World leaders in 1895
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1895, 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 1895 →
Major powers in 1895
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Grover Cleveland
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- Archibald Primrose, then Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas II
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Guangxu
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Jean Casimir-Perier, then Félix Faure
- Acting President
- Charles Dupuy
- President of the Council of ministers
- Charles Dupuy, then Alexandre Ribot, then Léon Bourgeois
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- 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
- Nubar Pasha, then Mostafa Fahmy Pasha
Kingdom of AshantiGhana history
- Asantehene
- Prempeh I
Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
- King
- Ngwane V
Kingdom of Kaffa
- King
- Gaki Sherocho
Kingdom of Rwanda
- King
- Kigeli IV Rwabugiri, then Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Joseph James Cheeseman
Merina Kingdom
- Queen
- Ranavalona III
- Prime minister
- Rainilaiarivony, then Rainitsimbazafy
Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Abdelaziz
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, then José Evaristo Uriburu
CanadaCanada history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- Mackenzie Bowell
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez
First Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Prudente de Morais
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Policarpo Bonilla
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- José Santos Zelaya
Parliamentary Era ChileChile history
- President
- Jorge Montt
Republic of BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Mariano Baptista
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Miguel Antonio Caro
Republic of EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Luis Cordero Crespo
- Acting President
- Vicente Lucio Salazar
- Jéfe Supremo
- Eloy Alfaro
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Juan Bautista Egusquiza
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- 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
French Protectorate of Luang PhrabangLaos history
- King
- Zakarine
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, then Mehmed Said Pasha, then Kâmil Pasha, then Halil Rifat 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
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
- Jean Casimir-Perier, then Félix Faure
Austria-Hungary: Archduchy/ Austrian Empire/ Kingdom of Hungary
- Emperor and King
- Franz Joseph I
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Leopold II
- Prime minister
- Jules de Burlet
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
- Prime minister
- Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, then Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian IX
- Council president
- Tage Reedtz-Thott
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Jean Casimir-Perier, then Félix Faure
- Acting President
- Charles Dupuy
- President of the Council of ministers
- Charles Dupuy, then Alexandre Ribot, then Léon Bourgeois
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- 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, then Nikolaos Deligiannis, then Theodoros Deligiannis
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
- Prime minister
- Dimitrie Sturdza
Kingdom of the NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- 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
- Nicholas II
San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Domenico Fattori
Sweden–Norway
- King
- Oscar II
- Prime minister
- Erik Gustaf Boström, then Gregers Gram, then Emil Stang, then Francis Hagerup
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Josef Zemp
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- Archibald Primrose, then Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
Oceania
Kings of Uvea (Wallis)
Republic of HawaiiUnited States history
- President
- Sanford B. Dole
Tuʻi Kanokupolu of TongaTonga history
- King
- George Tupou II