World leaders in 1932
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 1932, 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 1932 →
Major powers in 1932
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Herbert Hoover
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Ramsay MacDonald
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
- Vyacheslav Molotov
Republic of China (1916–1949)China history
- Premier
- Chen Mingshu, then Wang Jingwei
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Paul Doumer, then Albert François Lebrun
- Acting President
- André Tardieu
- President of the Council of ministers
- Pierre Laval, then André Tardieu, then Édouard Herriot, then Joseph Paul-Boncour
Weimar Republic of GermanyGermany history
- President
- Paul von Hindenburg
- Chancellor
- Heinrich Brüning, then Franz von Papen, then Kurt von Schleicher
Empire of JapanJapan history
- Emperor
- Hirohito
- Prime minister
- Inukai Tsuyoshi, then Saitō Makoto
- Acting Prime minister
- Takahashi Korekiyo
Africa
Beylik of TunisTunisia history
- Prime minister
- Khelil Bouhageb, then Hédi Lakhoua
Ethiopian Empire
- Emperor
- Haile Selassie I
Kingdom of EgyptEgypt history
- Prime minister
- Ismail Sedky
Kingdom of Rwanda
LiberiaLiberia history
- President
- Edwin Barclay
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
- José Félix Uriburu, then Agustín Pedro Justo
BoliviaBolivia history
- President
- Daniel Salamanca Urey
CanadaCanada history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- R. B. Bennett
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- Provisional President
- Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
First Costa Rican RepublicCosta Rica history
- President
- Cleto González Víquez, then Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- President
- Jorge Ubico
HondurasHonduras history
- President
- Vicente Mejía Colindres
MexicoMexico history
- President
- Pascual Ortiz Rubio, then Abelardo L. Rodríguez
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- President
- José María Moncada
PanamaPanama history
- President
- Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované, then Harmodio Arias Madrid
Presidential Republic (1925–1973) of ChileChile history
- President
- Juan Esteban Montero, then Arturo Alessandri
- Provisional President
- Carlos Dávila, then Bartolomé Blanche
Republic of ColombiaColombia history
- President
- Enrique Olaya Herrera
Republic of CubaCuba history
- President
- Gerardo Machado
Republic of Haiti (1859–1957)Haiti history
- President
- Sténio Vincent
Republic of ParaguayParaguay history
- President
- José Guggiari, then Eusebio Ayala
Republic of PeruPeru history
- Constitutional President
- Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
Third Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- President
- Rafael Trujillo
United StatesUnited States history
- President
- Herbert Hoover
United States of VenezuelaVenezuela history
- President
- Juan Vicente Gómez
Vargas Era BrazilBrazil history
- President
- Getúlio Vargas
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
- Inukai Tsuyoshi, then Saitō Makoto
- Acting Prime minister
- Takahashi Korekiyo
French Protectorate of CambodiaCambodia history
French Protectorate of Luang PhrabangLaos history
- King of Luang Phrabang
- Sisavang Vong
Hakims of BahrainBahrain history
Imperial State of Iran: Pahlavi dynastyIran history
- Shah
- Reza Pahlavi
Kedah SultanateMalaysia history
Kingdom of AfghanistanAfghanistan history
- Prime minister
- Mohammad Hashim Khan
Kingdom of IraqIraq history
- King
- Faisal I
- Prime minister
- Nuri al-Said, then Naji Shawkat
ManchukuoChina history
- Prime minister
- Zheng Xiaoxu
Mongolian People's RepublicMongolia history
- Prime minister
- Peljidiin Genden
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
- Premier
- Chen Mingshu, then Wang Jingwei
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
- Prime minister
- Phraya Manopakorn Nititada
Sultanate of Siak Sri IndrapuraIndonesia history
- Sultan
- Syarif Kasim II
Sultanate/ State of Muscat and OmanOman history
