List of state leaders in 1872

See also
List of state leaders in 1871 Events of 1872 List of state leaders in 1873 State leaders by year List of religious leaders in 1872 List of colonial governors in 1872

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1872.

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy - Kofi Kakari, Asantehene (1867–1874)
• Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852–1908)
• Dahomey - Glele, King of Dahomey (1856–1889)
• Ethiopia - Yohannes IV, Emperor of Ethiopia (1871–1889)
• Gurunsi - Alfa Hano, ruled c. 1870-c. 1874
• Liberia
  • President -
    1. James Skivring Smith, President of Liberia (1871–1872)
    2. Joseph Jenkins Roberts, President of Liberia (1872–1876)
• Sokoto Caliphate
  • Caliph - Ahmad Rufa'i, Sokoto Caliph (1867–1873)
  • Grand Vizier - Ibrahim Khalilu, Sokoto Grand Vizier (1859-c.1874)
• Zanzibar - Barghash ibn Sa'id, Sultan of Zanzibar (1870–1888)
• Zulu -
  1. Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840–1872)
  2. Cetshwayo kaMpande, King of the Zulu (1872–1884)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Shir Ali Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1868–1879)
• Brunei - Abdul Momin, Sultan of Brunei (1852–1885)
• China (Qing Dynasty) - Tóngzhì, Emperor of China (1861–1875)
• Japan - Monarch - Meiji Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1867–1912)
  • Okinawa Domain - Shō Tai, King of Ryūkyū (1848-11 March 1879)
  • Annexed into Japan as a Han (feudal domain). Shō Tai maintains his title as "King" until 1879.
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Gojong, King of Joseon (1864–1907, Emperor after 1897)
• Nepal - Surendra Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal (1847–1881)
• Oman - Turki bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1871–1888)
• Vietnam (Nguyễn Dynasty) - Tự Đức, Emperor of Vietnam (1847–1883)

Europe

• Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848–1916)
  • Minister-President of Austria - Prince Adolf Wilhelm Daniel von Auersperg, Minister-President of Austria (1871–1879)
  • Minister-President of Hungary -
  1. Count Menyhért Lónyay, Minister-President of Hungary (1871–1872)
  2. József Szlávy, Minister-President of Hungary (1872–1874)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865–1909)
  • Cabinet Chief - Jules Malou, Cabinet Chief of Belgium (1871–1878, 1884)
• Denmark -
  • Monarch - Christian IX, King of Denmark (1863–1906)
  • Prime Minister - Ludvig Henrik Carl Herman, Prime Minister of Denmark (1870–1874)
• France -
  • President - Adolphe Thiers, President of France (1871–1873)
  • Prime Minister - Jules Dufaure, President of the Council (1871–1873)
• German Empire -
  • Monarch - Wilhelm I, Kaiser (1871–1888)
  • Chancellor - Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Germany (1871–1890)
  • see also List of German rulers in 1872
• Greece -
  • Monarch - George I, King of the Hellenes (1863–1913)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Prime Minister of Greece (1871–1872)
    2. Dimitrios Voulgaris, Prime Minister of Greece (1872)
    3. Epameinontas Deligeorgis, Prime Minister of Greece (1872–1874)
• Italy -
  • Monarch - Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Italy (1861–1878)
  • Prime Minister - Giovanni Lanza, Prime Minister of Italy (1869–1873)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - William III, King of the Netherlands (1849–1890)
  • Prime Minister - Emmanuel Servais, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1867–1874)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch - William III, King of the Netherlands (1849–1890)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1849–1853, 1862–1866, 1871–1872)
    2. Gerrit de Vries, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1872–1874)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Monarch - Abdülaziz, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1861–1876)
  • Grand Vizier -
    1. Mahmud Nedim Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1871–1872)
    2. Midhat Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1872)
    3. Mütercim Mehmed Rüstü Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier (1872–1873)
• Portugal - Luis, King of Portugal (1861–1889)
• Romania - Carol I, Prince of Romania (1866–1881)
• Spain -
  • Monarch - Amadeus, King of Spain (1870–1873)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Prime Minister of Spain (1871–1872, 1874, 1881–1883, 1885–1890, 1892–1895, 1897–1899)
    2. Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke de la Torre, Prime Minister of Spain (1868–1869, 1871, 1872, 1874)
    3. Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla, Prime Minister of Spain (1871, 1872–1873)
• Sweden - United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway -
  1. Charles XV, King of Sweden (1859–1872)
  2. Oscar II, King of Sweden (1872–1907)
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901)
  • Prime Minister - William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886, 1892–1894)

Middle East and North Africa

• Abu Dhabi - Zaid ibn Khalifa, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1855–1909)
• Dibba - Sheikh Ahmad bin Sultan al-Qasimi, ruler of Dibba (1871–1883)
• Egypt (Under Ottoman suzerainty)- Ismail, Khedive of Egypt (1867–1879)
• Morocco - Mohammed IV, Sultan of Morocco (1859–1873)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada
  • Monarch - Victoria, Queen of Canada (1837–1901)
  • Governor General -
    1. Lord Lisgar, Governor-General of Canada (1869–1872)
    2. Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Governor-General of Canada (1872–1878)
  • Prime Minister - John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1891)
• Costa Rica - Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez, President of Costa Rica (1870–1876)
• Haiti - Nissage Saget, President of Haiti (1869–1874)
• Honduras -
  1. José María Medina, President of Honduras (1864–1872)
  2. Céleo Arias, Provisional President of Honduras (1872–1874)
• Mexico -
  1. Benito Juárez, President of Mexico (1867–1872)
  2. Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, President of Mexico (1872–1876)
• Nicaragua - José Vicente Cuadra, President of Nicaragua (1871–1875)
• United States - Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States (1869–1877)

Oceania

• Fiji - Seru Epenisa Cakobau, King of Fiji (1852–1874)
• Hawaii - Kamehameha V, King of Hawaiʻi (1863–1872)
• Samoa - Malietoa Talavou Tonumaipe’a, Malietoa (1860–1880)
• Tahiti - Pomare IV, Queen of Tahiti (1827–1877)
• Tonga - Tāufaʻāhau, Tu'i Kanokupolu (1845–1893)

South America

• Argentina - Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, President of Argentina (1868–1874)
• Brazil -
  • Monarch - Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil (1831–1889); Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, regent (May 1871 - March 1872)
  • Prime Minister - José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, President of the cabinet of ministers (1871–1875)
• Chile - Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, President of Chile (1871–1876)
• Ecuador - Gabrial García Moreno, President of Ecuador (1869–1875)
• Peru - Manuel Pardo, President of Peru (1872–1876)
• Uruguay -
  1. Lorenzo Batlle y Grau, President of Uruguay (1868–1872)
  2. Tomás Gomensoro, President of Uruguay (1872–1873)
• Venezuela - Antonio Guzmán Blanco, President of Venezuela (1870–1877)