List of state leaders in 1926

See also
List of state leaders in 1925 Events of 1926 List of state leaders in 1927 State leaders by year List of religious leaders in 1926 List of sovereign states in 1926 List of colonial governors in 1926

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1926.

Africa

Egypt
- Monarch - Fuad I, King of Egypt (1917–1936)^[1]
- Prime Minister -
  1. Ahmad Ziwar Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt (1924–1926)
  2. Adli Yakan Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt (1926–1927)
Ethiopia
- Monarch - Zewditu, Empress of Ethiopia (1916–1930)
- Regent - Ras Tafari Makonnen, Regent of Ethiopia (1916–1930)
- Chief Minister - Habte Giyorgis Dinagde, Chief Minister of Ethiopia (1909–1927)
Liberia
- President - Charles D. B. King, President of Liberia (1920–1930)
Rif Republic (unrecognized secessionist state)
- dissolved and re-integrated into the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco on 27 May 1926
- President - Abd el-Krim, President of the Rif Republic (1921–1926)
South Africa
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor-General - Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of South Africa (1924–1931)
- Prime Minister - J. B. M. Hertzog, Prime Minister of South Africa (1924–1939)

Asia

Afghanistan
- the Emirate of Afghanistan was superseded by the Kingdom of Afghanistan on 9 June 1926
- Monarch - Amanullah Khan, King of Afghanistan^[2] (1919–1929)
Asir
- Monarch -
  1. Sayyid Ali ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Hasani, Emir of Asir (1923–1926)
  2. Sayyid al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Idrisi al-Hasani, Emir of Asir (1926–1930)
China
- Beiyang Government
  - Head of State -
    1. Duan Qirui, Provisional Chief Executive of China (1924–1926)
    2. Hu Weide, Acting President of China (1926)
    3. Yan Huiqing, Acting President of China (1926)
    4. Hu Weide, Acting President of China (1926)
    5. Wellington Koo, Interim President of China (1926–1927)
  - Premier -
    1. Xu Shiying, Premier of State Council of China (1925–1926)
    2. Jia Deyao, Acting Premier of State Council of China (1926)
    3. Hu Weide, Acting Premier of State Council of China (1926)
    4. Yan Huiqing, Premier of State Council of China (1926)
    5. Du Xigui, Acting Premier of State Council of China (1926)
    6. Wellington Koo, Acting Premier of State Council of China (1926–1927)
- Nationalist Government
  - Head of State -
    1. Wang Jingwei, Chairman of the National Government of China (1925–1926)
    2. Tan Yankai, Chairman of the National Government of China (1926–1927)
- Tibet (unrecognized, de facto independent country)
  - Monarch - Thubten Gyatso, Dalai Lama (1879–1933)
Hejaz
- invaded by Nejd on 19 December 1925, the Sultan of Nejd was crowned as King of Hejaz on 8 January 1926, see Nejd and Hejaz
- Monarch - Ibn Saud, King of Hejaz (1926–1953)^[3]
Japan
- Monarch -
  1. Yoshihito, Emperor of Japan (1912–1926)
  2. Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)
- Regent - Crown Prince Hirohito, Regent of Japan (1921–1926)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Count Katō Takaaki, Prime Minister of Japan (1924–1926)
  2. Wakatsuki Reijirō, Acting Prime Minister of Japan (1926)
  3. Baron Wakatsuki Reijirō, Prime Minister of Japan (1926–1927)
Mongolia
- Communist Party Leader - Tseren-Ochiryn Dambadorj, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1924–1928)
- Head of State - Peljidiin Genden, Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Khural of Mongolia (1924–1927)
- Premier - Balingiin Tserendorj, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of Mongolia (1923–1928)
Muscat and Oman
- Monarch - Taimur bin Feisal, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1913–1932)
Nejd
- in personal union with Hejd from 8 January 1926, see Nejd and Hejaz
- Monarch - Ibn Saud, Sultan of Nejd (1902–1953)^[3]
Nejd and Hejaz
- personal union between Nejd and Hejaz established on 8 January 1926
- Monarch - Ibn Saud, King of Nejd and Hejaz (1926–1953)^[3]
Nepal
- Monarch - Tribhuvan, King of Nepal (1911–1950)
- Prime Minister - Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski, Prime Minister of Nepal (1901–1929)
Persia
- Monarch - Reza Shah, Shah of Persia (1925–1941)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Mohammad-Ali Foroughi, Prime Minister of Persia (1925–1926)
  2. Mostowfi ol-Mamalek, Prime Minister of Persia (1926–1927)
Siam
- Monarch - Prajadhipok, King of Siam (1925–1935)
Tannu Tuva
- the People's Republic of Tannu Tuva changed name to Tuvan People's Republic on 24 November 1926
- Communist Party Leader -
  1. Shagdyr, General Secretary of the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party (1924–1926)
  2. Mongush Buyan-Badyrgy, First Secretary of the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party (1926–1927)
- Head of State - Nimachyan, Chairman of the Presidium of the Little Hural of Tannu Tuva (1924–1929)
- Premier - Donduk Kuular, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Tannu Tuva (1925–1929)
Turkey
- President - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, President of Turkey (1923–1938)
- Prime Minister - İsmet İnönü, Prime Minister of Turkey (1925–1937)
Yemen
- Monarch - Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, King of Yemen^[4] (1904–1948)^[5]

