List of state leaders in 1898

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1898.

Africa

• Ashanti Confederacy – Opoku Mensa, Chair of the Committee of Administration (1896–1900)
• German East Africa – Wilhelm II (1888–1918)
  • Kingdom of Burundi – Mwezi IV Gisabo (1852–1908)
  • Kingdom of Rwanda – Yuhi V (1896–1931)
• Liberia – William D. Coleman, President of Liberia (1896–1900)
• Orange Free State – Martinus Theunis Steyn, State President of the Orange Free State (1896–1902)
• South African Republic (Transvaal) - Paul Kruger, State President of the South African Republic (1883–1902)
• Sultanate of Zanzibar – Hamoud bin Mohammed (1896–1902)

Asia

• Emirate of Afghanistan – Abdur Rahman Khan (1880–1901)
• China (Qing dynasty)
  • Emperor - Guangxu Emperor (1875–1908)
  • De facto ruler - Empress Dowager Cixi (1898–1908)
• Emirate of Ha'il (House of Al Rashid) - Abdul-Aziz bin Mitab, Amirs of the House of Rashid (1897–1906)
• Empire of Japan
  • Monarch – Emperor Meiji (1867–1912)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Matsukata Masayoshi (1896–1898)
    2. Itō Hirobumi (1898)
    3. Ōkuma Shigenobu (1898)
    4. Yamagata Aritomo (1898–1900)
• Korea (Korean Empire) - Gojong (1864–1907, King before 1897)
• Sultanate of Oman – Faisal bin Turki (1888–1913)

Europe

• Andorra
  • Co-Princes -
    • French Co-Prince - Félix Faure, President of France (1895–1899)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince - Salvador Casañas y Pagés, Bishop of Urgell (1879–1901)
  • First Syndic - Bonaventura Maestre (1893–1898)
• Austria-Hungary – Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848–1916)
  • Minister-President of Austria -
  1. Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn(1897–1898)
  2. Franz, Prince of Thun and Hohenstein (1898–1899)
  • Minister-President of Hungary - Dezső Bánffy (1895–1899)
• Belgium
  • Monarch – Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865–1909)
  • Cabinet Chief - Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1896–1899, 1899–1907)
• Principality of Bulgaria
  • Monarch – Ferdinand I (1886–1918)
  • Prime Minister – Konstantin Stoilov (1894–1899)
• Kingdom of Denmark
  • Monarch – Christian IX (1863–1906)
  • Prime Minister - Hugo Egmont Hørring (1897–1900)
• French Third Republic –
  • President - Félix Faure (1895–1899)
  • President of the Council of Ministers -
    1. Jules Méline (1896–1898)
    2. Henri Brisson (1898)
    3. Charles Dupuy (1898–1899)
• German Empire –
  • Monarch – Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1888–1918)
  • Chancellor of Germany - Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1894–1900)
  • see also List of German rulers in 1898
• Kingdom of Greece
  • Monarch – George I (1863–1913)
  • Prime Minister - Alexandros Zaimis (1897–1899)
• Kingdom of Italy
  • Monarch – Umberto I (1878–1900)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Marchese di Rudinì (1896–1898)
    2. Luigi Pelloux (1898–1900)
• Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Monarch – Adolphe (1890–1905)
  • Prime Minister - Paul Eyschen (1888–1915)
• Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Monarch – Wilhelmina (1890–1948)
  • Regent – Emma (1890–1898)
  • Chairman of the Dutch Council of Ministers - Nicolaas Pierson (1897–1901)
• Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
  • Monarch – Abdulhamid II, Sultan (1876–1909)
• Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
  • Monarch – Carlos I (1889–1908)
  • President of the Council of Ministers - José Luciano de Castro (1897–1900)
• 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 - Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1897–1899)
• Kingdom of Sweden – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway -
  • Monarch – Oscar II (1872–1907)
  • Prime Minister - Erik Gustaf Boström (1891–1900)
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland –
  • Monarch – Victoria (1837–1901)
  • Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1885–1886, 1886–1892, 1895–1902)

North America and the Caribbean

• Canada - Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911)
• Costa Rica – Rafael Yglesias Castro, President of Costa Rica (1894–1902)
• Mexico - Porfirio Díaz, President of México (1884–1911)
• United States - William McKinley, President of the United States (1897–1901)

Oceania

• New Zealand
  • Monarch – Victoria of the United Kingdom (1837–1901)
  • Governor-General - The Earl of Ranfurly (1897–1904)
  • Prime Minister - Richard Seddon (1893–1906)
• Niue – Togia-Pulu-toaki, King of Niue (1896-?)
• Samoa –
  1. Malietoa Laupepa, Malietoa (1880–1898)
  2. Malietoa Tanumafili I, Malietoa (1898–1939)
• Tonga
  • Monarch – George Tupou II, King of Tonga (1893–1918)
  • Prime Minister - Siosateki Veikune (1893–1904)

South America

• Argentina –
  1. José Evaristo Uriburu, President of Argentina (1895–1898)
  2. Julio Argentino Roca, President of Argentina (1898–1904)
• Bolivia – Severo Fernández, President of Bolivia (1896–1899)
• Brazil –
  1. Prudente José de Morais Barros, President of Brazil (1894–1898)
  2. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, President of Brazil (1898–1902)
• Chile – Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, President of Chile (1896–1901)
• Colombia –
  1. Miguel Antonio Caro, President of Colombia (1894–1898)
  2. Manuel Antonio Sanclemente, President of Colombia (1898–1900)
• Ecuador – Eloy Alfaro, President of Ecuador (1895–1901)
• Paraguay –
  1. Juan Bautista Egusquiza, President of Paraguay (1894–1898)
  2. Emilio Aceval, President of Paraguay (1898–1902)
• Peru – Nicolás de Piérola, President of Peru (1895–1899)
• Uruguay – Juan Lindolfo Cuestas, President of Uruguay (1897–1899)
• Venezuela –
  1. Joaquín Crespo, President of Venezuela (1892–1898)
  2. Ignacio Andrade, President of Venezuela (1898–1899)