List of State Leaders in 1872 - Africa

Africa

  • Ashanti Confederacy - Kofi Kakari, Asantehene (1867–1874)
  • Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852–1908)
  • Dahomey - Glele, King of Dahomey (1856–1889)
  • Ethiopia - Yohannes IV, Emperor of Ethiopia (1871–1889)
  • Gurunsi - Alfa Hano, ruled c. 1870-c. 1874
  • Liberia
    • President -
      1. James Skivring Smith, President of Liberia (1871–1872)
      2. Joseph Jenkins Roberts, President of Liberia (1872–1876)
  • Sokoto Caliphate
    • Caliph - Ahmad Rufa'i, Sokoto Caliph (1867–1873)
    • Grand Vizier - Ibrahim Khalilu, Sokoto Grand Vizier (1859-c.1874)
  • Zanzibar - Barghash ibn Sa'id, Sultan of Zanzibar (1870–1888)
  • Zulu -
    1. Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840–1872)
    2. Cetshwayo kaMpande, King of the Zulu (1872–1884)

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