World leaders in 1922
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1922, 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 1922 →
Major powers in 1922
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Warren G. Harding
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- David Lloyd George, then Bonar Law
Soviet UnionRussia history
- General Secretary
- Joseph Stalin
- Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets
- Mikhail Kalinin
- Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
- Vladimir Lenin
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- President
- Xu Shichang
- Acting Premier
- Wang Zhengting
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Alexandre Millerand
- President of the Council of ministers
- Aristide Briand, then Raymond Poincaré
Weimar Republic of GermanyGermany history
- President
- Friedrich Ebert
- Chancellor
- Joseph Wirth, then Wilhelm Cuno
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Taishō
- Prime minister
- Takahashi Korekiyo, then Katō Tomosaburō
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Bey
- Muhammad V an-Nasir, then Muhammad VI al-Habib
- Grand vizier
- Taïeb Djellouli
- Prime minister
- Mustapha Dinguizli
Ethiopian Empire
- Empress
- Zewditu I
Kingdom of EgyptEgypt history
- Prime minister
- Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha, then Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha
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
- 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, then Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear
BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Bautista Saavedra
CanadaCanada history
- Prime minister
- 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, then Artur Bernardes
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- Julio Acosta García
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- José María Orellana
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Rafael López Gutiérrez
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Álvaro Obregón
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- Diego Manuel Chamorro
Parliamentary Era ChileChile history
- President
- Arturo Alessandri
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Jorge Holguín, then Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez
Republic of CubaCuba history
- President
- Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave, then Louis Borno
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Eusebio Ayala
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Warren G. Harding
United States of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- Juan Vicente Gómez
UruguayUruguay history
- President
- Baltasar Brum
Asia
Ankara Government of Turkey (1920–1923)Turkey history
- Prime minister
- Fevzi Çakmak, then Rauf Orbay
Bogd Khanate of MongoliaMongolia history
- Khagan
- Bogd Khan
- Prime minister
- 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 SharjahTurkey history
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Taishō
- Prime minister
- Takahashi Korekiyo, then Katō Tomosaburō
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, then Abdul-Muhsin Al-Saadoun
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
- Acting Premier
- Wang Zhengting
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Sulaiman
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Ahmad 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 VIII
Europe
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Justí Guitart i Vilardebó
- French Co-Prince
- Alexandre Millerand
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Albert I
- Prime minister
- Georges Theunis
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
- Prime minister
- Antonio Maura, then José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez
Czechoslovakia: First Republic
- President
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Prime Minister
- Edvard Beneš, then Antonín Švehla
Fascist Italy (1922–1943)Italy history
- Prime Minister
- Benito Mussolini
First Austrian Republic/ Federal State of AustriaAustria history
- President
- Michael Hainisch
- Chancellor
- Johann Schober, then Ignaz Seipel
- Acting Chancellor
- Walter Breisky
First Portuguese RepublicPortugal history
- President
- António José de Almeida
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Alexandre Millerand
- President of the Council of ministers
- Aristide Briand, then Raymond Poincaré
Grand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duchess
- Charlotte
- Prime minister
- Émile Reuter
Irish Free StateIreland history
- King
- George V
- President of the Executive Council
- W. T. Cosgrave
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, then George II
- Prime minister
- Dimitrios Gounaris, then Nikolaos Stratos, then Petros Protopapadakis, then Nikolaos Triantafyllakos, then Anastasios Charalambis, then Sotirios Krokidas, then Stylianos Gonatas
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)Hungary history
- Regent
- Miklós Horthy
- Prime minister
- István Bethlen
Kingdom of IcelandIceland history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Jón Magnússon, then Sigurður Eggerz
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Ivanoe Bonomi, then Luigi Facta, then Benito Mussolini
Kingdom of Montenegro
- President in-exile
- Milutin Vučinić, then Anto Gvozdenović
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Prime minister
- Otto Blehr
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Ferdinand I
- Prime minister
- Ion I. C. Brătianu
Kingdom of Serbia / Yugoslavia: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustaf V
- Prime minister
- Hjalmar Branting
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann II
- Prime Minister
- Josef Ospelt, then Gustav Schädler
- acting Prime Minister
- Alfons Feger
Monaco
- 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
- Xhafer Bej Ypi, then Ahmet Zogu
Republic of EstoniaEstonia history
- State Elder
- Konstantin Päts, then Juhan Kukk
Republic of FinlandFinland history
- President
- Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
- Prime minister
- Juho Vennola, then Aimo Cajander, then Kyösti Kallio
Republic of LatviaLatvia history
- President
- Jānis Čakste
- Prime minister
- Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
Republic of LithuaniaLithuania history
- President
- Aleksandras Stulginskis
- Prime minister
- Kazys Grinius, then Ernestas Galvanauskas
Second Polish RepublicPoland history
- Chief of State
- Józef Piłsudski
- President
- Gabriel Narutowicz, then Stanisław Wojciechowski
- Acting President
- Maciej Rataj
- Prime minister
- Antoni Ponikowski, then Artur Śliwiński, then Julian Nowak, then Władysław Sikorski
Soviet UnionRussia history
- General Secretary
- Joseph Stalin
- Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets
- Mikhail Kalinin
- Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
- Vladimir Lenin
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Robert Haab
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- David Lloyd George, then Bonar Law
Weimar Republic of GermanyGermany history
- President
- Friedrich Ebert
- Chancellor
- Joseph Wirth, then Wilhelm Cuno
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