List of state leaders in 1945
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1944 state leaders - Events of 1945 - 1946 state leaders - State leaders by year
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Africa
- Liberia - William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia (1944-1971)
- South Africa -
- Monarch - George VI, King of South Africa (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, Governor-General of South Africa (1943-1946)
- Prime Minister - Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939-1948)
- Zanzibar - Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1911-1960)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Monarch - Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
- Prime Minister - Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1929-1946)
- Brunei - Ahmad Tajuddin, Sultan of Brunei (1924–1950)
- Republic of China
- Chongqing Government (pro-Allies)
- President - Chiang Kai-Shek, Chairman of the National Government (1943-1947)
- Premier -
- Nanjing Government (pro-Japan)
- Acting President - Chen Gongbo, Acting Chairman of the National Government (1944-1945)
- Disbanded on August 16 following Japanese surrender
- Chongqing Government (pro-Allies)
- India -
- Monarch - George VI, Emperor of India (1936-1947)
- Viceroy - The Viscount Wavell, Viceroy of India (1943-1947)
- Indonesia - Soekarno, President of Indonesia (1945 - 1967)
- Japan -
- Monarch - Showa Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1926-1989)
- Prime Minister -
- Manchukuo -
- Aisin-Gioro Puyi, Emperor of Manchukuo (1934-1945)
- part of China since end of World War II
- Oman - Said Bin Taimur, Sultan of Oman (1932-1970)
Australia and Oceania
- Australia -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister -
Europe
- Albania - Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy and Albania (1939-1946)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Christian X, King of Denmark (1912-1947)
- Prime Minister -
- German occupation in control of government (1943-5 May 1945)
- Éire (Ireland) -
- Monarch - George VI, King of Ireland (1936-1949)
- President -
- Prime Minister - Eamon de Valera, Taoiseach (1937-1948)
- France -
- Head of Government - Charles de Gaulle, Chairman of the Provisional Government (1944-1946)
- Germany -
- Head of State -
- Adolf Hitler, Führer (1934-1945)
- Karl Dönitz, Head of State (1945)
- Chancellor -
- Administered by Allied Occupation Forces (1945-1949)
- Head of State -
- Italy -
- Kingdom of Italy -
- Monarch -Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy (1900-1946)
- Prime Minister -
- Italian Social Republic - Benito Mussolini, Provisional Head of State (1943-1945)
- Kingdom of Italy -
- Netherlands -
- Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
- Prime Minister - Willem Schermerhorn, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1945-1946)
- Poland
- Government in exile
- President - Władysław Raczkiewicz, President of Poland (1939-1947)
- Prime Minister - Tomasz Arciszewski, President of the Council of Ministers (1944-1947)
- Communist dominated government
- Head of State - Bolesław Bierut, President of the National Council (1944-1947)
- Premier - Edward Osóbka-Morawski, President of the Council of Ministers (1944-1947)
- Government in exile
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1936-1952)
- Prime Minister -
- Vatican City
- Pope - Pius XII, Bishop of Rome (1939-1958)
North America and the Caribbean
- Canada
- Monarch - George VI, King of Canada (1936-1952)
- Governor-General - The Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Canada (1940-1946)
- Prime Minister - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1935-1948)
- United States -
South America
- Brazil -
- Getúlio Vargas, President of Brazil (1930-1945)
- José Linhares, Provisional President of Brazil (1945-1946)
- Paraguay - Higinio Moriñigo, President of Paraguay (1940-1948)
- Peru -