World leaders in 1894
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1894, 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 1894 →
Major powers in 1894
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Grover Cleveland
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- William Ewart Gladstone, then Archibald Primrose
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Alexander III, then Nicholas II
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Guangxu
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Marie François Sadi Carnot, then Jean Casimir-Perier
- Acting President
- Charles Dupuy
- President of the Council of ministers
- Jean Casimir-Perier, then Charles Dupuy
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Leo von Caprivi, then Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
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
- Riaz Pasha, then Nubar 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
Sokoto CaliphateNigeria history
- Sultan
- Abdur Rahman Atiku
Sultanate of Mwali
- Queen/Sultan
- Salima Machamba
Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Sultan
- Hamad
Americas
Argentine RepublicArgentina history
- President
- Luis Sáenz Peña
CanadaCanada history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- John Sparrow David Thompson, then Mackenzie Bowell
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Carlos Ezeta, then Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez
First Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Floriano Peixoto, then Prudente de Morais
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- José Rodríguez Zeledón
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Domingo Vásquez, then Policarpo Bonilla
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- José Santos Zelaya
Oriental Republic of UruguayUruguay history
- President
- Julio Herrera y Obes
- Acting President
- Duncan Stewart
Parliamentary Era ChileChile history
- President
- Jorge Montt
Republic of BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Mariano Baptista
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Rafael Núñez, then Miguel Antonio Caro
Republic of EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Luis Cordero Crespo
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Juan Gualberto González, then Marcos Morínigo, then Juan Bautista Egusquiza
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Remigio Morales Bermúdez, then Andrés Avelino Cáceres
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
- 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, then Maktoum bin Hasher Al 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 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, then Jean Casimir-Perier
- Acting French Co-Prince
- Charles Dupuy
Austria-Hungary: Archduchy/ Austrian Empire/ Kingdom of Hungary
- Emperor and King
- Franz Joseph I
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Leopold II
- Prime minister
- Auguste Beernaert, then Jules de Burlet
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
- Prime minister
- Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian IX
- Council president
- Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, then Tage Reedtz-Thott
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Marie François Sadi Carnot, then Jean Casimir-Perier
- Acting President
- Charles Dupuy
- President of the Council of ministers
- Jean Casimir-Perier, then Charles Dupuy
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Leo von Caprivi, then Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Grand Duchy of FinlandFinland history
- Grand Prince
- Nicholas II
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
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- King
- Umberto I
- Prime minister
- Francesco Crispi
Kingdom of PortugalPortugal history
- King
- Carlos I
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Charles I
Kingdom of the NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Gijsbert van Tienhoven, then Joan Röell
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
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Alexander III, then Nicholas II
San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Marino Fattori
Sweden–Norway
- King
- Oscar II
- Prime minister
- Erik Gustaf Boström, then Gregers Gram, then Emil Stang
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Emil Frey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- William Ewart Gladstone, then Archibald Primrose
Oceania
Kings of Uvea (Wallis)
Republic of HawaiiUnited States history
- President
- Sanford B. Dole
Tuʻi Kanokupolu of TongaTonga history
- King
- George Tupou II