they exacted complete control often by force
force
force welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
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counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10 most ruthless dictators for this list
most ruthless dictators for this list
most ruthless dictators for this list we’ve chosen some of the most notable
we’ve chosen some of the most notable
we’ve chosen some of the most notable and brutal dictators in history and have
and brutal dictators in history and have
and brutal dictators in history and have ranked them based on the ruthlessness of
ranked them based on the ruthlessness of
ranked them based on the ruthlessness of their crimes
their crimes
their crimes number 10 Kim jong-il like his father
number 10 Kim jong-il like his father
number 10 Kim jong-il like his father before him and his son after the
before him and his son after the
before him and his son after the eccentric Kim jong-il ruled North Korea
eccentric Kim jong-il ruled North Korea
eccentric Kim jong-il ruled North Korea strictly and with a strong personality
strictly and with a strong personality
strictly and with a strong personality cult his was apparently one of the
cult his was apparently one of the
cult his was apparently one of the world’s most repressive governments with
world’s most repressive governments with
world’s most repressive governments with poverty-stricken residents isolated
poverty-stricken residents isolated
poverty-stricken residents isolated through restrictions to practically
through restrictions to practically
through restrictions to practically everything between the starvation
everything between the starvation
everything between the starvation executions and forced labor some
executions and forced labor some
executions and forced labor some estimate the deaths attributable to this
estimate the deaths attributable to this
estimate the deaths attributable to this supreme leader in the millions and
supreme leader in the millions and
supreme leader in the millions and that’s without mentioning the nuclear
that’s without mentioning the nuclear
that’s without mentioning the nuclear program number 9 Francisco Franco Spain
program number 9 Francisco Franco Spain
program number 9 Francisco Franco Spain was ideologically divided when franco
was ideologically divided when franco
was ideologically divided when franco attempted to overthrow the left-wing
attempted to overthrow the left-wing
attempted to overthrow the left-wing government with support from Nazi
government with support from Nazi
government with support from Nazi Germany and fascist Italy the
Germany and fascist Italy the
Germany and fascist Italy the Nationalists won the ensuing bloody
Nationalists won the ensuing bloody
Nationalists won the ensuing bloody civil war and Franco assumed power
civil war and Franco assumed power
civil war and Franco assumed power murder and suppression of language
murder and suppression of language
murder and suppression of language culture and more kept el código in
culture and more kept el código in
culture and more kept el código in office almost for decades and while the
office almost for decades and while the
office almost for decades and while the regime eventually softened and a
regime eventually softened and a
regime eventually softened and a democratic turnaround surged after his
democratic turnaround surged after his
democratic turnaround surged after his death the repercussions of Franco’s
death the repercussions of Franco’s
death the repercussions of Franco’s actions reverberate today number-8
actions reverberate today number-8
actions reverberate today number-8 mouths it soon this communist leader
mouths it soon this communist leader
mouths it soon this communist leader became a savior to many by founding the
became a savior to many by founding the
became a savior to many by founding the People’s Republic of China and by
People’s Republic of China and by
People’s Republic of China and by leading his people through industrial
leading his people through industrial
leading his people through industrial and cultural revolutions and the Great
and cultural revolutions and the Great
and cultural revolutions and the Great Leap Forward though China’s
Leap Forward though China’s
Leap Forward though China’s transformation into a superpower is
transformation into a superpower is
transformation into a superpower is revered critics suggests the cost of
revered critics suggests the cost of
revered critics suggests the cost of these initiatives in human lives ranged
these initiatives in human lives ranged
these initiatives in human lives ranged between 40 and 70 million due to famine
between 40 and 70 million due to famine
between 40 and 70 million due to famine murders and forced labour cementing
murders and forced labour cementing
murders and forced labour cementing Chairman Mao’s place as a polarizing
Chairman Mao’s place as a polarizing
Chairman Mao’s place as a polarizing figure
figure
figure number seven benito mussolini portrayed
number seven benito mussolini portrayed
number seven benito mussolini portrayed as the only man capable of unifying
as the only man capable of unifying
as the only man capable of unifying italy and restoring order l duche
italy and restoring order l duche
italy and restoring order l duche disassembled the democratic system
disassembled the democratic system
disassembled the democratic system transformed the country into a one-party
