World leaders in 1920
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1920, 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 1920 →
Major powers in 1920
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Woodrow Wilson
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- David Lloyd George
RussiaRussia history
- Premier
- Vladimir Lenin
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- President
- Xu Shichang
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Raymond Poincaré, then Paul Deschanel, then Alexandre Millerand
- President of the Council of ministers
- Georges Clemenceau, then Alexandre Millerand, then Georges Leygues
Weimar Republic of GermanyGermany history
- President
- Friedrich Ebert
- Chancellor
- Gustav Bauer, then Hermann Müller, then Constantin Fehrenbach
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Taishō
- Prime minister
- Hara Takashi
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Grand vizier
- Taïeb Djellouli
Ethiopian Empire
- Empress
- Zewditu I
Kingdom of Rwanda
- King
- Yuhi V Musinga
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Daniel Edward Howard, then Charles D. B. King
Sultanate of EgyptEgypt history
- Prime minister
- Youssef Wahba, then Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha
Sultanate of Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Yusef
Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Sultan
- Khalifa II
Union of South AfricaSouth Africa history
Americas
Argentine RepublicArgentina history
- President
- Hipólito Yrigoyen
BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- José Gutiérrez Guerra
CanadaCanada history
- Prime minister
- Robert Borden, then Arthur Meighen
Dominion of NewfoundlandCanada history
- King
- George V
EcuadorEcuador history
- President
- Alfredo Baquerizo
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Jorge Meléndez
First Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Epitácio Pessoa
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- Francisco Aguilar Barquero, then Julio Acosta García
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Manuel Estrada Cabrera, then Carlos Herrera
HondurasHonduras history
- Acting President
- Francisco Bográn
- President
- Rafael López Gutiérrez
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Venustiano Carranza, then Adolfo de la Huerta, then Álvaro Obregón
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
Parliamentary Era ChileChile history
- President
- Juan Luis Sanfuentes, then Arturo Alessandri
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Marco Fidel Suárez
Republic of CubaCuba history
- President
- Mario García Menocal
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- José Pedro Montero, then Manuel Gondra
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Woodrow Wilson
UruguayUruguay history
- President
- Baltasar Brum
Asia
Ankara Government of Turkey (1920–1923)Turkey history
- Prime minister
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Arab Kingdom of SyriaSyria history
- Prime minister
- Rida Pasha al-Rikabi
- Acting Prime minister
- Hashim al-Atassi
Bogd Khanate of MongoliaMongolia history
- Khagan
- Bogd Khan
- Prime minister
- Gonchigjalzangiin Badamdorj
Emirate of Abu DhabiTurkey history
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
- Hara Takashi
French Protectorate of Luang PhrabangLaos history
- King of Luang Phrabang
- Sisavang Vong
Hakims of BahrainBahrain history
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Kingdom of HejazSaudi Arabia history
- King
- Hussein bin Ali
Mandatory Iraq: Kingdom of Iraq under British AdministrationIraq history
- Prime minister
- Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani
Negeri SembilanMalaysia history
- Yamtuan
- Muhammad
Nguyễn dynastyVietnam history
- Emperor
- Khải Định
North Yemen: Mutawakkilite Kingdom of YemenYemen history
Ottoman (Turkish) EmpireTurkey history
- Sultan
- Mehmed VI
- Grand Vizier
- Ali Rıza Pasha, then Salih Hulusi Pasha, then Damat Ferid Pasha, then Ahmet Tevfik Pasha
PakualamanIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakualam VII
Perak Sultanate: Siak dynastyMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Iskandar
Protectorate of BruneiBrunei history
- Sultan
- Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
QatarQatar history
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- President
- Xu Shichang
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia history
- Emir
- Ibn Saud
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Sulaiman
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Salim I
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
Umm Al QuwainTurkey history
Yogyakarta SultanateIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Hamengkubuwono VII
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Justí Guitart i Vilardebó
