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A satirical depiction of dictatorship. Maximilian II was a brutal dictator overthrown by Thorne, played by Donald Sutherland who later turned out to be a worse one. This film parallels Iranian Revolution, as Maximilian resembles Shah of Iran and Thorne resembles the Supreme Leader. [11] Digimon Emperor: Digital World
Dictator characters in video games (10 P) Pages in category "Fictional dictators" The following 163 pages are in this category, out of 163 total.
Scroll through the gallery below to learn more about 22 brutal dictators that you may not of heard of: More from Business Insider: 7 charts that show why the tit for tat over crumbs in the South ...
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea is Africa's longest serving dictator. [10] [11] Past that time, however, the term dictator assumed an invariably negative connotation. In popular usage, a dictatorship is often associated with brutality and oppression. As a result, it is often also used as a term of abuse against political ...
Representative government has been a luxury that relatively few people have enjoyed throughout human history.
Check the pictures out below. Editor's Note: This post was inspired by an earlier feature written by former Business Insider reporter Mike Bird. 25 world leaders and dictators when they were young
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the Soviet Union during the period of Joseph Stalin's rule was a "modern example" of a totalitarian state, being among "the first examples of decentralized or popular totalitarianism, in which the state achieved overwhelming popular support for its leadership."
Assad's older brother was set to follow in father Hafez Assad's footsteps. Bashar learned fast how to rule with an iron fist. It became his undoing.