Oceania

Australia
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor-General - John Baird, Baron Stonehaven, Governor-General of Australia (1925–1931)
- Prime Minister - Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister of Australia (1923–1929)
New Zealand
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor-General - Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (1924–1930)
- Prime Minister - Gordon Coates, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1925–1928)

Europe

Albania
- President - Ahmet Zogu, President of Albania (1925–1939)^[6]
Andorra
- Monarchs -
  - French Co-Prince - Gaston Doumergue, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1924–1931)
    - Co-Prince's Representative - Charles Romeu (1887–1933)
  - Episcopal Co-Prince - Justí Guitart i Vilardebó, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1920–1940)
    - Co-Prince's Representative - Joseph de Riba (1915–1933)
- First Syndic - Pere Font, First Syndic of Andorra (1924–1927)
Austria
- President - Michael Hainisch, Federal President of Austria (1920–1928)
- Chancellor -
  1. Rudolf Ramek, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1924–1926)
  2. Ignaz Seipel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (1926–1929)
Belgium
- Monarch - Albert I, King of the Belgians (1909–1934)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Viscount Prosper Poullet, Prime Minister of Belgium (1925–1926)
  2. Henri Jaspar, Prime Minister of Belgium (1926–1931)
Bulgaria
- Monarch - Boris III, Tsar of the Bulgarians (1918–1943)
- Premier -
  1. Aleksandar Tsankov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1923–1926)
  2. Andrey Lyapchev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1926–1931)
Czechoslovakia
- President - Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia (1918–1935)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Antonín Švehla, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1922–1926)
  2. Jan Černý, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1926)
  3. Antonín Švehla, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1926–1929)
Danzig (free city under League of Nations protection)
- High Commissioner - Joost Adriaan van Hamel, League of Nations High Commissioner for Danzig (1925–1929)
- Head of State - Heinrich Sahm, President of the Senate of Danzig (1920–1931)
Denmark
- Monarch - Christian X, King of Denmark (1912–1947)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (1924–1926)
  2. Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, Prime Minister of Denmark (1926–1929)
Estonia
- Head of State - Jaan Teemant, State Elder of Estonia (1925–1927)
Finland
- President - Lauri Kristian Relander, President of Finland (1925–1931)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Kyösti Kallio, Prime Minister of Finland (1925–1926)
  2. Väinö Tanner, Prime Minister of Finland (1926–1927)
France
- President - Gaston Doumergue, President of France (1924–1931)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Aristide Briand, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1925–1926)
  2. Édouard Herriot, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1926)
  3. Raymond Poincaré, President of the Council of Ministers of France (1926–1929)
Germany
- President - Paul von Hindenburg, President of Germany (1925–1934)
- Chancellor -
  1. Hans Luther, Chancellor of Germany (1925–1926)
  2. Wilhelm Marx, Chancellor of Germany (1926–1928)
Greece
- President -
  1. Pavlos Kountouriotis, President of Greece (1924–1926)
  2. Theodoros Pangalos, President of Greece (1926)
  3. Pavlos Kountouriotis, President of Greece (1926–1929)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Theodoros Pangalos, Prime Minister of Greece (1925–1926)
  2. Athanasios Eftaxias, Prime Minister of Greece (1926)
  3. Georgios Kondylis, Prime Minister of Greece (1926)
  4. Alexandros Zaimis, Prime Minister of Greece (1926–1928)
Hungary
- Head of State - Miklós Horthy, Regent of Hungary (1920–1944)
- Prime Minister - Count István Bethlen, Prime Minister of Hungary (1921–1931)
Iceland
- Monarch - Christian X, King of Iceland (1918–1944)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Jón Magnússon, Prime Minister of Iceland (1924–1926)
  2. Magnús Guðmundsson, Acting Prime Minister of Iceland (1926)
  3. Jón Þorláksson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1926–1927)
Ireland
- Monarch - George V, King of Ireland (1922–1936)
- Governor-General - Tim Healy, Governor-General of Ireland (1922–1928)
- Head of Government - W. T. Cosgrave, President of the Executive Council of Ireland (1922–1932)
Italy
- Monarch - Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1900–1946)
- Prime Minister - Benito Mussolini, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1922–1943)
Latvia
- President - Jānis Čakste, President of Latvia (1918–1927)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Kārlis Ulmanis, Prime Minister of Latvia (1925–1926)
  2. Arturs Alberings, Prime Minister of Latvia (1926)
  3. Marģers Skujenieks, Prime Minister of Latvia (1926–1928)
Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1859–1929)
- Head of Government - Gustav Schädler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1922–1928)
Lithuania
- President -
  1. Aleksandras Stulginskis, President of Lithuania (1920–1926)
  2. Kazys Grinius, President of Lithuania (1926)
  3. Jonas Staugaitis, Acting President of Lithuania (1926)
  4. Aleksandras Stulginskis, Acting President of Lithuania (1926)
  5. Antanas Smetona, President of Lithuania (1926–1940)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Leonas Bistras, Prime Minister of Lithuania (1925–1926)
  2. Mykolas Sleževičius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (1926)
  3. Augustinas Voldemaras, Prime Minister of Lithuania (1926–1929)
Luxembourg
- Monarch - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1919–1964)^[7]
- Prime Minister -
  1. Pierre Prüm, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1925–1926)
  2. Joseph Bech, President of the Government of Luxembourg (1926–1937)
Monaco
- Monarch - Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1922–1949)
- Head of Government - Maurice Piette, Minister of State of Monaco (1923–1932)
Netherlands
- Monarch - Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1890–1948)^[7]
- Prime Minister -
  1. Hendrikus Colijn, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands (1925–1926)
  2. Dirk Jan de Geer, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands (1926–1929)
Norway
- Monarch - Haakon VII, King of Norway (1905–1957)^[7]
- Prime Minister -
  1. Johan Ludwig Mowinckel, Prime Minister of Norway (1924–1926)
  2. Ivar Lykke, Prime Minister of Norway (1926–1928)
Poland
- De facto Head of State - Józef Piłsudski, de facto ruler of Poland (1926–1935)
- President -
  1. Stanisław Wojciechowski, President of Poland (1922–1926)
  2. Maciej Rataj, Acting President of Poland (1926)
  3. Ignacy Mościcki, President of Poland (1926–1939)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Aleksander Skrzyński, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1925–1926)
  2. Wincenty Witos, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1926)
  3. Kazimierz Bartel, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1926)
  4. Józef Piłsudski, President of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1926–1928)
Portugal
- the First Portuguese Republic was superseded by the Ditadura Nacional on 29 May 1926
- President -
  1. Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (1925–1926)
  2. José Mendes Cabeçadas, Acting President of Portugal (1926)
  3. Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Acting President of Portugal (1926)
  4. Óscar Carmona, Interim President of Portugal (1926–1951)
- Premier -
  1. António Maria da Silva, President of the Ministry of Portugal (1925–1926)
  2. José Mendes Cabeçadas, President of the Ministry of Portugal (1926)
  3. Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, President of the Ministry of Portugal (1926)
  4. Óscar Carmona, President of the Ministry of Portugal (1926–1928)
Romania
- Monarch - Ferdinand I, King of the Romanians (1914–1927)
- Premier -
  1. Ion I. C. Brătianu, President of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1922–1926)
  2. Alexandru Averescu, President of the Council of Ministers of Romania (1926–1927)
San Marino
- Captains Regent -
  1. Valerio Pasquali and Marco Marcucci, Captains Regent of San Marino (1925–1926)
  2. Manlio Gozi and Giuseppe Mularoni, Captains Regent of San Marino (1926)
  3. Giuliano Gozi and Ruggero Morri, Captains Regent of San Marino (1926–1927)
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
- Monarch - Alexander I, King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1921–1934)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Nikola Pašić, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1924–1926)
  2. Nikola Uzunović, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1926–1927)
Soviet Union
- Communist Party Leader - Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1953)
- Head of State - Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union (1919–1946)^[8]
- Premier - Alexei Rykov, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union (1924–1930)
Spain
- Monarch - Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886–1931)
- Prime Minister - Miguel Primo de Rivera, Marquis of Estella, President of the Council of Ministers of Spain (1923–1930)
Sweden
- Monarch - Gustaf V, King of Sweden (1907–1950)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Rickard Sandler, Prime Minister of Sweden (1925–1926)
  2. Carl Gustaf Ekman, Prime Minister of Sweden (1926–1928)
Switzerland
- Federal Council:^[9]
  Giuseppe Motta (1911–1940), Edmund Schulthess (1912–1935), Robert Haab (1917–1929), Ernest Chuard (1919–1928), Karl Scheurer (1919–1929), Jean-Marie Musy (1919–1934), Heinrich Häberlin (1920–1934, President)
United Kingdom
- Monarch - George V, King of the United Kingdom (1910–1936)
- Prime Minister - Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1924–1929)

