The most famous dictators of the XXI century

Dictatorship is one of the forms of government by the state, the meaning of which lies in unlimited power. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), in the modern world, you can still find real dictators at the helm. We present you the 10 most famous dictators.

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1. Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria. A harmless future ophthalmologist starts our list of dictators. He managed to become a real monster and the fear of all civilians and turn the country into a military hell. For his radical decisions and lack of mercy, he is also often called the “killer of civilians”, as well as the “Syrian Stalin” ...

2. Robert Mugabe, Former President of Zimbabwe. In his youth, the future president worked as an elementary school teacher, was a freedom fighter and an idol of pan-African nationalism. However, now he is known only as an old dictator who is up to his neck in corruption and is accused of bringing his native country to an economic crisis and reprisals against people he dislikes.

3. Islam Karimov, former President of Uzbekistan. This man managed to spit on all the laws and rules and change them as he pleases, becoming one of the most cruel dictators of our time. The shooting of unarmed residents and the killing of dozens of protesters - all this blood remained on the hands of Karimov. At the age of 79, the country lost its ruler. He also has no successors left, and his daughters do not share his views.

4. Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus. This person is called "the last dictator of Europe." Lukashenka is also known for his sharp reaction to the protests in the country and covert reprisal against protesters against his power.

5. Hugo Chavez, former President of Venezuela. This politician is a new type of dictator, leader and global revolutionary. He was not afraid to speak unflatteringly about former US President George W. Bush. In addition, he suppressed the opposition in his own country and disposed of national wealth at his own discretion.

6. Kim Chen In. There are many rumors about the character of this ruler. They call him a cruel dictator and call to isolate him from society, because the methods of this ruler have always been radical and sometimes went beyond the bounds of humanity. Let's take the problem of corruption as an example. Kim Jong-un fights it in a very simple way - with the help of executions of the guilty. However, it is worth saying that some see their truth in this and are not averse to applying similar methods in their own country.

7. Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan. This man once ranked first in the top ten worst dictators and ruled the country for about 30 years. The end of this president's reign was conditioned by an arrest warrant on charges of genocide.

8. Mswati III. King of Swaziland since 1986. Of course, this ruler cannot be put on a par with such bloodthirsty dictators as Bashar al-Assad or Robert Mugabe, but it is precisely because of such people that Africa continues to live in poverty. The king of Swaziland was pleased to spend all the wealth on fun and whims, squandering the state treasury in his own interests.

9. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of Iran. Thanks to total faith in his own strength and stubborn character, this man managed to make himself the worst enemies from Western countries and the duzovenie of Iran, which, of course, played cruel jokes with his country ...

10. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan. Having created a cult of his own personality in the country, this man remained in 5th place in the list of the 23 worst dictators of our time. There is no opposition in his country, there is a ban on freedom of speech and human rights are violated.