- Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq and Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council from 1979 until his overthrow by US forces in 2003. He was executed after being found guilty of war crimes at his trial in 2006. He was a member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism. Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup that brought the party to long-term power.
- Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba. He led the revolution overthrowing dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and shortly after was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Cuba. Castro became First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1965, and led the transformation of Cuba into a one-party socialist republic. In 1976 he became president of the Council of State as well as of the Council of Ministers.
- Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 - 30 April 1945) was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (The Nazi party). He was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, and became FAhrer (leader) [2] in 1934, remaining in power until his suicide in 1945.
- Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe KCB (born on February 21, 1924) is the President of Zimbabwe. He has been the head of government in Zimbabwe since 1980, first as Prime Minister and later as first executive President. He rose to prominence in the 1970s when he led the Zimbabwe African National Union in guerrilla warfare against the white-dominated government of Rhodesia until the government accepted universal suffrage and black-majority rule.
- Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf (born August 11 , 1943 , Delhi , India ) became ruler (head of state/chief executive) of Pakistan on October 12 , 1999 following a bloodless coup d'AAtat . He assumed the office of President of Pakistan on June 20 , 2001 . In order to legitimize and legalize his rule, he held a referendum on April 30 , 2002 thereby elected as President of Pakistan for duration of five years.
- Kim Jong-Il
Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born February 16, 1942 in Vyatskoye, Soviet Union) is the leader of North Korea. He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (the ruling party since 1948). He succeeded his father Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea, who died in 1994.
- Augusto Pinochet
"' The junta members originally planned for the presidency to rotate among the commanders-in-chief of the four military branches. However, Pinochet soon consolidated his control, first retaining sole chairmanship of the military junta, and then proclaiming himself "Supreme Chief of the Nation" (de facto provisional president) on June 27, 1974. He officially changed his title to "President" on December 17. In 1980, by the way of another national referendum, Chile got a new Constitution, …
- Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin said air strikes did nothing to settle the situation around Iraq and urged any action taken against it to be sanctioned by the United Nations.
- Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 - April 28, 1945) was the prime minister and dictator of Italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was overthrown. He established a fascist regime that valued socialism, nationalism, militarism and anti-communism combined with strict censorship and state propaganda. Mussolini became a close ally of German dictator Adolf Hitler, whom he influenced. Mussolini entered World War II in June 1940 on the side of Nazi Germany.
- Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (Latin pronunciation ; English pronunciation ; July 12 or July 13, 100 BC or 102 BC – March 15, 44 BC), was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men of World history. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
- Joseph Stalin
Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili ("Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili";, "Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili") (March 5 1953), better known by his adopted name, Joseph Stalin (alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin), was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. Despite his formal position being originally without significant influence, …
- Manuel Noriega
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno (born February 11, 1938) was a Panamanian general and the de facto military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989, despite never being the official President of Panama. He was initially a strong ally of the United States and worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from the late 1950s to 1986. By the late 1980s, relations had turned extremely tense between Noriega and the United States government, …
- Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (also "Mao Tse-tung" in Wade-Giles;) was a Chinese Marxist military and political leader and philosopher, who led the Communist Party of China (CPC) to victory against the Kuomintang (KMT) in the Chinese Civil War, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Mao is also recognized as a poet and calligrapher. Regarded as one of the most important figures in modern world history, …
- Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao (born December 21, 1942) is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang Zemin in the fourth generation leadership of the People's Republic of China.
- Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. For over forty years, she ministered to the needs of the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying of Calcutta (Kolkata). As the Missionaries of Charity grew under Mother's leadership, they expanded their ministry to other countries.
- Bashar Al-Assad
Dr Bashar al-Assad (') (born September 11, 1965) is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Regional Secretary of the Baath Party, and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad.
- Omar Al-Bashir
Field Marshal Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir is a Sudanese military leader, and politician, chief of state (1989-1993) and President (1993-).
- Than Shwe
Senior General Than Shwe is the ruler of Myanmar (Burma), serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw and chairman of the State Peace and Development Council since April 23 1992. SPDC is the new name of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), established in 1988. He is also the Head of Union Solidarity and Development Association.
- Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow, meaning "Leader of Turkmens", referred to his position as the founder and president of the Association of Turkmens of the World. Foreign media criticized him as one of the world's most authoritarian and repressive dictators, highlighting his reputation of imposing his personal eccentricities upon the country. He was also known for an all-pervasive cult of personality which, in many ways, rivaled that of Joseph Stalin.
- Gaius Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman senator, supporter and brother-in-law of Gaius Marius, and father of Julius Caesar, the later dictator of Rome. Caesar was married to Aurelia Cotta, a member the of Aurelii and Rutilii families, and had two daughters, both named Julia, and a son, Julius Caesar, born in 100 BC. He was the brother of Sextus Julius Caesar, consul in 91 BC. Caesar's progress through the "cursus honorum" is well known, …
- Ne Win
Bo Ne Win was a Burmese military commander and dictator of Burma from 1962 until 1988. Ne Win was appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) on 31 January 1949. He then became head of the caretaker government between 28 October 1958 and 4 April 1960. He appointed himself Chairman of the Revolutionary Council and Prime Minister of the Revolutionary Government after staging a coup d'etat on 2 March 1962 till 2 March 1974, …
- Huey Long
Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (August 30, 1893-September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. He served as Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a U.S. senator from 1932 to 1935. Though a backer of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential election, …
- Suharto
Suharto GCB (born June 8, 1921) is a former Indonesian military and political leader. He served as a military officer in the Indonesian National Revolution, but is better known as the long-reigning second President of Indonesia, holding the office from 1967 to 1998. Like many Javanese, Suharto has only one name. In contexts where his religion is being discussed he is sometimes called Haji or el-Haj Mohammed Suharto, …
- Fabius Maximus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (ca. 275 BC-203 BC), called Cunctator ("the Delayer"), was a Roman politician and soldier, born in Rome around 275 BC and died in Rome in 203 BC. He was consul five times (233 BC, 228 BC, 215 BC, 214 BC and 209 BC) and was twice dictator in 221 and again in 217 BC. He reached the office of censor in 230 BC. His epithet Cunctator (akin to the English noun "cunctation") means "delayer" in Latin, …
- Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (ca. 138 BC-78 BC), usually known simply as Sulla, was a Roman general and dictator. A gifted and effective general, Sulla marched his armies on Rome twice, enjoying the absolute power of a dictator. Though he resigned his complete command of the Republic, he is often perceived as having set an ominous precedent. His character was sometimes described as being half fox, …
- Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías
Hugo Chavez for President! Of the United States!!
