List of state leaders in 1883

See also
List of state leaders in 1882 Events of 1883 List of state leaders in 1884 State leaders by year List of religious leaders in 1883 List of sovereign states in 1883 List of colonial governors in 1883

This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 1883.

Africa

Ashanti Confederacy –
1. Mensa Bonsu Kumaa, Asantehene (1874–1883)
2. The Kwasafomanhyiamu, Regents (1883–1884)
Kingdom of Burundi – Mwezi IV Gisabo (1852–1908)
Kingdom of Dahomey – Glele (1856–1889)
Ethiopian Empire – Yohannes IV (1871–1889)
Liberia
- President -
  1. Anthony W. Gardiner (1878–1883)
  2. Alfred F. Russell (1883–1884)
Sokoto Caliphate
- Caliph – Umar bin Ali (1881–1891)
- Grand Vizier - Abdullah bin Muhammad Fodiye (c.1874–1886)
Wassoulou Empire – Samori Ture, Emperor (1878–1898)
Sultanate of Zanzibar – Barghash bin Said (1870–1888)

Asia

Emirate of Afghanistan – Abdur Rahman Khan (1880–1901)
China (Qing dynasty) - Guangxu Emperor (1875–1908)
Empire of Japan – Monarch – Emperor Meiji (1867–1912)
Joseon (Korea) – Gojong (1864–1907, Emperor after 1897)
Sultanate of Oman – Turki bin Said (1871–1888)
Persia (Qajar dynasty) – Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1848–1896)
Đại Nam (Nguyễn dynasty)
- Emperor -
  1. Tự Đức (1847–1883)
  2. Dục Đức (1883)
  3. Hiệp Hòa (1883)
  4. Kiến Phúc (1883–1884)
- Regents -
  1. Nguyễn Văn Tường (mandarin) (1883–1885)
  2. Tôn Thất Thuyết (Mandarin) (1883–1885)

Europe

Austria-Hungary – Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848–1916)
- Minister-President of Austria - Count Eduard von Taaffe (1879–1893)
- Minister-President of Hungary - Kálmán Tisza (1875–1890)
Belgium
- Monarch – Léopold II, King of the Belgians (1865–1909)
- Cabinet Chief - Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (1868–1870, 1878–1884)
Principality of Bulgaria – Alexander I Joseph (1879–1886)
Kingdom of Denmark
- Monarch – Christian IX (1863–1906)
- Prime Minister - Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1875–1894)
French Third Republic –
- President - Jules Grévy (1879–1887)
- President of the Council -
  1. Charles Duclerc (1882–1883)
  2. Armand Fallières (1883)
  3. Jules Ferry (1883–1885)
German Empire –
- Monarch – Wilhelm I, Kaiser (1871–1888)
- Chancellor - Otto von Bismarck (1871–1890)
- see also List of German rulers in 1883
Kingdom of Greece
- Monarch – George I (1863–1913)
- Prime Minister – Charilaos Trikoupis (1882–1885)
Kingdom of Italy
- Monarch – Umberto I (1878–1900)
- Prime Minister - Agostino Depretis (1881–1887)
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Monarch – William III of the Netherlands (1849–1890)
- Prime Minister - Félix de Blochausen (1874–1885)
Netherlands -
- Monarch – William III, King of the Netherlands (1849–1890)
- Chairman of the Dutch Council of Ministers -
  1. Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (1879–1883)
  2. Jan Heemskerk (1874–1877, 1883–1888)
Ottoman (Turkish) Empire – Abdul Hamid II, Sultan (1876–1909)
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
- Monarch – Luís I (1861–1889)
- President of the Council of Ministers - António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo (1881–1886)
Russian Empire – Alexander III (1881–1894)
Kingdom of Spain –
- Monarch – Alfonso XII (1874–1885)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1871–1872, 1874, 1881–1883, 1885–1890, 1892–1895, 1897–1899)
  2. José de Posada Herrera (1883–1884)
Kingdom of Sweden – United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
- Monarch – Oscar II (1872–1907)
- Prime Minister -
  1. Arvid Posse (1880–1883)
  2. Carl Johan Thyselius (1883–1884)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland –
- Monarch – Victoria (1837–1901)
- Prime Minister - William Ewart Gladstone (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886, 1892–1894)

North America and the Caribbean

Canada -
- Prime Minister - Sir John A. Macdonald (1878–1891)
Costa Rica – Próspero Fernández Oreamuno, President of Costa Rica (1882–1885)
United States - Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States (1881–1885)

Oceania

Kingdom of Hawaii – Kalākaua (1874–1891)
Niue – Tui-toga, King of Niue (1875–1887)
Samoa – Malietoa Laupepa, Malietoa (1880–1898)
Tonga –
- Monarch – George Tupou I, King of Tonga (1845–1893)
- Prime Minister - Shirley Waldemar Baker (1880–1890)

South America

Argentina – Julio Argentino Roca, President of Argentina (1880–1886)
Empire of Brazil –
- Monarch – Pedro II (1831–1889)
- Prime Minister –
  1. João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, Marquis of Paranaguá, President of the cabinet of ministers (1882–1883)
  2. Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira, President of the cabinet of ministers (1883–1884)
Uruguay – Máximo Santos, President of Uruguay (1882–1886)