transformed the country into a one-party
transformed the country into a one-party state and seized power with his fascist
state and seized power with his fascist
state and seized power with his fascist party militia and secret police met
party militia and secret police met
party militia and secret police met political foes with aggressive force or
political foes with aggressive force or
political foes with aggressive force or executions while mussolini expanded the
executions while mussolini expanded the
executions while mussolini expanded the Italian Empire by colonizing African
Italian Empire by colonizing African
Italian Empire by colonizing African countries but it was his misguided
countries but it was his misguided
countries but it was his misguided partnership with Hitler that ultimately
partnership with Hitler that ultimately
partnership with Hitler that ultimately led to a spectacular downfall
led to a spectacular downfall
led to a spectacular downfall number six Saddam Hussein once called
number six Saddam Hussein once called
number six Saddam Hussein once called the world’s most dangerous man Saddam
the world’s most dangerous man Saddam
the world’s most dangerous man Saddam was one of the few dictators tried
was one of the few dictators tried
was one of the few dictators tried convicted and executed for his crimes
convicted and executed for his crimes
convicted and executed for his crimes though his unparalleled social programs
though his unparalleled social programs
though his unparalleled social programs were hailed he executed dissidents
were hailed he executed dissidents
were hailed he executed dissidents slaughtered the Kurdish population and
slaughtered the Kurdish population and
slaughtered the Kurdish population and used oil and power as justification to
used oil and power as justification to
used oil and power as justification to invade neighboring countries this
invade neighboring countries this
invade neighboring countries this triggered Wars unrest and uprisings and
triggered Wars unrest and uprisings and
triggered Wars unrest and uprisings and later false allegations about weapons of
later false allegations about weapons of
later false allegations about weapons of mass destruction eventually led to his
mass destruction eventually led to his
mass destruction eventually led to his ruin number five Muammar Gaddafi shortly
ruin number five Muammar Gaddafi shortly
ruin number five Muammar Gaddafi shortly after becoming Libya’s ruler Colonel
after becoming Libya’s ruler Colonel
after becoming Libya’s ruler Colonel Gaddafi exacted his influence by making
Gaddafi exacted his influence by making
Gaddafi exacted his influence by making opposition to his regime illegal among
opposition to his regime illegal among
opposition to his regime illegal among other measures this Mad Dog of the
other measures this Mad Dog of the
other measures this Mad Dog of the Middle East has a goal of a world
Middle East has a goal of a world
Middle East has a goal of a world revolution Muslim fundamentalist
revolution Muslim fundamentalist
revolution Muslim fundamentalist revolution suspected of crimes against
revolution suspected of crimes against
revolution suspected of crimes against humanity the Mad Dog of the Middle East
humanity the Mad Dog of the Middle East
humanity the Mad Dog of the Middle East established extensive surveillance of
established extensive surveillance of
established extensive surveillance of his people and became increasingly
his people and became increasingly
his people and became increasingly wealthy as the poverty level rose
wealthy as the poverty level rose
wealthy as the poverty level rose despite his indiscriminate murder of
despite his indiscriminate murder of
despite his indiscriminate murder of rebels during the Arab Spring
rebels during the Arab Spring
rebels during the Arab Spring discontented Libyans fought back and the
discontented Libyans fought back and the
discontented Libyans fought back and the brother leader was deposed and killed
brother leader was deposed and killed
brother leader was deposed and killed the Libyan people now have a great
the Libyan people now have a great
the Libyan people now have a great responsibility to build an inclusive and
responsibility to build an inclusive and
responsibility to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic Libya that
tolerant and democratic Libya that
tolerant and democratic Libya that stands as the ultimate rebuke to get off
stands as the ultimate rebuke to get off
stands as the ultimate rebuke to get off these dictatorship number four Pol Pot
these dictatorship number four Pol Pot
these dictatorship number four Pol Pot following his ascent Pol Pot attempted
following his ascent Pol Pot attempted
following his ascent Pol Pot attempted to return Cambodia to its rural roots by
to return Cambodia to its rural roots by
to return Cambodia to its rural roots by forcing city residents to toil on
forcing city residents to toil on
forcing city residents to toil on collective farms though it held power
collective farms though it held power
collective farms though it held power for years Pol Pot’s communist Khmer
for years Pol Pot’s communist Khmer
for years Pol Pot’s communist Khmer Rouge party caused approximate
Rouge party caused approximate
Rouge party caused approximate two million deaths with politically
two million deaths with politically
two million deaths with politically motivated murders torture forced labor
