List of state leaders in 1890 - Definition and Overview

1889 state leaders - Events of 1890 - 1891 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy - Kwaku Dua III Asamu, Asantehene (1888-1896)
• Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852-1908)
• Sokoto Caliphate
  • Caliph - Umar bin Ali, Sokoto Caliph (1881-1891)
  • Grand Vizier - Muhammad Bukhari, Sokoto Grand Vizier (1886-1910)
• Zanzibar -
  1. Sayyid Khalifah bin Said Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1888-1890)
  2. Sayyid Ali bin Said Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1890-1893)

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)
  • Prime Minister - Yamagata Aritomo, Prime Minister of Japan (1889-1891)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Gojong, King of Joseon (1864-1907, Emperor after 1897)
• Oman - Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Oman (1888-1913)

Australia and Oceania

Europe

• Belgium - Leopold II, King of the Belgians (1865-1909)
• Bulgaria
  • Monarch - Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King of Bulgaria (1886-1918)
  • Prime Minister - Stefan Stambolov (1887-1894)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Christian IX, King of Denmark (1863-1906)
  • Prime Minister - Jakob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, Prime Minister of Denmark (1875-1894)
• France -
  • President - Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of France (1887-1894)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pierre Tirard, President of the Council (1889-1890)
    2. Charles de Freycinet, President of the Council (1890-1892)
• Germany -
  • Monarch - Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888-1918)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Germany (1871-1890)
    2. Leo von Caprivi, Chancellor of Germany (1890-1894)
• Italy
  • Monarch - Umberto I, King of Italy (1878-1900)
  • Prime Minister - Francesco Crispi, Prime Minister of Italy (1887-1891)
• Netherlands -
  • Monarch -
    1. William III, King of the Netherlands (1849-1890)
    2. Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948)
  • Regent -
    • Emma, Regent (1890-1898)
• Portugal - Carlos, King of Portugal (1889-1908)
• Russia - Alexander III, Tsar of Russia (1881-1894)
• Spain -
  • Monarch - Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886-1931)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Prime Minister of Spain (1871-1872, 1874, 1881-1883, 1885-1890, 1892-1895, 1897-1899)
    2. Antonio Cánovas Del Castillo, Prime Minister of Spain (1874-1875, 1875-1879, 1879-1881, 1884-1885, 1890-1892, 1895-1897)
• Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden-Norway
  • Monarch - Oscar II, King of Sweden (1872-1907)
  • Prime Minister Gustaf Åkerhielm, Prime Minister of Sweden (1889-1891)
• 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

• Canada -
  • Monarch - Victoria, Queen of Canada (1837-1901)
  • Prime Minister - Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1878-1891)
• United States - Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States (1889-1893)

South America

• Brazil - Deodoro da Fonseca, Head of the Provisional Government (1889-1891)