World leaders in 1921
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1921, 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 1921 →
Major powers in 1921
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Woodrow Wilson, then Warren G. Harding
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
- Alexandre Millerand
- President of the Council of ministers
- Georges Leygues, then Aristide Briand
Weimar Republic of GermanyGermany history
- President
- Friedrich Ebert
- Chancellor
- Constantin Fehrenbach, then Joseph Wirth
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Taishō
- Prime minister
- Hara Takashi, then Takahashi Korekiyo
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Grand vizier
- Taïeb Djellouli
Ethiopian Empire
- Empress
- Zewditu I
Kingdom of Rwanda
- King
- Yuhi V Musinga
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Charles D. B. King
Republic of the Rif
- President
- Abd el-Krim
Sultanate of EgyptEgypt history
- Prime minister
- Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha, then Adly Yakan 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
- Bautista Saavedra
CanadaCanada history
- Prime minister
- Arthur Meighen, then William Lyon Mackenzie King
Dominion of NewfoundlandCanada history
- King
- George V
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Jorge Meléndez
First Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Epitácio Pessoa
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- Julio Acosta García
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Carlos Herrera, then José María Orellana
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Rafael López Gutiérrez
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Álvaro Obregón
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, then Diego Manuel Chamorro
Parliamentary Era ChileChile history
- President
- Arturo Alessandri
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Marco Fidel Suárez, then Jorge Holguín
Republic of CubaCuba history
- President
- Mario García Menocal, then Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Manuel Gondra, then Eusebio Ayala
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Woodrow Wilson, then Warren G. Harding
UruguayUruguay history
- President
- Baltasar Brum
Asia
Ankara Government of Turkey (1920–1923)Turkey history
- Prime minister
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, then Fevzi Çakmak
Bogd Khanate of MongoliaMongolia history
- Khagan
- Bogd Khan
- Prime minister
- Gonchigjalzangiin Badamdorj, then Dogsomyn Bodoo
Emirate of Abu DhabiTurkey history
Emirate of AjmanTurkey history
Emirate of DubaiTurkey history
Emirate of FujairahTurkey history
Emirate of Ras Al KhaimahTurkey history
Emirate of TransjordanJordan history
- Prime minister
- Rashid Tali’a
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Taishō
- Prime minister
- Hara Takashi, then Takahashi Korekiyo
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
- King
- Faisal I
- 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
- 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
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, then Hamengkubuwono VIII
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Justí Guitart i Vilardebó
- French Co-Prince
- Alexandre Millerand
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Albert I
- Prime minister
- Henri Carton de Wiart, then Georges Theunis
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
- Prime minister
- Eduardo Dato, then Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar, then Antonio Maura
- Acting Prime minister
- Gabino Bugallal Araújo
Czechoslovakia: First Republic
- President
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Prime Minister
- Jan Černý, then Edvard Beneš
Democratic Republic of GeorgiaGeorgia history
- Prime minister
- Noe Zhordania
Fascist Italy (1922–1943)Italy history
First Austrian Republic/ Federal State of AustriaAustria history
- President
- Michael Hainisch
- Chancellor
- Michael Mayr, then Johann Schober
First Portuguese RepublicPortugal history
- President
- António José de Almeida
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Alexandre Millerand
- President of the Council of ministers
- Georges Leygues, then Aristide Briand
Grand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duchess
- Charlotte
- Prime minister
- Émile Reuter
Kingdom of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Tsar
- Boris III
- Prime minister
- Aleksandar Stamboliyski
Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Niels Neergaard
Kingdom of GreeceGreece history
- King
- Constantine I
- Prime minister
- Dimitrios Rallis, then Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, then Dimitrios Gounaris
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)Hungary history
- Regent
- Miklós Horthy
- Prime minister
- Pál Teleki, then István Bethlen
Kingdom of IcelandIceland history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Jón Magnússon
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Giovanni Giolitti, then Ivanoe Bonomi
Kingdom of Montenegro
- President in-exile
- Jovan Plamenac
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Prime minister
- Otto Bahr Halvorsen, then Otto Blehr
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Ferdinand I
- Prime minister
- 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
- Gerhard Louis De Geer, then Oscar von Sydow, then Hjalmar Branting
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann II
- Governor
- Josef Peer, then Josef Ospelt
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
- Prime minister
- Iliaz Vrioni, then Pandeli Evangjeli, then Xhafer Bej Ypi
Republic of EstoniaEstonia history
- State Elder
- Ants Piip, then Konstantin Päts
Republic of FinlandFinland history
- President
- Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
- Prime minister
- Rafael Erich, then Juho Vennola
Republic of LatviaLatvia history
- Prime minister
- Kārlis Ulmanis, then Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
Republic of LithuaniaLithuania history
- President
- Aleksandras Stulginskis
- Prime minister
- Kazys Grinius
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Sovereign state (1917–1922)Russia history
- Premier
- Vladimir Lenin
Second Polish RepublicPoland history
- Chief of State
- Józef Piłsudski
- Prime minister
- Wincenty Witos, then Antoni Ponikowski
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Edmund Schulthess
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
- Constantin Fehrenbach, then Joseph Wirth
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