motivated murders torture forced labor
motivated murders torture forced labor disease and food shortages the victims
disease and food shortages the victims
disease and food shortages the victims of which were buried in the killing
of which were buried in the killing
of which were buried in the killing fields he clung to nominal power until
fields he clung to nominal power until
fields he clung to nominal power until his 1998 death
his 1998 death
his 1998 death number three Idi Amin military
number three Idi Amin military
number three Idi Amin military background and charisma served Amin well
background and charisma served Amin well
background and charisma served Amin well as he overthrew the Ugandan leader and
as he overthrew the Ugandan leader and
as he overthrew the Ugandan leader and became self-proclaimed president for
became self-proclaimed president for
became self-proclaimed president for life his brutal eight-year reign was
life his brutal eight-year reign was
life his brutal eight-year reign was marked by economic breakdown political
marked by economic breakdown political
marked by economic breakdown political authoritarianism corruption human rights
authoritarianism corruption human rights
authoritarianism corruption human rights violations ethnic cleansing ‘he’s mass
violations ethnic cleansing ‘he’s mass
violations ethnic cleansing ‘he’s mass murder and rumors of cannibalism by the
murder and rumors of cannibalism by the
murder and rumors of cannibalism by the leader himself by alienating his
leader himself by alienating his
leader himself by alienating his followers with unpredictable behavior
followers with unpredictable behavior
followers with unpredictable behavior the butcher of uganda ensured he ended
the butcher of uganda ensured he ended
the butcher of uganda ensured he ended his life alone after being ousted and
his life alone after being ousted and
his life alone after being ousted and exiled the whole worlds are looking at
exiled the whole worlds are looking at
exiled the whole worlds are looking at general mean and as uganda as a whole
general mean and as uganda as a whole
general mean and as uganda as a whole what will be the future of uganda the
what will be the future of uganda the
what will be the future of uganda the people are looking at this number to
people are looking at this number to
people are looking at this number to Joseph Stalin after serving under
Joseph Stalin after serving under
Joseph Stalin after serving under Vladimir Lenin this man of steel became
Vladimir Lenin this man of steel became
Vladimir Lenin this man of steel became Soviet dictator by discrediting and
Soviet dictator by discrediting and
Soviet dictator by discrediting and eliminating rivals the Communists
eliminating rivals the Communists
eliminating rivals the Communists aggressive industrialization killed
aggressive industrialization killed
aggressive industrialization killed millions due to famine murder and gulag
millions due to famine murder and gulag
millions due to famine murder and gulag camps but the Great Purge was the
camps but the Great Purge was the
camps but the Great Purge was the darkest period when citizens were
darkest period when citizens were
darkest period when citizens were deported incarcerated and randomly
deported incarcerated and randomly
deported incarcerated and randomly executed though he helped defeat the
executed though he helped defeat the
executed though he helped defeat the Nazis in World War two this paranoid
Nazis in World War two this paranoid
Nazis in World War two this paranoid man’s influence was erased after his
man’s influence was erased after his
man’s influence was erased after his death with a period of de-stalinization
death with a period of de-stalinization
death with a period of de-stalinization number one Adolf Hitler as German
number one Adolf Hitler as German
number one Adolf Hitler as German Chancellor and leader of the Nazis and
Chancellor and leader of the Nazis and
Chancellor and leader of the Nazis and Third Reich Hitler made his motives
Third Reich Hitler made his motives
Third Reich Hitler made his motives clear when he made the Nazis the only
clear when he made the Nazis the only
clear when he made the Nazis the only legal political party and used
legal political party and used
legal political party and used suppression propaganda and death to
suppression propaganda and death to
suppression propaganda and death to quash opponents by annexing countries
quash opponents by annexing countries
quash opponents by annexing countries triggering World War two and initiating
triggering World War two and initiating
triggering World War two and initiating a Holocaust of Jews Gypsies
a Holocaust of Jews Gypsies
a Holocaust of Jews Gypsies communists homosexuals and the
communists homosexuals and the
communists homosexuals and the handicapped Hitler caused tens of
handicapped Hitler caused tens of
handicapped Hitler caused tens of millions of deaths and committed some of
millions of deaths and committed some of
millions of deaths and committed some of the worst atrocities in human history
the worst atrocities in human history
the worst atrocities in human history a little time
a little time
a little time at a dot DN who do you think have been
at a dot DN who do you think have been
at a dot DN who do you think have been some of the most ruthless dictators of
some of the most ruthless dictators of
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