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Leaders of 20 Richest Countries: 1997

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

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USA
Elected

Bill Clinton

President

Party: Democratic

Term: 1993 – 2001

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UK
Appointed

John Major

Prime Minister

Party: Conservative

Term: 1990 – 1997

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UK
Elected

Tony Blair

Prime Minister

Party: Labour

Term: 1997 – 2007

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Turkey
Elected

Süleyman Demirel

President

Party: DYP

Term: 1993 – 2000

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Spain
Elected

José María Aznar

Prime Minister

Party: PP

Term: 1996 – 2004

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South Korea
Elected

Kim Young-sam

President

Party: Democratic Liberal

Term: 1993 – 1998

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Saudi Arabia
Hereditary

King Fahd

King

Party: None

Term: 1982 – 2005

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Russia
Elected

Boris Yeltsin

President

Party: Independent

Term: 1991 – 1999

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Netherlands
Elected

Wim Kok

Prime Minister

Party: PvdA

Term: 1994 – 2002

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Mexico
Elected

Ernesto Zedillo

President

Party: PRI

Term: 1994 – 2000

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Japan
Elected

Ryutaro Hashimoto

Prime Minister

Party: LDP

Term: 1996 – 1998

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Italy
Elected

Romano Prodi

Prime Minister

Party: The Olive Tree

Term: 1996 – 1998

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Indonesia
Military Coup

Suharto

President

Party: Golkar

Term: 1967 – 1998

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India
Appointed

H. D. Deve Gowda

Prime Minister

Party: Janata Dal

Term: 1996 – 1997

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India
Appointed

I. K. Gujral

Prime Minister

Party: Janata Dal

Term: 1997 – 1998

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Germany
Elected

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor

Party: CDU

Term: 1982 – 1998

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France
Elected

Jacques Chirac

President

Party: RPR/UMP

Term: 1995 – 2007

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China
Party Appointment

Jiang Zemin

General Secretary

Party: CCP

Term: 1989 – 2002

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Canada
Elected

Jean Chrétien

Prime Minister

Party: Liberal

Term: 1993 – 2003

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Brazil
Elected

F. Henrique Cardoso

President

Party: PSDB

Term: 1995 – 2003

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Australia
Elected

John Howard

Prime Minister

Party: Liberal

Term: 1996 – 2007

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