{{Colonial governors by year, year=1899

Belgium

Congo Free State ''(Work and Progress) , national_anthem = Vers l'avenir , capital = Vivi Boma , currency = Congo Free State franc , religion = Catholicism (''de facto'') , leader1 = Leopo ...

** Théophile Wahis, Governor-General of the Congo Free State (1892–1908) ** Émile Wangermée, acting Governor-General of the Congo Free State (1896–1900)

France

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

– *#Louis Mouttet, Governor-General of Côte d'Ivoire *# Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor-General of Côte d'Ivoire (1898) *#Jean Penel, Acting Governor-General of Côte d'Ivoire * French Indochina – Paul Doumer, Governor-General of French Indochina (1897–1902) *

French Somaliland French Somaliland (french: Côte française des Somalis, lit= French Coast of the Somalis so, Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Ter ...

– *# Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland (1888–1899) *#

Louis Mizon Louis Alexandre Antoine Mizon (1853–99) was a French explorer and colonial administrator. Born in Paris in 1853, Mizon entered in the French Navy in 1869. Between 1880 and 1883 he was at Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's orders, with whom he had dif ...

, acting Governor of French Somaliland (1899) *# Alfred Albert Martineau, Governor of French Somaliland (1899–1900) *

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

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Paul Jean François Cousturier Paul Jean François Cousturier (14 April 1849 – 27 July 1921) was governor of French Guinea, 2 November 1900 to 28 September 1904. After his retirement, he became a well-known botanist. Early years Paul Cousturier was born on 14 April 1849 i ...

, Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea (1898–1900)

Japan

* Taiwan – Kodama Gentarō, Governor-General of Taiwan (26 February 1898 – April 1906)

Germany

* Kamerun – Puttkamer, Jesko von, 1895–1907 * Deutsch-Südwestafrika – Theodor Leutwein

Portugal

* Angola –

António Duarte Ramada Curto Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

, Governor-General of Angola (1897–1900)

United Kingdom

* Jamaica – Augustus William Lawson Hemming, Governor of Jamaica (1898–1904) * Malta Colony *# Arthur Fremantle, Governor of Malta (1893–1899) *#

Francis Wallace Grenfell Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, (29 April 1841 – 27 January 1925) was a British Army officer. After serving as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, he fought in the 9th Xhosa War, the Anglo-Zul ...

, Governor of Malta (1899–1903) * Colony of Natal – Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson (1893–1901) * New South Wales *#

Viscount Hampden Viscount Hampden is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain when the diplomat and politician Robert Hampden, ...

, Governor of New South Wales (1895–1899) *# William Lygon, Lord Beauchamp, Governor of New South Wales (1899–31 December 1900 then State Governor on Australia's Federation to 1901) * North-Eastern Rhodesia –

Robert Edward Codrington Sir Robert Edward Codrington (6 January 1869 – 16 December 1908) was the colonial Administrator of the two territories ruled by the British South Africa Company (BSAC) which became present-day Zambia. He was Administrator of North-Eastern Rho ...

, Administrator of North-Eastern Rhodesia (1898–1907) * North-Western Rhodesia –

Robert Thorne Coryndon Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon, (2 April 1870 – 10 February 1925) was a British colonial administrator, a former secretary of Cecil Rhodes who became Governor of the colonies of Uganda (1918–1922) and Kenya (1922–1925). He was one of the mos ...

, Administrator of North-Western Rhodesia (1897–1907) * Queensland – Charles Cochrane-Baillie, Governor of Queensland (1896–31 December 1900 then State Governor on Australia's Federation to 1901) * Tasmania – Jenico Preston, Lord Gormanston, Governor of Tasmania (1893–1900) * South Australia *# Sir Thomas Buxton, Governor of South Australia (1895–1899) *# Lord Hallam Tennyson, Governor of South Australia (1899–31 December 1900 then State Governor on Australia's Federation to 1902) * Victoria – Thomas, Earl Brassey, Governor of Victoria (1895–1900) * Western Australia – Lieutenant-Colonel Gerard Smith, Governor of Western Australia (1895–1900) Colonial governors Colonial governors

1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...