List of state leaders in 1881

1880 state leaders - Events of 1881 - 1882 state leaders - State leaders by year

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See also:

• List of religious leaders in 1881
• List of international organization leaders in 1881

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy - Mensa Bonsu Kumaa, Asantehene (1874-1883)
• Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852-1908)
• Ethiopia - Yohannes IV, Emperor of Ethiopia (1871-1889)
• Liberia - Anthony William Gerdner, President of Liberia (1878-1883)
• Sokoto Caliphate
  • Caliph -
    1. Mu'adh bin Bello, Sokoto Caliph (1877-1881)
    2. Umar bin Ali, Sokoto Caliph (1881-1891)
  • Grand Vizier - Abdullah bin Muhammad Fodiye, Sokoto Grand Vizier (c.1874-1886)
• Zanzibar - Barghash ibn Sa'id, Sultan of Zanzibar (1870-1888)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Abdur Rahman Khan, King of Afghanistan (1880-1901)
• China (Qing Dynasty) - Guangxu, Emperor of China (1875-1908)
• Japan - Monarch - Meiji Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1867-1912)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Gojong, King of Joseon (1864-1907, Emperor after 1897)
• Oman - Turki bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1871-1888)

Europe

• Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848-1916)
  • Minister-President of Austria - Count Eduard von Taaffe, Minister-President of Austria (1879-1893)
  • Minister-President of Hungary - Kálmán Tisza, Minister-President of Hungary (1875-1890)
  • Bohemia - Franz Joseph I, King of Bohemia (1848-1916)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865-1909)
  • Cabinet Chief - H.-J.-W. Frère-Orban, Cabinet Chief of Belgium (1868-1870, 1878-1884)
• Bulgaria - Alexander I Joseph, King of Bulgaria (1879-1886)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Christian IX, King of Denmark (1863-1906)
  • Prime Minister - Jakob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, Prime Minister of Denmark (1875-1894)
• France -
  • President - Jules Grévy, President of France (1879-1887)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jules Ferry, President of the Council (1880-1881)
    2. Léon Gambetta, President of the Council (1881-1882)
• German Empire -
  • Monarch - Wilhelm I, Kaiser (1871-1888)
  • Chancellor - Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Germany (1871-1890)
  • Prussia -
    • Monarch - Wilhelm I, King of Prussia (1861-1888)
    • Prime Minister - Prince Otto von Bismarck, Minister-President of Prussia (1873-1890)
  • Bavaria - Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886)
  • Saxony - Albert, King of Saxony (1873-1902)
  • Württemberg - Karl, King of Württemberg (1864-1891)
• Italy
  • Monarch - Umberto I, King of Italy (1878-1900)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Benedetto Cairoli, Prime Minister of Italy (1879-1881)
    2. Agostino Depretis, Prime Minister of Italy (1881-1887)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - William III, King of the Netherlands (1849-1890)
  • Prime Minister - Félix de Blochausen, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1874-1885)
• Moresnet
  • Monarchs -
    • Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865-1909)
    • Wilhelm I, German Emperor (1871-1888)
  • Mayor - Joseph Kohl, Mayor of Moresnet (1859-1882)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch - William III, King of the Netherlands (1849-1890)
  • Prime Minister - Theo Baron of Lynden van Sandenburg, Former of the Cabinet (1874-1877, 1879-1883)
• Portugal - Luis, King of Portugal (1861-1889)
• Russia -
  1. Alexander II, Tsar of Russia (1855-1881)
  2. Alexander III, Tsar of Russia (1881-1894)
• Spain -
  • Monarch - Alfonso XII, King of Spain (1874-1885)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Antonio Cánovas Del Castillo, Prime Minister of Spain (1874-1875, 1875-1879, 1879-1881, 1884-1885, 1890-1892, 1895-1897)
    2. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Prime Minister of Spain (1871-1872, 1874, 1881-1883, 1885-1890, 1892-1895, 1897-1899)
• Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden-Norway
  • Monarch - Oscar II, King of Sweden (1872-1907)
  • Prime Minister - Arvid Posse, Prime Minister of Sweden (1880-1883)
• 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)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada -
  • Prime Minister - Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1878-1891)
• United States -
  1. Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States (1877-1881)
  2. James A. Garfield, President of the United States (1881)
  3. Chester Arthur, President of the United States (1881-1885)

South America

• Brazil - Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil (1831-1889)