North America

Canada
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor General -
  1. Julian Byng, Baron Byng of Vimy, Governor General of Canada (1921–1926)
  2. Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Viscount Willingdon, Governor General of Canada (1926–1931)
- Prime Minister -
  1. William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1921–1926)
  2. Arthur Meighen, Prime Minister of Canada (1926)
  3. William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1926–1930)
Costa Rica
- President - Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno, President of Costa Rica (1924–1928)
Cuba
- President - Gerardo Machado, President of Cuba (1925–1933)
Dominican Republic
- President - Horacio Vásquez, President of the Dominican Republic (1924–1930)
El Salvador
- President - Alfonso Quiñónez Molina, President of El Salvador (1923–1927)
Guatemala
- President -
  1. José María Orellana, President of Guatemala (1921–1926)
  2. Lázaro Chacón González, President of Guatemala (1926–1931)
Haiti (under US occupation)
- High Commissioner - John H. Russell, Jr., High Commissioner to Haiti (1919–1930)
- President - Louis Borno, President of Haiti (1922–1930)
Honduras
- President - Miguel Paz Barahona, President of Honduras (1925–1929)
Mexico
- President - Plutarco Elías Calles, President of Mexico (1924–1928)
Newfoundland
- Monarch - George V, King of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas (1910–1936)
- Governor - Sir William Allardyce, Governor of Newfoundland (1922–1928)
- Prime Minister - Walter Stanley Monroe, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1924–1928)
Nicaragua
- President -
  1. Carlos José Solórzano, President of Nicaragua (1925–1926)
  2. Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, Acting President of Nicaragua (1926)
  3. Sebastián Uriza, Acting President of Nicaragua (1926)
  4. Adolfo Díaz, President of Nicaragua (1926–1929)
Panama
- President - Rodolfo Chiari, President of Panama (1924–1928)
United States
- President - Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States (1923–1929)

South America

Argentina
- President - Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, President of Argentina (1922–1928)
Bolivia
- President -
  1. Felipe S. Guzmán, Provisional President of Bolivia (1925–1926)
  2. Hernando Siles Reyes, President of Bolivia (1926–1930)
Brazil
- President -
  1. Artur Bernardes, President of Brazil (1922–1926)
  2. Washington Luís, President of Brazil (1926–1930)
Chile
- President - Emiliano Figueroa, President of Chile (1925–1927)
Colombia
- President -
  1. Pedro Nel Ospina Váquez, President of Colombia (1922–1926)
  2. Miguel Abadía Méndez, President of Colombia (1926–1930)
Ecuador
- Head of State -
  1. Provisional Government Junta, Head of State of Ecuador (1925–1926)
  2. Humberto Albornoz, Chairman of the Provisional Government Junta of Ecuador (1926)
  3. Julio Enrique Moreno, Chairman of the Provisional Government Junta of Ecuador (1926)
  4. Isidro Ayora, President of Ecuador (1926–1931)
Paraguay
- President - Eligio Ayala, President of Paraguay (1924–1928)
Peru
- President - Augusto B. Leguía, President of Peru (1919–1930)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Alejandrino Maguiña, President of the council of ministers of Peru (1924–1926)
  2. Pedro José Rada y Gamio, President of the council of ministers of Peru (1926–1929)
Uruguay
- President - José Serrato, President of Uruguay (1923–1927)
Venezuela
- President - Juan Vicente Gómez, President of Venezuela (1922–1929)

References

↑ Egypt only became independent in 1922.
↑ The ruler's title changed from Emir of Afghanistan to King of Afghanistan on 9 June 1926.
1 2 3 Ibn Saud was Emir of Nejd and Hasa between 1902 and 1921, Sultan of Nejd between 1921 and 1927, King of Nejd between 1927 and 1932 additionally King of Hejaz between 1926 and 1932 (collectively referred to as King of Nejd and Hejaz), and King of Saudi Arabia from 1932.
↑ The title of the Yemeni monarch changed from Imam to King on 2 September 1926.
↑ Yemen only became independent in 1918.
↑ Ahmet Zogu ruled as King of the Albanians from 1928, under the regnal name of Zog I.
1 2 3 In exile between 1940 and 1945.
↑ Kalinin was head of state of Russia (Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets) from 1919 to 1938, and head of state of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1946.
↑ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.

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State leaders by year of the 20th century

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