South America
- Argentina - Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (1916–1922)
- Brazil - Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes, President of Brazil (1914–1918)
- Paraguay - Manuel Franco, President of Paraguay (1916–1919)
- Peru - José Pardo y Barreda, President of Peru (1915–1919)
- Uruguay - Feliciano Viera, President of Uruguay (1915–1919)
- Venezuela - Victorino Márquez Bustillos, provisional President of Venezuela (1915–1922)
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