Leaders of 20 Richest Countries: 1981
Heads of state and government controlling the world's major economies during this period.
South Korea
Military CoupChun Doo-hwan
President
Party: Democratic Justice
Term: 1980 – 1988
Russia
Party AppointmentLeonid Brezhnev
General Secretary
Party: CPSU
Term: 1964 – 1982
Italy
ElectedArnaldo Forlani
Prime Minister
Party: Christian Democracy
Term: 1980 – 1981
Italy
ElectedGiovanni Spadolini
Prime Minister
Party: Republican Party
Term: 1981 – 1982