List of Heads of State 1872
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Africa
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Egypt
- Khedive : Ismail Pasha (1867–1879)
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Ethiopia
- Emperor : Yohannes IV. (1871-1889)
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Burundi
- King : Mwezi IV. Gisabo (1852–1908)
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Liberia
- President : Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1871–1876)
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Morocco
- Sultan : Sidi Mohammed IV (1859–1873)
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Rwanda
- King : Kigeri IV. (1853–1895)
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Sokoto Caliphate :
- Caliph : Ahmad Rufa'i (1867–1873)
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South African Republic
- President : Thomas François Burgers (1871–1877)
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Zulu
- King : Mpande ka Senzangakhona (1840–1872)
- King : Cetshwayo kaMpande (1872–1884)
America
North America
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Canada
- Head of State: Queen Victoria (1867–1901)
- Governor General:
- Lord John Young (1869–1872)
- Earl Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (1872–1878)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister John A. Macdonald (1867–1873)
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Mexico
- Head of State and Government:
- President Benito Juárez ( 1861–1864 , 1867– July 18, 1872)
- President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (July 18, 1872–1876)
- Head of State and Government:
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United States of America
- Head of State and Government: President Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877)
Central America
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Costa Rica
- Head of State and Government: President Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez (1870–1876, 1877–1882 )
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Dominican Republic
- Head of State and Government: President Buenaventura Báez ( 1849–1853, 1856–1858 , 1868–1873, 1876–1878 )
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El Salvador
- Head of State or Government:?
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Guatemala
- Head of State and Government: President Miguel García Granados y Zavala (1871–1873)
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Haiti
- Head of State or Government: President Nissage Saget (1869–1874)
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Honduras
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Head of State and Government :
- President José María Medina (1863– July 26, 1872)
- President Carlos Céleo Arias López (August 1872–1874)
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Head of State and Government :
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Nicaragua
- Head of State and Government: President Vicente Cuadra (1871–1875)
South America
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Argentina
- Head of State and Government: President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1868–1874)
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Bolivia
- Head of State and Government:
- President Agustín Morales (1871-27 November 1872)
- President Tomás Frías Ametller (November 28, 1872–1873)
- Head of State and Government:
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Chile
- Head of State and Government: President Federico Errázuriz Zañartu (1871–1876)
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Ecuador
- Head of State and Government: President Gabriel García Moreno (1869–1875)
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Colombia
- Head of State and Government:
- President Eustorgio Salgar (1870– April 1, 1872)
- President Manuel Murillo Toro (April 1, 1872–1874)
- Head of State and Government:
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Paraguay
- Head of State and Government: President Salvador Jovellanos (1871–1874)
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Peru (controversial)
- Head of State and Government:
- President José Balta (1868– July 22, 1872)
- Supreme Leader of the Nation Tomás Gutiérrez (July 22 - July 26, 1872)
- President Francisco Diez Canseco (July 26-July 27, 1872)
- President Mariano Herencia Zevallos (July 27 – August 2, 1872)
- President Manuel Pardo y Lavalle (August 2, 1872–1876)
- Head of State and Government:
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Uruguay
- Head of State and Government:
- President Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (1868– March 1, 1872)
- (incumbent) Senate President Tomás Gomensoro (March 1, 1872–1873)
- Head of State and Government:
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Venezuela
- Head of State and Government: President Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1870–1884, 1886–1888 )
Asia
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Ajman :
- Sheikh: Humaid I. (1848–1872)
- Sheikh: Raschid II. (1872-1891)
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Afghanistan
- Emir: Shir Ali Khan (1867–1879)
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China ( Qing Dynasty ):
- Emperor: Tongzhi (1861–1874)
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British India
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Viceroy :
- Richard Southwell Bourke (1869–1872)
- John Strachey (1872) (temporarily)
- Francis Napier (1872) (temporarily)
- Thomas George Baring (1872–1876)
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Viceroy :
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Kuwait :
- Emir: Abdullah II. (1866-1892)
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Oman :
- Sultan: Turki ibn Said (1871–1888)
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Persia ( Qajar dynasty)
- Shah : Naser od-Din Shah (1848–1896)
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Thailand
- King: Chulalongkorn , King of Thailand (1868–1910)
Australia and Oceania
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Hawaii
- King : Kamehameha V (1863–11 December 1872)
Europe
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Andorra
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Co-princes :
- President of France : Adolphe Thiers (1871–1873)
- Bishop of Urgell : Josep Caixal i Estradé (1851–1879)
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Co-princes :
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Belgium
- Head of State: King Leopold II (1865–1909)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt ( 1834–1840, 1846–1847 , 1871–1874)
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Denmark
- Head of State: King : Christian IX. (1863–1906)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg (1870–1874)
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German Empire
