List of state leaders in 1872

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

Africa

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

Asia

Emirate of Afghanistan – Sher Ali Khan (1868–1879)
Sultanate of Brunei – Abdul Momin (1852–1885)
China (Qing dynasty) - Tongzhi Emperor (1861–1875)
- Monarch – Emperor Meiji (1867–1912)
- Chancellor of the Realm – Sanjō Sanetomi (1871–1885)
- Ryukyu Domain - Shō Tai, King of Ryukyu (1848–11 March 1879)
  - Annexed into Japan as a Han (feudal domain). Shō Tai maintains his title as "King" until 1879.
Joseon (Korea) – Gojong (1864–1907, Emperor after 1897)
Kingdom of Nepal – Surendra Bikram Shah Deva (1847–1881)
Sultanate of Oman – Turki bin Said (1871–1888)
Đại Nam (Nguyễn dynasty) - Tự Đức, Emperor (1847–1883)

Europe

Austria-Hungary – Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848–1916)
- Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary - Count Gyula Andrássy (1871-1879)
- Minister-President of Austria - Prince Adolf of Auersperg (1871–1879)
- Minister-President of Hungary
1. Count Menyhért Lónyay (1871–1872)
2. József Szlávy (1872–1874)
Belgium
- Monarch – Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865–1909)
- Cabinet Chief - Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1871–1878, 1884)
Kingdom of Denmark –
- Monarch – Christian IX (1863–1906)
- Prime Minister - Ludvig Henrik Carl Herman (1870–1874)
French Third Republic –
- President - Adolphe Thiers (1871–1873)
- President of the Council - Jules Dufaure (1871–1873)
German Empire –
- Monarch – Wilhelm I, Kaiser (1871–1888)
- Chancellor - Otto von Bismarck (1871–1890)
- see also List of German rulers in 1872
Kingdom of Greece –
- Monarch – George I, King of the Hellenes (1863–1913)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Thrasyvoulos Zaimis (1871–1872)
  2. Dimitrios Voulgaris (1872)
  3. Epameinondas Deligiorgis (1872–1874)
Kingdom of Italy –
- Monarch – Vittorio Emanuele II (1861–1878)
- Prime Minister - Giovanni Lanza (1869–1873)
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Monarch – William III of the Netherlands (1849–1890)
- Prime Minister - Emmanuel Servais (1867–1874)
Netherlands
- Monarch – William III, King of the Netherlands (1849–1890)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Johan Rudolph 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
- Sultan - Abdülaziz (1861–1876)
- Grand Vizier -
  1. Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1871–1872)
  2. Midhat Pasha (1872)
  3. Mehmed Rushdi Pasha (1872–1873)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
- Monarch – Luís I (1861–1889)
- President of the Council of Ministers - António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo (1871–1877)
United Principalities (Romania) – Carol I (1866–1881)
Kingdom of Spain –
- Monarch – Amadeus (1870–1873)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1871–1872, 1874, 1881–1883, 1885–1890, 1892–1895, 1897–1899)
  2. Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke de la Torre (1868–1869, 1871, 1872, 1874)
  3. Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla (1871, 1872–1873)
Kingdom of Sweden – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway -
1. Charles XV (1859–1872)
2. Oscar II (1872–1907)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Monarch – Victoria (1837–1901)
- Prime Minister - William Ewart Gladstone (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886, 1892–1894)

Middle East and North Africa

Abu Dhabi – Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi (1855–1909)
Dibba – Sheikh Ahmad bin Sultan al-Qasimi, ruler of Dibba (1871–1883)
Khedivate of Egypt (Under Ottoman Empire suzerainty)- Isma'il (1867–1879)
Sultanate of Morocco – Muhammad IV (1859–1873)

North America and the Caribbean

Canada
- Monarch – Victoria, Queen of Canada (1837–1901)
- Governor General
  1. Lord Lisgar (1869–1872)
  2. Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1872–1878)
- Prime Minister - John A. Macdonald (1867–1873)
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)
Kingdom of Hawaii – Kamehameha V (1863–1872)
Mangareva – Arone Teikatoara, Regent of Mangareva (1869–1873)
Samoa – Malietoa Talavou Tonumaipe’a, Malietoa (1860–1880)
Tahiti – Pōmare IV, Queen of Tahiti (1827–1877)
Tonga – Tāufaʻāhau, Tu'i Kanokupolu (1845–1893)

South America

Argentina – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, President of Argentina (1868–1874)
Empire of Brazil –
- Monarch – Pedro II (1831–1889); Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, regent (May 1871 - March 1872)
- President of the cabinet of ministers - José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1871–1875)
Chile – Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, President of Chile (1871–1876)
Ecuador – Gabriel 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)

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