World leaders in 1916
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1916, 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 1916 →
Major powers in 1916
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Woodrow Wilson
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- H. H. Asquith, then David Lloyd George
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas II
Empire of China (1915–1916)China history
- Emperor
- Yuan Shikai
- Premier
- Lu Zhengxiang
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Raymond Poincaré
- President of the Council of ministers
- Aristide Briand
German EmpireGermany history
- Emperor
- Wilhelm II
- Chancellor
- Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Taishō
- Prime minister
- Ōkuma Shigenobu, then Terauchi Masatake
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Grand vizier
- Taïeb Djellouli
Ethiopian Empire
Kingdom of Rwanda
- King
- Yuhi V Musinga
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Daniel Edward Howard
Sultanate of EgyptEgypt history
- Prime minister
- Hussein Roshdy Pasha
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
- Victorino de la Plaza, then Hipólito Yrigoyen
BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Ismael Montes
CanadaCanada history
- Prime minister
- Robert Borden
Dominion of NewfoundlandCanada history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Edward Morris
EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Leónidas Plaza, then Alfredo Baquerizo
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Carlos Meléndez Ramirez
First Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Venceslau Brás
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- Alfredo González Flores
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Manuel Estrada Cabrera
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Francisco Bertrand
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- Adolfo Díaz
Parliamentary Era ChileChile history
- President
- Juan Luis Sanfuentes
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- José Vicente Concha Ferreira
Republic of CubaCuba history
- President
- Mario García Menocal
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Eduardo Schaerer, then Manuel Franco
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- José Pardo y Barreda
Second Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- President
- Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Woodrow Wilson
UruguayUruguay history
- President
- Feliciano Viera
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 China (1915–1916)China history
- Emperor
- Yuan Shikai
- Premier
- Lu Zhengxiang
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Taishō
- Prime minister
- Ōkuma Shigenobu, then Terauchi Masatake
French Protectorate of Luang PhrabangLaos history
- King of Luang Phrabang
- Sisavang Vong
Hakims of BahrainBahrain history
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Khanate of KhivaUzbekistan history
Kingdom of HejazSaudi Arabia history
- King
- Hussein bin Ali
Negeri SembilanMalaysia history
- Yamtuan
- Muhammad
Nguyễn dynastyVietnam history
Ottoman (Turkish) EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Mehmed V
- Grand Vizier
- Said Halim Pasha
PakualamanIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakualam VII
Perak Sultanate: Siak dynastyMalaysia history
Protectorate of BruneiBrunei history
- Sultan
- Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
QatarQatar history
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia history
- Emir
- Ibn Saud
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Sulaiman
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Jaber II
Siam/Thailand: Rattanakosin KingdomThailand history
- King
- Vajiravudh
Sublime State of Persia: Qajar dynastyIran history
- Shah
- Ahmad Shah Qajar
Sultanate of Siak Sri IndrapuraIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Syarif Kasim II
Sultanate/ State of Muscat and OmanOman history
- Sultan
- Taimur
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
- Raymond Poincaré
Austria-Hungary: Austrian Empire and Kingdom of HungaryAustria history
- Emperor
- Franz Joseph I, then Charles I & IV
- Ministers-President
- Ernest von Koerber, then Heinrich Clam-Martinic
- Prime Minister
- 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
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
- Bernardino Machado
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Raymond Poincaré
- President of the Council of ministers
- Aristide Briand
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
- Hubert Loutsch, then Victor Thorn
Kingdom of BavariaGermany history
- King
- Ludwig III
Kingdom of Bohemia
- King
- Franz Joseph I, then Charles III
Kingdom of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Tsar
- Ferdinand I
- Prime minister
- Vasil Radoslavov
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
- King
- Franz Joseph, then Charles I
Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian X
- Council president
- Carl Theodor Zahle
Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaUkraine history
- King
- Francis Joseph I, then Karl I
Kingdom of GreeceGreece history
- King
- Constantine I
- Prime minister
- Stefanos Skouloudis, then Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, then Spyridon Lambros
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Antonio Salandra, then Paolo Boselli
Kingdom of Montenegro
- President
- Milo Matanović
- President in-exile
- Lazar Mijušković, then Andrija Radović
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Prime minister
- Gunnar Knudsen
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Ferdinand I
- Prime minister
- Ion I. C. Brătianu
Kingdom of SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustaf V
- Prime minister
- Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
Kingdom of WürttembergGermany history
- King
- William II
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann II
- Governor
- Leopold Freiherr von Imhof
Monaco
- Prince
- Albert I
- Minister of state
- Émile Flach
NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Pieter Cort van der Linden
Principality of AlbaniaAlbania history
- Prince in exile
- Wilhelm
- Prime minister
- Essad Pasha Toptani
Principality of Waldeck and PyrmontGermany history
- Prince
- Friedrich
Russian EmpireRussia history
- Emperor
- Nicholas II
San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Luigi Lonfernini
Saxe-Coburg and GothaGermany history
- Duke
- Charles Edward
Saxe-MeiningenGermany history
- Duke
- Bernhard III
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Camille Decoppet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- H. H. Asquith, then David Lloyd George
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Billy Hughes
Dominion of New ZealandNew Zealand history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- William Massey
Kings of Uvea (Wallis)
- King
- Soane-Patita Lavuia, then Sosefo Mautāmakia II
Tuʻi Kanokupolu of TongaTonga history
- King
- George Tupou II