World leaders in 1928
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1928, 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 1928 →
Major powers in 1928
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Calvin Coolidge
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Stanley Baldwin
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
- Alexei Rykov
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- Generalissimo of the Military Government
- Zhang Zuolin
- President
- Tan Yankai
- Chairmen
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Premier
- Tan Yankai
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Gaston Doumergue
- President of the Council of ministers
- Raymond Poincaré
Weimar Republic of GermanyGermany history
- President
- Paul von Hindenburg
- Chancellor
- Wilhelm Marx, then Hermann Müller
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Hirohito
- Prime minister
- Tanaka Giichi
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Prime minister
- Khelil Bouhageb
Ethiopian Empire
- Empress
- Zewditu I
Kingdom of EgyptEgypt history
- Prime minister
- Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha, then Mostafa El-Nahas, then Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha
Kingdom of Rwanda
- King
- Yuhi V Musinga
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Charles D. B. King
Sultanate of Morocco: Alaouite dynasty
- Sultan
- Mohammed V
Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Sultan
- Khalifa II
Union of South AfricaSouth Africa history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- J. B. M. Hertzog
Americas
Argentine RepublicArgentina history
- President
- Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, then Hipólito Yrigoyen
BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Hernando Siles Reyes
CanadaCanada history
- Prime minister
- William Lyon Mackenzie King
Dominion of NewfoundlandCanada history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Walter Stanley Monroe
EcuadorEcuador history
- Interim President
- Isidro Ayora
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- President
- Pío Romero Bosque
First Brazilian RepublicBrazil history
- President
- Washington Luís
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno, then Cleto González Víquez
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Lázaro Chacón González
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Miguel Paz Barahona
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Plutarco Elías Calles
- Interim President
- Emilio Portes Gil
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- Adolfo Díaz
PanamaPanama history
- President
- Rodolfo Chiari
Presidential Republic (1925–1973) of ChileChile history
- President
- Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Miguel Abadía Méndez
Republic of CubaCuba history
- President
- Gerardo Machado
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Louis Borno
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- Eligio Ayala, then José Guggiari
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo
Third Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- President
- Horacio Vásquez
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Calvin Coolidge
United States of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- Juan Vicente Gómez
Asia
Emirate of Abu DhabiTurkey history
Emirate of AjmanTurkey history
Emirate of DubaiTurkey history
Emirate of FujairahTurkey history
Emirate of Nejd and HasaSaudi Arabia history
- King
- Ibn Saud
Emirate of Ras Al KhaimahTurkey history
Emirate of SharjahTurkey history
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Hirohito
- Prime minister
- Tanaka Giichi
French Protectorate of CambodiaCambodia history
French Protectorate of Luang PhrabangLaos history
- King of Luang Phrabang
- Sisavang Vong
Imperial State of Iran: Pahlavi dynastyIran history
- Shah
- Reza Pahlavi
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Kingdom of AfghanistanAfghanistan history
- King
- Amanullah Khan
Mandatory Iraq: Kingdom of Iraq under British AdministrationIraq history
- King
- Faisal I
- Prime minister
- Jaafar Al-Askari, then Abdul-Muhsin Al-Saadoun
Negeri SembilanMalaysia history
- Yamtuan
- Muhammad
Nguyễn dynastyVietnam history
- Emperor
- Bảo Đại
North Yemen: Mutawakkilite Kingdom of YemenYemen history
PakualamanIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Pakualam VII
Perak Sultanate: Siak dynastyMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Iskandar
Protectorate of BruneiBrunei history
- Sultan
- Ahmad Tajuddin
QatarQatar history
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- Generalissimo of the Military Government
- Zhang Zuolin
- President
- Tan Yankai
- Chairmen
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Premier
- Tan Yankai
Republic of TurkeyTurkey history
- President
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Selangor SultanateMalaysia history
- Sultan
- Sulaiman
Sheikhdom of KuwaitKuwait history
- Sheikh
- Ahmad I
Siam/Thailand: Rattanakosin KingdomThailand history
- King
- Prajadhipok
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
Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)Albania history
- President; King
- Zogu I (Ahmet Zogu)
- Prime minister
- Kostaq Kota
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Justí Guitart i Vilardebó
- French Co-Prince
- Gaston Doumergue
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Albert I
- Prime minister
- Henri Jaspar
Bourbon Restoration of SpainSpain history
- King
- Alfonso XIII
Czechoslovakia: First Republic
- President
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Prime Minister
- Antonín Švehla
Ditadura Nacional of PortugalPortugal history
- President
- Óscar Carmona
- President of Ministry
- Óscar Carmona, then José Vicente de Freitas
Fascist Italy (1922–1943)Italy history
- Prime Minister
- Benito Mussolini
First Austrian Republic/ Federal State of AustriaAustria history
- President
- Michael Hainisch
- Chancellor
- Ignaz Seipel
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Gaston Doumergue
- President of the Council of ministers
- Raymond Poincaré
Grand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- Grand Duchess
- Charlotte
- Prime minister
- Joseph Bech
Irish Free StateIreland history
- King
- George V
- President of the Executive Council
- W. T. Cosgrave
Kingdom of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Tsar
- Boris III
- Prime minister
- Andrey Lyapchev
Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)Hungary history
- Regent
- Miklós Horthy
- Prime minister
- István Bethlen
Kingdom of IcelandIceland history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Tryggvi Þórhallsson
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Benito Mussolini
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Prime minister
- Ivar Lykke, then Christopher Hornsrud, then Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Michael I
- Prime minister
- Vintilă Brătianu, then Iuliu Maniu
Kingdom of Serbia / Yugoslavia: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Prime minister
- Anton Korošec
Kingdom of SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustaf V
- Prime minister
- Carl Gustaf Ekman, then Arvid Lindman
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Johann II
- acting Prime Minister
- Prince Alfred Roman
- Prime Minister
- Gustav Schädler, then Josef Hoop
Monaco
- Prince
- Louis II
- Minister of state
- Maurice Piette
NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Dirk Jan de Geer
Republic of EstoniaEstonia history
- State Elder
- Jaan Tõnisson, then August Rei
Republic of FinlandFinland history
- President
- Lauri Kristian Relander
- Prime minister
- Juho Sunila, then Oskari Mantere
Republic of LatviaLatvia history
- President
- Gustavs Zemgals
- Prime minister
- Marģers Skujenieks, then Pēteris Juraševskis, then Hugo Celmiņš
Republic of LithuaniaLithuania history
- President
- Antanas Smetona
- Prime minister
- Augustinas Voldemaras
Second Hellenic RepublicGreece history
- President
- Pavlos Kountouriotis
- Prime minister
- Alexandros Zaimis, then Eleftherios Venizelos
Second Polish RepublicPoland history
- President
- Ignacy Mościcki
- Prime minister
- Józef Piłsudski, then Kazimierz Bartel
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
- Alexei Rykov
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Edmund Schulthess
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Stanley Baldwin
Weimar Republic of GermanyGermany history
- President
- Paul von Hindenburg
- Chancellor
- Wilhelm Marx, then Hermann Müller
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Stanley Bruce
Dominion of New ZealandNew Zealand history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Gordon Coates, then Joseph Ward
Kingdom of Tonga (1900–70)Tonga history
- King
- Sālote Tupou III
- Prime minister
- Viliami Tungi Mailefihi