List of state leaders in 1872

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1 Asia 2 Europe 3 North American and the Caribbean

Asia

• Afghanistan - Shir Ali Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1868-1879)
• China (Qing Dynasty) - Tóngzhì, Emperor of China (1861-1875)
• Japan - Mutsuhito, The Meiji Emperor (1867-1912)

• Denmark -
  • Monarch - Christian IX, King of Denmark (1863-1906)
  • Prime Minister - Ludvig Henrik Carl Herman, Prime Minister of Denmark (1870-1874)
• France -
  • President - Adolphe Thiers, President of France (1871-1873)
  • Prime Minister - Jules Dufaure, President of the Council (1871-1873)
• Germany -
  • Monarch - Wilhelm I, Kaiser (1871-1888)
  • Chancellor - Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Germany (1871-1890)
• Italy -
  • Monarch - Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Italy (1861-1878)
  • Prime Minister - Giovanni Lanza, Prime Minister of Italy (1869-1873)
• Romania - Carol I, Prince of Romania (1866-1881)
• Spain - Amadeus, King of Spain (1870-1873)
• Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden-Norway
  • Monarch -
    1. Charles XV, King of Sweden (1872-1907)
    2. Oscar II, King of Sweden (1859-1872)
  • Chief Minister - Axel Gustaf Adlercreutz, Prime Minister for Justice of Sweden (1870-1874)
  • Foreign Minister -
    1. Baltzar von Platen, Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden-Norway (1871-1872)
    2. Oscar Magnus Fredrik Björnstjerna, Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden-Norway (1872-1876)
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901)
  • Prime Minister - William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868-1874)

• Canada
  • Monarch - Victoria, Queen of Canada (1837-1901)
  • Governor General -
    1. Lord Lisgar, Governor-General of Canada (1869-1872)
    2. Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Governor-General of Canada (1872-1878)
  • Prime Minister - John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867-1891)
• Costa Rica - Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez, President of Costa Rica (1870-1876)
• Mexico -
  1. Benito Juárez, President of Mexico (1867-1872)
  2. Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, President of Mexico (1872-1876)
• United States - Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States (1869-1877)