Leaders of 20 Richest Countries: 1969
Heads of state and government controlling the world's major economies during this period.
Spain
Military CoupFrancisco Franco
Caudillo
Party: FET y de las JONS
Term: 1939 – 1975
South Korea
Military CoupPark Chung-hee
President
Party: Democratic Republican
Term: 1962 – 1979
Russia
Party AppointmentLeonid Brezhnev
General Secretary
Party: CPSU
Term: 1964 – 1982
Italy
ElectedMariano Rumor
Prime Minister
Party: Christian Democracy
Term: 1968 – 1970