Famous Dictators - List of Famous Dictators - page 3

A dictator is a leader who holds absolute authority and an extraordinary degree of personal power. They have the power to make laws, suspend elections, proclaim a state of emergency and repress political opponents without following any lawful procedures. The form of government with a dictator as the leader is known as dictatorship and there are no effective constitutional remedies to limit his power. Adolf Hitler, one of the most notorious dictators to have ever walked the earth was someone who is almost synonymous with the word. But there have been several others too who were as cruel, if not more, than him. Pol Pot, the self-proclaimed leader of the communist movement in Cambodia was another infamous dictator who is alleged to have wiped off a fifth of the Cambodian population. As the third president of Uganda, Idi Amin ruthlessly abused his powers and his rule was characterized by rampant abuse of human rights, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, and wide spread corruption. Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe is another dictator who is often compared to Adolf Hitler for the immeasurable cruelty he inflicted on the people. Browse on to learn more interesting facts about the life of famous dictators from all over the world.

The Most Famous Dictators

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Idi Amin1925UgandanA Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin is remembered for his brutal regime and crime against humanity
Manuel NoriegaFebruary 11, 1934PanamanianManuel Noriega was a Panamanian dictator, who ruled Panama as military dictator from 1983 to 1989
Pol PotMay 19, 1925CambodianPol Pot was the Cambodian revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge
Kim Jong-unJanuary 8, 1983North KoreanKim Jong-un is the current Supreme Leader of North Korea, a position inherited from his father Kim Jong-il
Siaka StevensAugust 24, 1905Sierra LeoneanSiaka Stevens was the third Prime Minister of Sierra Leone who later became the first President of the country
Adolf HitlerApril 20, 1889GermanAdolf Hitler was the infamous dictator of Germany who carried out the genocide of Jews and was majorly responsible for the World War II
Saddam HusseinApril 28, 1937IraqiSaddam Hussein was the fifth President of Iraq whose regime lasted for nearly two and a half decades
Ne WinMay 14, 1911BurmeseNe Win is a politician from Burma, who is known for having practiced military law in his country for more than 26 years
Nicolae CeaușescuJanuary 26, 1918RomanianNicolae Ceaușescu was the General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party, Romania’s last Communist leader
Benito MussoliniJuly 29, 1883ItalianBenito Mussolini was an Italian politician and leader of the Fascist party, who ruled the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until 1943
Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

RussianDecember 18, 1878188 views

Pervez Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf served as the Army Chief and President of Pakistan

PakistaniAugust 11, 1943150 views

Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Gaddafi was a dictator and autocrat who ruled Libya for 42 years

LibyanJune 7, 1942152 views

Pol Pot

Pol Pot was the Cambodian revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge

CambodianMay 19, 1925454 views

Idi Amin

A Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin is remembered for his brutal regime and crime against humanity

Ugandan19251,018 views

Nicolás Maduro

Nicolás Maduro is the 63rd President of Venezuela