List of state leaders in 1902

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1902.

Africa

• Liberia - Garretson W. Gibson, President of Liberia (1900–1904)
• Orange Free State (Incorporated into the British Empire in 1902) - Martinus Theunis Steyn, State President of the Orange Free State (1896–1902)
• South African Republic (Transvaal) (Incorporated into the British Empire in 1902) -
  • Paul Kruger, State President of the South African Republic (1883–1902)
  • Schalk Willem Burger (acting), State President of the South African Republic (1900–1902)
• Beylik of Tunis
  • Ali III (1882–1902)
  • Muhammad IV (1902–1906)
• Sultanate of Zanzibar –
  1. Hamoud bin Mohammed (1896–1902)
  2. Ali bin Hamud (1902–1911)

Asia

• Emirate of Afghanistan – Habibullah Khan (1901–1919)
• China (Qing dynasty)
  • Emperor - Guangxu Emperor (1875–1908)
  • De facto ruler - Empress Dowager Cixi (1898–1908)
• Japan
  • Monarch – Emperor Meiji (1867–1912)
  • Prime Minister - Katsura Tarō (1901–1906)
• Korean Empire – Gojong (1864–1907, King before 1897)
• Sultanate of Oman – Faisal bin Turki (1888–1913)
• Siam - Chulalongkorn (Rama V), King of Siam (1868–1910)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia -
  • Monarch – Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1901–1910)
  • Governor-General - John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (from 1902 John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow) (1901–1903)
  • Prime Minister - Edmund Barton (1901–1903)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch – Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1901–1910)
  • Governor-General - The Earl of Ranfurly (1897–1904)
  • Prime Minister - Richard Seddon (1893–1906)
• Tonga
  • Monarch – George Tupou II, King of Tonga (1893–1918)
  • Prime Minister - Siosateki Veikune (1893–1904)

Europe

• Andorra
  • Co-Princes -
    • French Co-Prince - Émile Loubet, President of France (1899–1906)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince -
      1. Toribio Martín (acting), Vicar capitular of Urgell (1902)
      2. Joan Josep Laguarda i Fenollera, Bishop of Urgell (1902–1906)
  • First Syndic - Bonaventura Maestre (1902–1905)
• Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848–1916)
  • Minister-President of Austria - Ernst von Koerber (1900–1904)
  • Minister-President of Hungary - Kálmán Széll (1899–1903)
• Belgium
  • Monarch – Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865–1909)
  • Cabinet Chief - Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1899–1907)
• Principality of Bulgaria
  • Monarch – Ferdinand I (1886–1918)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Petko Karavelov (1901–1902)
    2. Stoyan Danev (1902–1903)
• Kingdom of Denmark
  • Monarch – Christian IX (1863–1906)
  • Prime Minister - Johan Henrik Deuntzer (1901–1905)
• France -
  • President - Émile Loubet (1899–1906)
  • President of the Council -
    1. René Waldeck-Rousseau (1899–1902)
    2. Émile Combes (1902–1905)
• German Empire -
  • Monarch – Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888–1918)
  • Chancellor - Count Bernhard von Bülow (1900–1909)
  • Kingdom of Prussia –
    • Monarch – Wilhelm II (1888–1918)
    • Minister President - Count Bernhard von Bülow (1900–1909)
  • Kingdom of Bavaria – Otto (1886–1913)
  • Kingdom of Saxony –
    1. Albert (1873–1902)
    2. George (1902–1904)
  • Kingdom of Württemberg – William II (1891–1918)
• Kingdom of Greece
  • Monarch – George I(1863–1913)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Alexandros Zaimis (1901–1902)
    2. Theodoros Deligiannis (1902–1903)
• Kingdom of Italy
  • Monarch – Vittorio Emanuele III (1900–1946)
  • Prime Minister - Giuseppe Zanardelli (1901–1903)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch – Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890–1905)
  • Regent – Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, Regent of Luxembourg (1902–1905)
  • Prime Minister - Paul Eyschen (1888–1915)
• Netherlands
  • Monarch – Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948)
  • Chairman of the Dutch Council of Ministers - Abraham Kuyper (1901–1905)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Monarch – Abdul Hamid II, Sultan (1876–1909)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
  • Monarch – Carlos I (1889–1908)
  • President of the Council of Ministers - Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro (1900–1904)
• Russian Empire – Nicholas II (1894–1917)
• Kingdom of Spain –
  • Monarch – Alfonso XIII (1886–1931), under the regency of his mother Queen Maria Christina (1885–1902)
  • Prime Minister -
    • Marcelo Azcarraga Palmero (1900–1902)
    • Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Escolar (1902)
    • Francisco Silvela Le Vielleuze (1902–1903)
• Kingdom of Sweden –
  • Monarch – Oscar II (1872–1907)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Fredrik von Otter (1900–1902)
    2. Erik Gustaf Boström (1902–1905)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch – Edward VII (1901–1910)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. The Marquess of Salisbury (1895–1902)
    2. Arthur Balfour (1902–1905)

North America

• Canada
  • Monarch: Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1901–1910)
  • Governor General: The 4th Earl of Minto {1898–1904}
  • Prime Minister - Wilfrid Laurier (1896–1911)
• Costa Rica -
  1. Rafael Yglesias Castro, President of Costa Rica (1894–1902)
  2. Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra, President of Costa Rica (1902–1906)
• Cuba: Tomás Estrada Palma, President of Cuba (1902–1906)
• Dominican Republic: Juan Isidro Jimenes, President of the Dominican Republic (1899–1902)
• El Salvador: Tomás Regalado, President of El Salvador (1898–1903)
• Guatemala: Manuel José Estrada Cabrera, President of Guatemala (1898–1920)
• Haiti: Tirésias Simon Sam, President of Haiti (1896–1902)
• Honduras: Terencio Sierra, President of Honduras
• México: Porfirio Díaz, President of Mexico (1884–1911)
• Nicaragua: José Santos Zelaya, President of Nicaragua (1893–1909)
• United States: Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States (1901–1909)

South America

• Argentina: Julio A. Roca, President of Argentina (1898–1904)
• Bolivia: Manuel Pando, President of Bolivia (1899–1904)
• Brazil:
  1. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, President of Brazil (1898–1902)
  2. Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, President of Brazil (1902–1906)
• Chile: Germán Riesco, President of Chile (1901–1906)
• Colombia: José Manuel Marroquín, President of Colombia (1900–1904)
• Ecuador: Leónidas Plaza Gutiérrez, President of Ecuador (1901–1905)
• Paraguay:
  1. Emilio Aceval, President of Paraguay (1898–1902)
  2. Héctor Carvallo, President of Paraguay (1902)
  3. Juan Antonio Escurra, President of Paraguay (1902–1904)
• Peru: Eduardo López de Romaña, President of Peru (1899–1903)
• Uruguay - Juan Lindolfo Cuestas, President of Uruguay (1899–1903)
• Venezuela: Cipriano Castro, President of Venezuela (1899–1908)

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