World leaders in 1906
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1906, 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 1906 →
Major powers in 1906
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Theodore Roosevelt
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- Edward VII
- Prime minister
- Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas II
- Chairman of council of ministers
- Pyotr Stolypin
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Guangxu
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Émile Loubet, then Armand Fallières
- President of the Council of ministers
- Maurice Rouvier, then Ferdinand Sarrien, then Georges Clemenceau
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Bernhard von Bülow
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Meiji
- Prime minister
- Katsura Tarō, then Saionji Kinmochi
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Bey
- Muhammad IV al-Hadi, then Muhammad V an-Nasir
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 Rwanda
- King
- Yuhi V Musinga
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Arthur Barclay
Sultanate of Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Abdelaziz
Sultanate of Mwali
- Queen/Sultan
- Salima Machamba bint Saidi Hamadi Makadara
Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Sultan
- Ali II
Americas
Argentine RepublicArgentina history
- President
- Manuel Quintana, then José Figueroa Alcorta
BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Ismael Montes
CanadaCanada history
- Prime minister
- Wilfrid Laurier
EcuadorEcuador history
- Jéfe Supremo; Interim President
- Eloy Alfaro
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Pedro José Escalón
First Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Rodrigues Alves, then Afonso Pena
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra, then Cleto González Víquez
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Manuel Estrada Cabrera
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Manuel Bonilla
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Porfirio Díaz
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- José Santos Zelaya
Parliamentary Era ChileChile history
- President
- Germán Riesco, then Pedro Montt
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Rafael Reyes Prieto
Republic of CubaCuba history
- President
- Tomás Estrada Palma
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Pierre Nord Alexis
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Cecilio Báez, then Benigno Ferreira
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- José Pardo y Barreda
Second Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- President
- Ramón Cáceres
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Theodore Roosevelt
United States of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- Cipriano Castro
UruguayUruguay history
- President
- José Batlle y Ordóñez
Asia
Emirate of Abu DhabiTurkey history
Emirate of Afghanistan: Barakzai dynastyAfghanistan history
- Emir
- Habibullah Khan
Emirate of AjmanTurkey history
Emirate of BukharaUzbekistan history
Emirate of DubaiTurkey history
Emirate of FujairahTurkey history
Emirate of SharjahTurkey history
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Meiji
- Prime minister
- Katsura Tarō, then Saionji Kinmochi
French Protectorate of Luang PhrabangLaos history
- King of Luang Phrabang
- Sisavang Vong
Hakims of BahrainBahrain history
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Khanate of KhivaUzbekistan history
- ., Khan (Feruz Khan), Khan
- Muhammad Rahim Bahadur II
Korean Empire
- Emperor
- Gojong
Negeri SembilanMalaysia history
- Yamtuan
- Muhammad
Ottoman (Turkish) EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Abdul Hamid II
- Grand Vizier
- Mehmed Ferid Pasha
PakualamanIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakualam VII
Perak Sultanate: Siak dynastyMalaysia history
Protectorate of BruneiBrunei history
QatarQatar history
Qing dynastyChina history
- Emperor
- Guangxu
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia history
- Emir
- Ibn Saud
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Sulaiman
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Mubarak I
Siam/Thailand: Rattanakosin KingdomThailand history
- King
- Chulalongkorn
Sublime State of Persia: Qajar dynastyIran history
Sultanate/ State of Muscat and OmanOman history
- Sultan
- Faisal
Surakarta SunanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakubuwono X
Terengganu SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Zainal Abidin III
Umm Al QuwainTurkey history
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono VII
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Joan Josep Laguarda i Fenollera
- French Co-Prince
- Émile Loubet, then Armand Fallières
Austria-Hungary: Austrian Empire and Kingdom of HungaryAustria history
- Emperor
- Franz Joseph I
- Ministers-President
- Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
- Prime Minister
- Géza Fejérváry, then Sándor Wekerle
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Leopold II
- Prime minister
- Paul de Smet de Naeyer
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
- Prime minister
- Segismundo Moret, then José López Domínguez, then Antonio González de Aguilar
Duchy of AnhaltGermany history
- Duke
- Frederick II
Fascist Italy (1922–1943)Italy history
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Émile Loubet, then Armand Fallières
- President of the Council of ministers
- Maurice Rouvier, then Ferdinand Sarrien, then Georges Clemenceau
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Bernhard von Bülow
Grand Duchy of FinlandFinland history
- Grand Prince
- Nicholas II
Grand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duke
- William IV
- Prime minister
- Paul Eyschen
Kingdom of BavariaGermany history
- King
- Otto
Kingdom of Bohemia
- King
- Franz Joseph I
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
- King
- Franz Joseph
Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian IX, then Frederik VIII
- Council president
- Jens Christian Christensen
Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaUkraine history
- King
- Francis Joseph I
Kingdom of GreeceGreece history
- King
- George I
- Prime minister
- Georgios Theotokis
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Alessandro Fortis, then Sidney Sonnino, then Giovanni Giolitti
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Prime minister
- Christian Michelsen
Kingdom of PortugalPortugal history
- King
- Carlos I
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Charles I
- Prime minister
- Dimitrie Sturdza, then Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
Kingdom of Serbia / Yugoslavia: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Prime minister
- Nikola Pašić
Kingdom of SwedenSweden history
- King of Sweden
- Oscar II
- Prime minister
- Karl Staaff, then Arvid Lindman
Kingdom of WürttembergGermany history
- King
- William II
Kosovo Vilayet
- Governor
- Mahmud Shevket Pasha
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann II
- Governor
- Carl von In der Maur
Monaco
- Prince
- Albert I
NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Theo de Meester
Principality of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Prince
- Ferdinand I
- Prime minister
- Racho Petrov, then Dimitar Petkov
Principality of Montenegro
- President
- Lazar Mijušković, then Marko Radulović
Principality of Waldeck and PyrmontGermany history
- Prince
- Friedrich
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas II
- Chairman of council of ministers
- Pyotr Stolypin
Saxe-Coburg and GothaGermany history
- Duke
- Charles Edward
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Ludwig Forrer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- Edward VII
- Prime minister
- Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- King
- Edward VII
- Prime minister
- Alfred Deakin
Dominion of New ZealandNew Zealand history
- Prime minister
- Joseph Ward
Kings of Uvea (Wallis)
- King
- Lusiano Aisake, then Sosefo Mautāmakia I
Tuʻi Kanokupolu of TongaTonga history
- King
- George Tupou II