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Kaiser : Wilhelm I (January 18, 1871–1888)
- Imperial Chancellor : Otto von Bismarck (1871–1890)
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Stop
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Duke : Friedrich I (1871–1904)
- Minister of State : Alfred von Larisch (1868–1875)
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Duke : Friedrich I (1871–1904)
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to bathe
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Grand Duke : Friedrich I (1856–1907)
- Minister of State: Julius Jolly (1868–1876)
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Grand Duke : Friedrich I (1856–1907)
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Bavaria :
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King : Ludwig II. (1864-1886)
- Chairman of the Council of Ministers : Friedrich von Hegnenberg-Dux (1871–1872)
- Chairman of the Council of Ministers: Adolph von Pfretzschner (1872–1880)
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King : Ludwig II. (1864-1886)
- Braunschweig
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Bremen
- Mayor : Otto Gildemeister (1871–1875) (1882) (1884) (1886)
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Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine (administered directly by the Reich until 1879)
- Upper President: Eduard von Möller (1871–1879)
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Hamburg
- First Mayor : Gustav Heinrich Kirchenpauer (1871–1872) (1875) (1878) (1881) (1884) (1887)
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Hessen-Darmstadt
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Grand Duke : Ludwig III. (1848–1877)
- President of the entire ministry : Friedrich von Lindelof (1871–1872)
- President of the entire ministry: Karl von Hofmann (1872–1876)
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Grand Duke : Ludwig III. (1848–1877)
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lip
- Prince : Leopold III. (1851-1875)
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Lübeck
- Mayor : Heinrich Theodor Behn (1871–1872) (1875–1876) (1879–1880) (1883–1884) (1887–1888) (1891–1892) (1895–1896)
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Grand Duke : Friedrich Franz II. (1842–1883)
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Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Grand Duke : Friedrich Wilhelm (1860–1904)
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Oldenburg
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Grand Duke : Nikolaus Friedrich Peter (1853–1900)
- Minister of State : Peter Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr von Rössing (1851–1874)
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Grand Duke : Nikolaus Friedrich Peter (1853–1900)
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Prussia :
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King : Wilhelm I (1861–1888)
- Prime Minister : Otto von Bismarck (1862–1873) (1873–1890)
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King : Wilhelm I (1861–1888)
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Reuss older line
- Prince : Heinrich XXII. (1859–1902)
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Reuss younger line
- Prince : Heinrich XIV. (1867–1913)
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Saxony :
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King : Johann I (1854–1873)
- Chairman of the entire ministry : Richard Freiherr von Friesen (1871–1876)
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King : Johann I (1854–1873)
- Saxony-Altenburg
- Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Saxony-Meiningen
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Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Grand Duke : Carl Alexander (1853–1901)
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Schaumburg-Lippe
- Prince : Adolf I. Georg (1860-1893)
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Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Prince : Georg Albert (1869–1890)
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Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Prince : Günther Friedrich Karl II. (1835–1880)
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Waldeck and Pyrmont (administered by Prussia since January 1, 1868)
- Prince : Georg Victor (1845-1893)
- Württemberg :
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Kaiser : Wilhelm I (January 18, 1871–1888)
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France
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Presidents : Adolphe Thiers (1871–1873)
- Head of Government (Council President) : Jules Dufaure (1871–1873)
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Presidents : Adolphe Thiers (1871–1873)
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Italy
- King : Victor Emanuel II (1861–1878)
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Monaco
- Prince Charles III (1856-1889)
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Montenegro (until 1878 under Ottoman suzerainty)
- Prince : Nikola I. Petrović Njegoš (1860–1918) (from 1910 king )
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Neutral Moresnet
- King : Leopold II (1865–1909)
- King : Wilhelm I (1861–1888)
- Mayor: Joseph Kohl (1859–1882)
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Netherlands
- King : Wilhelm III. (1849-1890)
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Norway
- King : Charles IV (1859–1872) (identical to Charles XV of Sweden; Norwegian-Swedish personal union)
- King : Oskar II. (1872–1905) (identical to Oskar II. Of Sweden; Norwegian-Swedish personal union)
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Ottoman Empire :
- Sultan: Abdülaziz (1861–1876)
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Austria-Hungary
- Emperor and King : Franz Joseph I (1848–1916)
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Romania (until 1878 under Ottoman suzerainty)
- Head of State: Prince Karl I (1866–1914) (from 1881 King)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Lascăr Catargiu ( 1866 , 1871–1876, 1889, 1891–1895 )
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Russia
- Emperor : Alexander II (1855-1881)
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Sweden
- King : Charles XV. (1859–1872) (1859–1872 King of Norway)
- King: Oskar II. (1872–1907) (1872–1905 King of Norway)
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Serbia (until 1878 under Ottoman suzerainty)
- Prince : Milan Obrenović IV. (1868–1889) (from 1882 king)
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Hungary
- King : Franz Joseph I (1848–1916) (1848–1916 King of Bohemia, 1848–1916 Emperor of Austria)
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United Kingdom
- Head of State: Queen Victoria (1837–1901) (1877–1901 Empress of India)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886, 1892–1894 )