tubman |
| Libya |
King Idris Senussi I |
Premier Abdul Majid Kobar |
| Liechtenstein |
Prince Francis Joseph II |
Prime Minister Alexander Frick |
| Luxembourg |
Grand Duchess Charlotte |
Premier Joseph Bech
(from March 27) Pierre Frieden |
| Malaya |
Supreme Head of State Abdul Rahman ibni
al-Marhum Tuanku Mohammed |
Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman |
| Mexico |
President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
(from December 1) Adolfo López Mateos |
| Monaco |
Prince Rainier III |
| Mongolia |
President of the Presidium Zhamsarangin Sambu |
Premier Yumzaghin Tsedenbal |
| Morocco |
King Mohammed V |
Prime Minister Si Bekkai
(from ) Ahmed Balafrej |
| Nepal |
King Mahendra Bir Bickram Shah Deva |
Premier Subarna Shanshere |
| Netherlands |
Queen Juliana |
Premier Willem Drees
(from December 22) Louis Beel |
| New Zealand |
Queen Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom
Governor-General Viscount Cobham |
Prime Minister Walter Nash |
| Nicaragua |
President Luís Somoza de Bayle |
| Norway |
King Olav V |
Premier Einar Gerhardsen |
| Pakistan |
President Iskander Mirza
(from October 27) General Mohammed Ayub Khan |
Prime Minister Malik Firoz Khan Noon
(from October) General Mohammed Ayub Khan |
| Panama |
President Ernesto de la Guardia,
Jr. |
| Paraguay |
President Alfredo Stroessner |
| Peru |
President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche |
Premier Manuel Cisneros Sanchez
(from ) Luis Gallo Porras |
| Philippines |
President Carlos P. Garcia |
| Poland |
Premier Józef Cyrankiewicz |
| Portugal |
President
(from August 9) Americo Deus Rodrigues Tomas |
Premier António de Oliveira Salazar |
| Romania |
President of the Presidium Ion Gheorghe Mauer |
Premier Chivu Stoica |
| Saudi Arabia |
King Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz |
Prime Minister Crown Prince Emir Faisal al
Saud |
| South Africa |
Queen Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom
Governor-General Ernest G. Jansen |
Prime Minister Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom
(from August 24) Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd |
| Spain |
Chief of State Francisco Franco |
| Sudan |
|
Prime Minister Abdullah Khalil
(from November 17) General Ibrahim Abboud |
| Sweden |
King Gustav VI |
Prime Minister Tage Erlander |
| Switzerland |
President Paul Chaudet |
| Thailand |
King Phumiphon Aduldet |
Field Marshal Sarit Tharanat
(from January) General Thanom Kittakachorn
(from October) Field Marshal Sarit Tharanat |
| Tunisia |
President Habib Bourguiba |
| Turkey |
President Celal Bayar |
Premier Adnan Menderes |
| Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics |
President of the Presidium Klimenti E.
Voroshilov |
Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev |
| United Arab Republic |
President Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| United Kingdom |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan |
| United States |
President Dwight Eisenhower |
| Uruguay |
President Arturo Lezama |
| Venezuela |
President General Marcos Pérez
Jiménez
(from January 25) Rear Admiral Wolfgang
Larrazábal
(from December) Rómulo Betancourt |
| Vietnam, North |
President Ho Chi Minh |
Premier Pham Van Dong |
| Vietnam, South |
President Ngo Dinh Diem |
| Yemen |
Imam Ahmad Seif al Islam |
| Yugoslavia |
President Tito |
