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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."
According to journalist Glenn Greenwald, American diplomat Henry Kissinger initiated the U.S.'s arms-for-petrodollars program for the autocratic governments of Saudi Arabia and pre-1979 Iran, supported coups and death squads throughout Latin America, and supported Indonesian dictator and close U.S. ally Suharto.
Guide to History's Worst Dictators: From Emperor Nero to Vlad the Impaler and More. N/a: Self published. ISBN 9798737828066. OCLC 875273089. Rank, Michael (2013). History's Worst Dictators: A Short Guide to the Most Brutal Rulers, from Emperor Nero to Ivan the Terrible. Moreno Valley, Calif.: Solicitor Publishing. OCLC 875273089. Popular; eBook.
Representative government has been a luxury that relatively few people have enjoyed throughout human history. 22 brutal dictators you've never heard of Skip to main content
The majority fall short of Hitler or Stalin, but history is rife with oppressors, war criminals, sadists, sociopaths, and morally complacent individuals 22 brutal dictators you've never heard of ...
Latin America: 1968–1978, 1984–1988† United States: Moncef Bey: Bey of Tunis: Tunisia: 1943–1948† French Algeria France: Maximiliano Hernández Martínez: President of El Salvador El Salvador: 1944–1966† Honduras: Jorge Ubico: President of Guatemala Guatemala: 1944–1946† United States: Isaías Medina Angarita: President of ...
Sometimes it's hard to imagine what politicians and dictators were like before they left their marks on the global stage. We collected old photos of major leaders, past and current, to give a ...
North American right-wing dictatorships were instrumental in suppressing their countries' labour movements and instituting corporatist economies. During the Cold War , these right-wing dictatorships were characterized by a distinct anti-communist ideology, and often rose to power through US-backed coups.