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Leaders of 20 Richest Countries: 1955

Heads of state and government controlling the world's major economies during this period.

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USA
Elected

Dwight D. Eisenhower

President

Party: Republican

Term: 1953 – 1961

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UK
Elected

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister

Party: Conservative

Term: 1951 – 1955

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UK
Appointed

Anthony Eden

Prime Minister

Party: Conservative

Term: 1955 – 1957

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Turkey
Elected

Celâl Bayar

President

Party: DP

Term: 1950 – 1960

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Spain
Military Coup

Francisco Franco

Caudillo

Party: FET y de las JONS

Term: 1939 – 1975

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South Korea
Elected

Syngman Rhee

President

Party: Liberal

Term: 1948 – 1960

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Saudi Arabia
Hereditary

King Saud

King

Party: None

Term: 1953 – 1964

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Russia
Party Appointment

Nikita Khrushchev

First Secretary

Party: CPSU

Term: 1953 – 1964

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Netherlands
Elected

Willem Drees

Prime Minister

Party: PvdA

Term: 1948 – 1958

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Mexico
Elected

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines

President

Party: PRI

Term: 1952 – 1958

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Japan
Elected

Ichirō Hatoyama

Prime Minister

Party: Democratic

Term: 1954 – 1956

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Italy
Elected

Mario Scelba

Prime Minister

Party: Christian Democracy

Term: 1954 – 1955

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Italy
Elected

Antonio Segni

Prime Minister

Party: Christian Democracy

Term: 1955 – 1957

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Indonesia
Elected

Sukarno

President

Party: PNI

Term: 1945 – 1967

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India
Elected

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister

Party: INC

Term: 1947 – 1964

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Germany
Elected

Konrad Adenauer

Chancellor

Party: CDU

Term: 1949 – 1963

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France
Elected

René Coty

President

Party: CNIP

Term: 1954 – 1959

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China
Party Appointment

Mao Zedong

Chairman

Party: CCP

Term: 1949 – 1976

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Canada
Elected

Louis St. Laurent

Prime Minister

Party: Liberal

Term: 1948 – 1957

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Brazil
Appointed

Café Filho

President

Party: PSP

Term: 1954 – 1955

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Australia
Elected

Robert Menzies

Prime Minister

Party: Liberal

Term: 1949 – 1966

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