- Juan Perón
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine general and politician, elected three times as President of Argentina and serving from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. Perón and his second wife Eva were immensely popular among a portion of the Argentine people and still considered iconic figures by followers of the Peronist Party. Perón followers lauded his efforts to eliminate poverty and to dignify labor, while his detractors considered him a demagogue and a dictator.
- Muammar Al-Gaddafi
Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi<sup><small>1</small></sup>; (") (born c. 1942) has been the "de facto leader of Libya since 1969. Although Gaddafi holds no public office or title, he is accorded the honorifics "Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" or "Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution" in government statements and the official press.
- Juan Manuel de Rosas
Juan Manuel de Rosas was a conservative Argentine politician who ruled Argentina from 1829 to 1852. Rosas was one of the first famous "caudillos" in Latin America. Rosas came on to the national scene as a powerful cattle rancher. He controlled the cattle frontier pampa of Argentina, allowing him to rule over the capital, Buenos Aires. Rosas defeated the European expeditionary forces in 1820 with the help of gauchos. In 1829, Rosas became governor of Buenos Aires.
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (120-77 BC), was a Roman statesman. He was originally politically allied with Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Roman Dictator from 82-79 BC, but after Sulla's death sought to undermine the Sullan constitution. Consul for the year 78 BC, he tried to illegally extend his term of office and was declared a public enemy. After an abortive attempt to win control of Rome, he was defeated in Etruria by his consular colleague, Quintus Lutatius Catulus.
- Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina (October 24, 1891-May 30, 1961) was a dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 until 1961, occupying the Presidency of the Republic from 1930 until 1938 and again from 1942 until 1952, but always holding absolute power over all Dominican territory. His tyranny, historically known as "La Era de Trujillo" or "The Trujillo Era", is considered one of the bloodiest of the 20th century.
- Julia
Julia Caesaris was the daughter of Gaius Julius Caesar the dictator, by Cornelia Cinna, and his only child in marriage. She was the wife of Pompey the Great and renowned for her beauty and virtue.
- Zine el Abidine ben Ali
General Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is the President of the Tunisian Republic since 7 November, 1987 and only the second one since its independence from France on 20 March, 1956.
- Sam Brown
Sam Brown, pseudonym of Adam Culbert, is an American illustrator, father and author most famous for his website, explodingdog. The gimmick of the site is that he draws pictures based on titles that visitors to the site send him via email. He has also written two books of art and short stories, "Wish For Something Better" and "Amazing Rain", based on the art of his website. Most of Sam Brown's art is created in Adobe Photoshop on a Wacom tablet, …
- Augusto Roa Bastos
Augusto Roa Bastos is undoubtedly one of the greatest Paraguayan novelists of all time, and indeed among the most important Latin American writers. As a teenager he fought in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia and worked as newspaperman and a filmscript writer. He was best known for "Yo el Supremo" (1974, "I, the Supreme"). This is one of the foremost Latin American novels to tackle the question of dictators and dictatorships, …
- Ernesto Geisel
Ernesto Beckmann Geisel, pron., (August 3, 1907 - September 12, 1996) was a Brazilian military leader and politician.
- Anastasio Somoza García
Anastasio Somoza García was officially the thirty-fourth and thirty-ninth President of Nicaragua, but ruled effectively as dictator from 1936 until his assassination.
- Józef Piłsudski
Józef Klemens Piłsudski, was a Polish revolutionary and statesman, Field Marshal, first Chief of State (1918-1922) and dictator (1926-1935) of the Second Polish Republic, as well as head of its armed forces. From the middle of World War I until his death, Piłsudski was the major influence on Poland's government and foreign policy, and an important figure in European politics. He is considered largely responsible for Poland having regained her independence in 1918, …
- Marcus Furius Camillus
Marcus Furius Camillus (ca. 446- 365 BC) was a Roman soldier and statesman of patrician descent. According to Livy, he was censor in 403 BC, triumphed four times, was five times dictator, and was honoured with the title of "Second Founder of Rome". When accused of having unfairly distributed the spoil taken at Veii, which he captured after a ten year long siege, he went into voluntary exile at Ardea.
- Cipriano Castro
Cipriano Castro Ruiz was a Politician and President of Venezuela from 1899 to 1909. General Cipriano Castro was a colorful, if controversial, figure. A Venezuelan soldier and dictator, called the Lion of the Andes, who was the first man from the mountains to rule a nation that until the 20th century had been dominated by plainsmen and city dwellers from Caracas. He ruled for nine remarkably corrupt years (1899–1908), …