World leaders in 1893
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1893, in the order they held them. Names are from Wikipedia’s list of state leaders and appear only where the person’s Wikidata record agrees on the post and the years. What happened in 1893 →
Major powers in 1893
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Benjamin Harrison, then Grover Cleveland
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- William Ewart Gladstone
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Alexander III
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Guangxu
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Marie François Sadi Carnot
- President of the Council of ministers
- Alexandre Ribot, then Charles Dupuy, then Jean Casimir-Perier
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Leo von Caprivi
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Meiji
- Prime minister
- Itō Hirobumi
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
Buganda
- Kabaka
- Mwanga II
Congo Free State
- Sovereign
- Leopold II of Belgium
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Menelik II
Khedivate of EgyptEgypt history
- Khedive
- Abbas II
- Prime minister
- Mostafa Fahmy Pasha, then Hussein Fakhry Pasha, then Riaz Pasha
Kingdom of AshantiGhana history
- Asantehene
- Prempeh I
Kingdom of Kaffa
- King
- Gaki Sherocho
Kingdom of Rwanda
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Joseph James Cheeseman
Merina Kingdom
- Queen
- Ranavalona III
- Prime minister
- Rainilaiarivony
Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Hassan I
Sokoto CaliphateNigeria history
- Sultan
- Abdur Rahman Atiku
Sultanate of Mwali
- Queen/Sultan
- Salima Machamba
Sultanate of Zanzibar
Americas
Argentine RepublicArgentina history
- President
- Luis Sáenz Peña
CanadaCanada history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- John Sparrow David Thompson
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Carlos Ezeta
First Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Floriano Peixoto
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- José Rodríguez Zeledón
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Ponciano Leiva, then Domingo Vásquez
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- Roberto Sacasa, then José Santos Zelaya
- Acting President
- Salvador Machado, then Joaquín Zavala
Oriental Republic of UruguayUruguay history
- President
- Julio Herrera y Obes
Parliamentary Era ChileChile history
- President
- Jorge Montt
Republic of BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Mariano Baptista
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Rafael Núñez
Republic of EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Luis Cordero Crespo
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Juan Gualberto González
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Remigio Morales Bermúdez
Second Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- President
- Ulises Heureaux
Second Haitian RepublicHaiti history
- President
- Florvil Hyppolite
United Mexican StatesMexico history
- President
- Porfirio Díaz
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Benjamin Harrison, then Grover Cleveland
United States of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- Joaquín Crespo
Asia
Aceh SultanateIndonesia history
Emirate of Afghanistan: Barakzai dynastyAfghanistan history
Emirate of BukharaUzbekistan history
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Meiji
- Prime minister
- Itō Hirobumi
Hakims of BahrainBahrain history
Joseon
- King
- Gojong
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Kingdom of ChampasakLaos history
- King
- Kham Souk
Negeri SembilanMalaysia history
- Yamtuan
- Muhammad
Ottoman EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Abdul Hamid II
- Grand Vizier
- Ahmed Cevad Pasha
Perak Sultanate: Siak dynastyMalaysia history
Protectorate of BruneiBrunei history
QatarQatar history
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Guangxu
Rattanakosin Kingdom of SiamThailand history
- King
- Chulalongkorn
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Abdul Samad
Sheikhdom of Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of AjmanUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of DubaiUnited Arab Emirates history
- ruler
- Rashid bin Maktoum
Sheikhdom of FujairahUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of Ras Al KhaimahUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of SharjahUnited Arab Emirates history
Sheikhdom of Umm Al QuwainUnited Arab Emirates history
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman: Al Busaidi dynastyOman history
- Sultan
- Faisal
Surakarta SunanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakubuwono IX, then Pakubuwono X
Terengganu SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Zainal Abidin III
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono VII
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Salvador Casañas y Pagés
- French Co-Prince
- Marie François Sadi Carnot
Austria-Hungary: Archduchy/ Austrian Empire/ Kingdom of Hungary
- Emperor and King
- Franz Joseph I
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Leopold II
- Prime minister
- Auguste Beernaert
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
- Prime minister
- Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian IX
- Council president
- Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Marie François Sadi Carnot
- President of the Council of ministers
- Alexandre Ribot, then Charles Dupuy, then Jean Casimir-Perier
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Leo von Caprivi
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
- Grand Duke
- Peter II
Kingdom of Bohemia
- King
- Francis Joseph
Kingdom of Croatia-SlavoniaCroatia history
- King
- Franz Joseph
Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaUkraine history
- King
- Francis Joseph I
Kingdom of GreeceGreece history
- King
- George I
- Prime minister
- Charilaos Trikoupis, then Sotirios Sotiropoulos
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- King
- Umberto I
- Prime minister
- Giovanni Giolitti, then Francesco Crispi
Kingdom of PortugalPortugal history
- King
- Carlos I
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Charles I
Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia history
- President of the ministry
- Lazar Dokić
Kingdom of the NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Gijsbert van Tienhoven
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann II
LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duke
- Adolphe
- Prime minister
- Paul Eyschen
Monaco
- Prince
- Albert I
Papal States
- Pope
- Leo XIII
Principality of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Prince
- Ferdinand I
Principality of MontenegroMontenegro history
- President
- Božo Petrović-Njegoš
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Prince
- George Victor
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Alexander III
San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Marino Fattori
Sweden–Norway
- King
- Oscar II
- Prime minister
- Erik Gustaf Boström, then Otto Blehr, then Johannes Steen, then Gregers Gram, then Emil Stang
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Karl Schenk
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- William Ewart Gladstone
Oceania
Kings of Uvea (Wallis)
Tuʻi Kanokupolu of TongaTonga history
- King
- George Tupou I/ Tāufaʻāhau, then George Tupou II