- French Co-Prince
- Raymond Poincaré, then Paul Deschanel, then Alexandre Millerand
Azerbaijan Democratic RepublicAzerbaijan history
- Head of state
- Alimardan Topchubashov
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Albert I
- Prime minister
- Léon Delacroix, then Henri Carton de Wiart
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
- Prime minister
- Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar, then Eduardo Dato
Czechoslovakia: First Republic
- President
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Prime Minister
- Vlastimil Tusar, then Jan Černý
Democratic Republic of GeorgiaGeorgia history
- Prime minister
- Noe Zhordania
Fascist Italy (1922–1943)Italy history
First Austrian Republic/ Federal State of AustriaAustria history
- President
- Karl Seitz, then Michael Hainisch
- Chancellor
- Karl Renner, then Michael Mayr
First Portuguese RepublicPortugal history
- President
- António José de Almeida
First Republic of ArmeniaArmenia history
- Chairman
- Avetis Aharonian, then Hovhannes Kajaznuni
- Prime minister
- Alexander Khatisian, then Hamo Ohanjanyan, then Simon Vratsian
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Raymond Poincaré, then Paul Deschanel, then Alexandre Millerand
- President of the Council of ministers
- Georges Clemenceau, then Alexandre Millerand, then Georges Leygues
Grand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duchess
- Charlotte
- Prime minister
- Émile Reuter
Hungarian Republic (1919–1920)Hungary history
- Prime minister
- Károly Huszár
Kingdom of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Tsar
- Boris III
- Prime minister
- Aleksandar Stamboliyski
Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Carl Theodor Zahle, then Otto Liebe, then Michael Pedersen Friis, then Niels Neergaard
Kingdom of GreeceGreece history
- King
- Alexander, then Constantine I
- Regent
- Pavlos Kountouriotis
- Prime minister
- Eleftherios Venizelos, then Dimitrios Rallis
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)Hungary history
- Regent
- Miklós Horthy
- Prime minister
- Sándor Simonyi-Semadam, then Pál Teleki
Kingdom of IcelandIceland history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Jón Magnússon
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Francesco Saverio Nitti, then Giovanni Giolitti
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Prime minister
- Gunnar Knudsen, then Otto Bahr Halvorsen
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Ferdinand I
- Prime minister
- Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, then Alexandru Averescu
Kingdom of Serbia / Yugoslavia: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Prime minister
- Milenko Radomar Vesnić
Kingdom of SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustaf V
- Prime minister
- Nils Edén, then Hjalmar Branting, then Gerhard Louis De Geer
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann II
- Governor
- Prince Karl Aloys, then Josef Peer
Monaco
- Prince
- Albert I
- Minister of state
- Raymond Le Bourdon
NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Principality of AlbaniaAlbania history
- Prince in exile
- Wilhelm
- Chairman of the Provisional Government
- Turhan Përmeti, then Sulejman Delvina
- Prime minister
- Turhan Përmeti, then Sulejman Delvina, then Iliaz Vrioni
Republic of EstoniaEstonia history
- State Elder
- Ants Piip
- Prime minister
- Jaan Tõnisson, then Ado Birk, then Ants Piip
Republic of FinlandFinland history
- President
- Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
- Prime minister
- Juho Vennola, then Rafael Erich
Republic of LatviaLatvia history
- Prime minister
- Kārlis Ulmanis
Republic of LithuaniaLithuania history
- President
- Antanas Smetona, then Aleksandras Stulginskis
- Prime minister
- Ernestas Galvanauskas, then Kazys Grinius
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Sovereign state (1917–1922)Russia history
- Premier
- Vladimir Lenin
Russian State (1918–1920)Russia history
- Supreme Ruler
- Alexander Kolchak
Second Polish RepublicPoland history
- Chief of State
- Józef Piłsudski
- Prime minister
- Leopold Skulski, then Władysław Grabski, then Wincenty Witos
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Giuseppe Motta
Ukrainian People's RepublicUkraine history
- Prime minister
- Isaak Mazepa, then Vyacheslav Prokopovych
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- David Lloyd George
Weimar Republic of GermanyGermany history
- President
- Friedrich Ebert
- Chancellor
- Gustav Bauer, then Hermann Müller, then Constantin Fehrenbach
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Billy Hughes
Dominion of New ZealandNew Zealand history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- William Massey
Kingdom of Tonga (1900–70)Tonga history
- King
- Sālote Tupou III