List of state leaders in 1898

1897 state leaders - Events of 1898 - 1899 state leaders - State leaders by year

See also:

• List of religious leaders in 1898
• List of international organization leaders in 1898

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy - Opoku Mensa, Chair of the Committee of Administration (1896–1900)
• German East Africa - Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888–1918)
  • Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852–1908)
  • Rwanda - Yuhi V, King of Rwanda (1896–1931)
• Liberia - William D. Coleman, President of Liberia (1896–1900)
• Orange Free State - Martinus Theunis Steyn, State President of the Orange Free State (1896–1902)
• South African Republic (Transvaal) - Paul Kruger, State President of the South African Republic (1883–1902)
• Zanzibar - Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammed Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1896–1902)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Abdur Rahman Khan, King of Afghanistan (1880–1901)
• China (Qing Dynasty)
  • Emperor - Guangxu, Emperor of China (1875–1908)
  • De facto ruler - Empress Dowager Cixi (1898–1908)
• Emirate of Ha'il (House of Al Rashid) - Abdul-Aziz bin Mitab, Amirs of the House of Rashid (1897–1906)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Meiji Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1867–1912)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Matsukata Masayoshi, Prime Minister of Japan (1896–1898)
    2. Ito Hirobumi, Prime Minister of Japan (1898)
    3. Okuma Shigenobu, Prime Minister of Japan (1898)
    4. Yamagata Aritomo, Prime Minister of Japan (1898–1900)
• Korea (Korean Empire) - Gojong, Emperor of Korea (1864–1907, King before 1897)
• Oman - Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Oman (1888–1913)

Europe

• Andorra
  • Co-Princes -
    • French Co-Prince - Félix Fauré, President of France (1895–1899)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince - Salvador Casañas y Pagés, Bishop of Urgell (1879–1901)
  • First Syndic - Bonaventura Maestre, First Syndic of Andorra (1893–1898)
• Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848–1916)
  • Minister-President of Austria -
  1. Baron Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn, Minister-President of Austria (1897–1898)
  2. Count Franz von Thun und Hohenstein, Minister-President of Austria (1898–1899)
  • Minister-President of Hungary - Baron Dezső Bánffy, Minister-President of Hungary (1895–1899)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865–1909)
  • Cabinet Chief - Paul de Smet de Naeyer, Cabinet Chief of Belgium (1896–1899, 1899–1907)
• Bulgaria
  • Monarch - Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King of Bulgaria (1886–1918)
  • Prime Minister - Konstantin Stoilov (1894–1899)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Christian IX, King of Denmark (1863–1906)
  • Prime Minister - Hugo Egmont Hørring, Prime Minister of Denmark (1897–1900)
• France -
  • President - Félix Fauré, President of France (1895–1899)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jules Méline, President of the Council (1896–1898)
    2. Henri Brisson, President of the Council (1898)
    3. Charles Dupuy, President of the Council (1898–1899)
• German Empire -
  • Monarch - Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888–1918)
  • Chancellor - Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chancellor of Germany (1894–1900)
  • see also List of German rulers in 1898
• Greece
  • Monarch - George I, King of the Hellenes (1863–1913)
  • Prime Minister - Alexandros Zaimis, Prime Minister of Greece (1897–1899)
• Italy
  • Monarch - Umberto I, King of Italy (1878–1900)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Marchese di Rudinì, Prime Minister of Italy (1896–1898)
    2. Luigi Pelloux, Prime Minister of Italy (1898–1900)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890–1905)
  • Prime Minister - Paul Eyschen, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1888–1915)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948)
  • Regent - Emma, Regent (1890–1898)
  • Prime Minister - Nicolaas Pierson, Chairman of the Dutch council of ministers (1897–1901)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Monarch - Abdulhamid II, Sultan (1876–1909)
• Portugal - Carlos, King of Portugal (1889–1908)
• Russia - Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia (1894–1917)
• Spain -
  • Monarch - Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886–1931), under the regency of his mother Queen Maria Christina (1885–1902)
  • Prime Minister - Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Prime Minister of Spain (1897–1899)
• Sweden - United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway -
  • Monarch - Oscar II, King of Sweden (1872–1907)
  • Prime Minister - Erik Gustaf Boström, Prime Minister of Sweden (1891–1900)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901)
  • Prime Minister - Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1885–1886, 1886–1892, 1895–1902)

North America and the Caribbean

• Costa Rica - Rafael Yglesias Castro, President of Costa Rica (1894–1902)
• Mexico - Porfirio Díaz, President of México (1884–1911)
• United States - William McKinley, President of the United States (1897–1901)

Oceania

• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901)
  • Governor-General - The Earl of Ranfurly, Governor-General of New Zealand (1897–1904)
  • Prime Minister - Richard Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893–1906)
• Niue - Togia-Pulu-toaki, King of Niue (1896-?)
• Samoa -
  1. Malietoa Laupepa, Malietoa (1880–1898)
  2. Malietoa Tanumafili I, Malietoa (1898–1939)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - George Tupou II, King of Tonga (1893–1918)
  • Prime Minister - Siosateki Veikune, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1893–1904)

South America

• Argentina -
  1. José Evaristo Uriburu, President of Argentina (1895–1898)
  2. Julio Argentino Roca, President of Argentina (1898–1904)
• Bolivia - Severo Fernández, President of Bolivia (1896–1899)
• Brazil -
  1. Prudente José de Morais Barros, President of Brazil (1894–1898)
  2. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, President of Brazil (1898–1902)
• Chile - Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, President of Chile (1896–1901)
• Colombia -
  1. Miguel Antonio Caro, President of Colombia (1894–1898)
  2. Manuel Antonio Sanclemente, President of Colombia (1898–1900)
• Ecuador - Eloy Alfaro, President of Ecuador (1895–1901)
• Paraguay -
  1. Juan Bautista Egusquiza, President of Paraguay (1894–1898)
  2. Emilio Aceval, President of Paraguay (1898–1902)
• Peru - Nicolás de Piérola, President of Peru (1895–1899)
• Uruguay - Juan Lindolfo Cuestas, President of Uruguay (1897–1899)
• Venezuela -
  1. Joaquín Crespo, President of Venezuela (1892–1898)
  2. Ignacio Andrade, President of Venezuela (1898–1899)