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This article is a list of shoguns that ruled Japan intermittently, as hereditary military dictators, [1] from the beginning of the Asuka period in 709 until the end of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868. [ a ]
The Nazi Party then began to eliminate all sources of political opposition and it also began to consolidate its power. Hindenburg died on 2 August 1934 and Hitler became dictator of Germany by merging the offices and powers of the Chancellery and the Presidency. Genocide and mass murder became hallmarks of the regime.
Suharto, Indonesia's longtime dictator, embezzled up to $35 billion from his country. Idi Amin 's official title while in office as President of Uganda was 'His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire ...
The Optimates were once again victorious and Sulla established himself as Dictator of Rome. [40] 80–71 BC Sertorian War: Hispania, Roman Republic: Populares: The war ended after the Populares leader Quintus Sertorius was assassinated by Marcus Perperna Vento, who was then promptly defeated by Pompey. [41] 77 BC Lepidus' rebellion: Italy ...
This is a list of totalitarian regimes.There are regimes that have been commonly referred to as "totalitarian", or the concept of totalitarianism has been applied to them, for which there is wide consensus among scholars to be called as such; if there is no consensus, it is mentioned in the list.
1197, Goryeo: Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn of Goryeo staged a military coup that ousted and killed military dictator Yi Ŭi-min, and deposed King Myeongjong. 1258, Goryeo: General Kim Chun of Goryeo overthrew and killed then-military dictator Ch'oe Ŭi. 1284, Ilkhanate: The Ilkhanate ruler Tekuder was overthrown by Arghun.
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Stalin continued to increase his influence in the party, and by the end of the 1920s, he became the sole dictator of the USSR, defeating all his political opponents. The post of general secretary of the party, which was held by Stalin, became the most important post in the Soviet hierarchy.