World leaders in 1896
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1896, 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 1896 →
Major powers in 1896
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Grover Cleveland
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas II
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Guangxu
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Félix Faure
- President of the Council of ministers
- Léon Bourgeois, then Jules Méline
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Meiji
- Prime minister
- Itō Hirobumi, then Matsukata Masayoshi
- Acting Prime minister
- Kuroda Kiyotaka
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
Kingdom of AshantiGhana history
- Asantehene
- Prempeh I
Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
- King
- Ngwane V
Kingdom of Kaffa
- King
- Gaki Sherocho
Kingdom of Rwanda
- King
- Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa, then Yuhi V Musinga
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Joseph James Cheeseman, then William D. Coleman
Merina Kingdom
- Queen
- Ranavalona III
- Prime minister
- Rainitsimbazafy
Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Abdelaziz
Sokoto CaliphateNigeria history
- Sultan
- Abdur Rahman Atiku
Sultanate of Mwali
- Queen/Sultan
- Salima Machamba
Sultanate of Zanzibar
Americas
Argentine RepublicArgentina history
- President
- José Evaristo Uriburu
CanadaCanada history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- Mackenzie Bowell, then Charles Tupper, then Wilfrid Laurier
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, then Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
Republic of BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Mariano Baptista, then Severo Fernández
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Miguel Antonio Caro
Republic of EcuadorEcuador history
- Jéfe Supremo; Interim President
- Eloy Alfaro
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Juan Bautista Egusquiza
Second Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- President
- Ulises Heureaux
Second Haitian RepublicHaiti history
- President
- Florvil Hyppolite, then Tirésias Simon Sam
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, then Matsukata Masayoshi
- Acting Prime minister
- Kuroda Kiyotaka
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
- 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 KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Mubarak I
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
- 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, then Paul de Smet de Naeyer
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
- Prime minister
- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian IX
- Council president
- Tage Reedtz-Thott
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Félix Faure
- President of the Council of ministers
- Léon Bourgeois, then Jules Méline
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
- Theodoros Deligiannis
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- King
- Umberto I
- Prime minister
- Francesco Crispi, then Antonio Starabba
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
Sweden–Norway
- King
- Oscar II
- Prime minister
- Erik Gustaf Boström, then Gregers Gram, then Francis Hagerup
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Adrien Lachenal
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- Queen
- Victoria
- Prime minister
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
Oceania
Republic of HawaiiUnited States history
- President
- Sanford B. Dole
Tuʻi Kanokupolu of TongaTonga history
- King
- George Tupou II