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Leaders of 20 Richest Countries: 1969

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

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USA
Appointed

Lyndon B. Johnson

President

Party: Democratic

Term: 1963 – 1969

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USA
Elected

Richard Nixon

President

Party: Republican

Term: 1969 – 1974

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UK
Elected

Harold Wilson

Prime Minister

Party: Labour

Term: 1964 – 1970

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Turkey
Appointed

Cevdet Sunay

President

Party: Independent

Term: 1966 – 1973

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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
Military Coup

Park Chung-hee

President

Party: Democratic Republican

Term: 1962 – 1979

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Saudi Arabia
Hereditary

King Faisal

King

Party: None

Term: 1964 – 1975

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Russia
Party Appointment

Leonid Brezhnev

General Secretary

Party: CPSU

Term: 1964 – 1982

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Netherlands
Elected

Piet de Jong

Prime Minister

Party: KVP

Term: 1967 – 1971

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Mexico
Elected

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz

President

Party: PRI

Term: 1964 – 1970

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Japan
Elected

Eisaku Satō

Prime Minister

Party: LDP

Term: 1964 – 1972

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Italy
Elected

Mariano Rumor

Prime Minister

Party: Christian Democracy

Term: 1968 – 1970

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Indonesia
Military Coup

Suharto

President

Party: Golkar

Term: 1967 – 1998

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India
Elected

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister

Party: INC

Term: 1966 – 1977

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Germany
Appointed

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Chancellor

Party: CDU

Term: 1966 – 1969

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Germany
Elected

Willy Brandt

Chancellor

Party: SPD

Term: 1969 – 1974

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France
Elected

Charles de Gaulle

President

Party: UNR

Term: 1959 – 1969

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France
Appointed

Alain Poher

Acting President

Party: CD

Term: 1969 – 1969

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France
Elected

Georges Pompidou

President

Party: UDR

Term: 1969 – 1974

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China
Party Appointment

Mao Zedong

Chairman

Party: CCP

Term: 1949 – 1976

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Canada
Elected

Pierre Trudeau

Prime Minister

Party: Liberal

Term: 1968 – 1979

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Brazil
Military Coup

Costa e Silva

President

Party: Military/ARENA

Term: 1967 – 1969

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Brazil
Military Coup

Emílio Médici

President

Party: Military/ARENA

Term: 1969 – 1974

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Australia
Elected

John Gorton

Prime Minister

Party: Liberal

Term: 1968 – 1971

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