World leaders in 1913
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1913, 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 1913 →
Major powers in 1913
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- William Howard Taft, then Woodrow Wilson
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- H. H. Asquith
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas II
Republic of China (1912–1915)China history
- President
- Yuan Shikai
- Premier
- Zhao Bingjun, then Xiong Xiling
- Acting Premier
- Duan Qirui
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Armand Fallières, then Raymond Poincaré
- President of the Council of ministers
- Raymond Poincaré, then Aristide Briand, then Louis Barthou, then Gaston Doumergue
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Taishō
- Prime minister
- Katsura Tarō, then Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Menelik II, then Iyasu V
Khedivate of EgyptEgypt history
- Khedive
- Abbas II
- Prime minister
- Mohamed Said Pasha
Kingdom of Rwanda
- King
- Yuhi V Musinga
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Daniel Edward Howard
Sultanate of Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Yusef
Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Sultan
- Khalifa II
Union of South AfricaSouth Africa history
- King
- George V
Americas
Argentine RepublicArgentina history
- President
- Roque Sáenz Peña
BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Eliodoro Villazón, then Ismael Montes
CanadaCanada history
- Prime minister
- Robert Borden
Dominion of NewfoundlandCanada history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Edward Morris
EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Leónidas Plaza
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Manuel Enrique Araujo
- Provisional President
- Carlos Meléndez Ramirez
First Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Hermes da Fonseca
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Manuel Estrada Cabrera
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Manuel Bonilla, then Francisco Bertrand
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Francisco I. Madero, then Pedro Lascuráin, then Victoriano Huerta
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- Adolfo Díaz
Parliamentary Era ChileChile history
- President
- Ramón Barros Luco
Republic of CubaCuba history
- President
- José Miguel Gómez, then Mario García Menocal
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Tancrède Auguste, then Michel Oreste
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Eduardo Schaerer
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Guillermo Billinghurst
Second Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- Provisional President
- José Bordas Valdez
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- William Howard Taft, then Woodrow Wilson
United States of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- Juan Vicente Gómez
- Interim President
- José Gil Fortoul
UruguayUruguay history
- President
- José Batlle y Ordóñez
Asia
Bogd Khanate of MongoliaMongolia history
- Khagan
- Bogd Khan
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
- Taishō
- Prime minister
- Katsura Tarō, then Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
French Protectorate of Luang PhrabangLaos history
- King of Luang Phrabang
- Sisavang Vong
Hakims of BahrainBahrain history
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Khanate of KhivaUzbekistan history
Negeri SembilanMalaysia history
- Yamtuan
- Muhammad
Nguyễn dynastyVietnam history
- Emperor
- Duy Tân
Ottoman (Turkish) EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Mehmed V
- Grand Vizier
- Kâmil Pasha, then Mahmud Shevket Pasha, then Said Halim Pasha
PakualamanIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakualam VII
Perak Sultanate: Siak dynastyMalaysia history
Protectorate of BruneiBrunei history
- Sultan
- Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
QatarQatar history
Republic of China (1912–1915)China history
- President
- Yuan Shikai
- Premier
- Zhao Bingjun, then Xiong Xiling
- Acting Premier
- Duan Qirui
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
- Vajiravudh
Sublime State of Persia: Qajar dynastyIran history
- Shah
- Ahmad Shah Qajar
Sultanate/ State of Muscat and OmanOman history
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
- Juan Benlloch i Vivó
- French Co-Prince
- Armand Fallières, then Raymond Poincaré
Austria-Hungary: Austrian Empire and Kingdom of HungaryAustria history
- Emperor
- Franz Joseph I
- Prime Minister
- László Lukács, then István Tisza
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Albert I
- Prime minister
- Charles de Broqueville
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
- Prime minister
- Álvaro de Figueroa, then Eduardo Dato
Duchy of AnhaltGermany history
- Duke
- Frederick II
Duchy of BrunswickGermany history
- Duke
- Ernest Augustus
Fascist Italy (1922–1943)Italy history
First Portuguese RepublicPortugal history
- President
- Manuel de Arriaga
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Armand Fallières, then Raymond Poincaré
- President of the Council of ministers
- Raymond Poincaré, then Aristide Briand, then Louis Barthou, then Gaston Doumergue
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Grand Duchy of FinlandFinland history
- Grand Prince
- Nicholas II
Grand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duchess
- Marie-Adélaïde
- Prime minister
- Paul Eyschen
Independent Albania / Provisional GovernmentAlbania history
- President
- Ismail Kemal
- Prime minister
- Ismail Kemal
Kingdom of BavariaGermany history
- King
- Otto, then Ludwig III
Kingdom of Bohemia
- King
- Franz Joseph I
Kingdom of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Tsar
- Ferdinand I
- Prime minister
- Ivan Evstratiev Geshov, then Stoyan Danev, then Vasil Radoslavov
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
- King
- Franz Joseph
- Ban
- Slavko Cuvaj, then Ivan Skerlecz
Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian X
- Council president
- Klaus Berntsen, then Carl Theodor Zahle
Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaUkraine history
- King
- Francis Joseph I
Kingdom of GreeceGreece history
- King
- George I, then Constantine I
- Prime minister
- Eleftherios Venizelos
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Giovanni Giolitti
Kingdom of Montenegro
- President
- Mitar Martinović, then Janko Vukotić
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Prime minister
- Jens Bratlie, then Gunnar Knudsen
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Charles I
- Prime minister
- Titu Maiorescu
Kingdom of SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustaf V
- Prime minister
- Karl Staaff
Kingdom of WürttembergGermany history
- King
- William II
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann II
- Governor
- Carl von In der Maur
Monaco
- Prince
- Albert I
- Minister of state
- Émile Flach
NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Theo Heemskerk, then Pieter Cort van der Linden
Principality of Waldeck and PyrmontGermany history
- Prince
- Friedrich
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas II
Saxe-Coburg and GothaGermany history
- Duke
- Charles Edward
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Eduard Müller
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- H. H. Asquith
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Andrew Fisher, then Joseph Cook
Dominion of New ZealandNew Zealand history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- William Massey
Kings of Uvea (Wallis)
Tuʻi Kanokupolu of TongaTonga history
- King
- George Tupou II