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
- Prime minister
- Pandeli Evangjeli
Andorra
- Episcopal Co-Prince
- Justí Guitart i Vilardebó
- French Co-Prince
- Paul Doumer, then Albert François Lebrun
BelgiumBelgium history
- King
- Albert I
- Prime minister
- Jules Renkin, then Charles de Broqueville
Czechoslovakia: First Republic
- President
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Prime Minister
- František Udržal, then Jan Malypetr
Ditadura Nacional of PortugalPortugal history
- President
- Óscar Carmona
- President of Ministry
- Domingos Oliveira, then António de Oliveira Salazar
Fascist Italy (1922–1943)Italy history
- Prime Minister
- Benito Mussolini
First Austrian Republic/ Federal State of AustriaAustria history
- Chancellor
- Engelbert Dollfuss
French Third RepublicFrance history
- President
- Paul Doumer, then Albert François Lebrun
- Acting President
- André Tardieu
- President of the Council of ministers
- Pierre Laval, then André Tardieu, then Édouard Herriot, then Joseph Paul-Boncour
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, then Éamon de Valera
Kingdom of BulgariaBulgaria history
- Tsar
- Boris III
- Prime minister
- Nikola Mushanov
Kingdom of DenmarkDenmark history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Thorvald Stauning
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)Hungary history
- Regent
- Miklós Horthy
- Prime minister
- Gyula Károlyi, then Gyula Gömbös
Kingdom of IcelandIceland history
- King
- Christian X
- Prime minister
- Tryggvi Þórhallsson, then Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Kingdom of ItalyItaly history
- Prime minister
- Benito Mussolini
Kingdom of NorwayNorway history
- King
- Haakon VII
- Prime minister
- Peder Kolstad, then Jens Hundseid
Kingdom of RomaniaRomania history
- King
- Carol II
- Prime minister
- Nicolae Iorga, then Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, then Iuliu Maniu
Kingdom of Serbia / Yugoslavia: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Prime minister
- Petar Živković
Kingdom of SwedenSweden history
- King
- Gustaf V
- Prime minister
- Carl Gustaf Ekman, then Felix Hamrin, then Per Albin Hansson
Liechtenstein
- Prince
- Franz I
- Prime Minister
- Josef Hoop
Monaco
- Prince
- Louis II
- Minister of state
- Maurice Piette, then Maurice Bouilloux-Lafont
NetherlandsNetherlands history
- Queen
- Wilhelmina
- Prime minister
- Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Republic of EstoniaEstonia history
- State Elder
- Konstantin Päts, then Jaan Teemant, then Kaarel Eenpalu
Republic of FinlandFinland history
- President
- Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
- Prime minister
- Juho Sunila, then Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
Republic of LatviaLatvia history
- President
- Alberts Kviesis
- Prime minister
- Marģers Skujenieks
Republic of LithuaniaLithuania history
- President
- Antanas Smetona
San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Giuliano Gozi
Second Hellenic RepublicGreece history
- President
- Alexandros Zaimis
- Prime minister
- Eleftherios Venizelos, then Alexandros Papanastasiou, then Panagis Tsaldaris
Second Polish RepublicPoland history
- President
- Ignacy Mościcki
- Prime minister
- Aleksander Prystor
Second Spanish RepublicSpain history
- President
- Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
- Prime minister
- Manuel Azaña
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
- Vyacheslav Molotov
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- President of the Confederation
- Giuseppe Motta
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- Ramsay MacDonald
Vatican City
- Sovereign
- Pius XI
Weimar Republic of GermanyGermany history
- President
- Paul von Hindenburg
- Chancellor
- Heinrich Brüning, then Franz von Papen, then Kurt von Schleicher
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- James Scullin, then Joseph Lyons
Dominion of New ZealandNew Zealand history
- King
- George V
- Prime minister
- George Forbes
Kingdom of Tonga (1900–70)Tonga history
- King
- Sālote Tupou III
- Prime minister
- Viliami Tungi Mailefihi