South America
- Argentina - Miguel Juárez Celman, President of Argentina (1886–1890)
- Bolivia -
- Gregorio Pacheco, President of Bolivia (1884–1888)
- Aniceto Arce, President of Bolivia (1888–1892)
- Empire of Brazil - Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil (1831–1889)
- Chile - José Manuel Balmaceda, President of Chile (1886–1891)
- Colombia - Rafael Núñez, President of Colombia (1887–1894)
- Eliseo Payán, acting President of Colombia (1887–1888)
- Carlos Holguín Mallarino, acting President of Colombia (1888–1892)
- Ecuador -
- José Plácido Caamaño, President of Ecuador (1883–1888)
- Antonio Flores Jijón, President of Ecuador (1888–1892)
- Paraguay - Patricio Escobar, President of Paraguay (1886–1890)
- Peru - Andrés Avelino Cáceres, President of Peru (1886–1890)
- Uruguay - Máximo Tajes, President of Uruguay (1886–1890)
- Venezuela -
- Hermógenes López, interim President of Venezuela (1887–1888)
- Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, President of Venezuela (1888–1892)
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