A look at the autocratic rulers that continue to hang on. Countries with democracy countries with dictatorships 500 kilometers y ear dictatorship was established 1934 european dictatorships by 1938 mcdougal littell world history. Historians argue over the extent of emperor hirohitos involvement in japanese war crimes. They have the power to make laws, suspend elections, proclaim a state of emergency and repress political opponents without following. See the interactive map and filterable list of photos below or click to visit the current dictators. The map of the world s dictators more the world may have lost two dictators when tunisias ben ali and egypts mubarak stepped down this winter, but brutal, autocratic, and oppressive regimes. Rise of european dictators world history wwii online.
Regardless of how they came to power, these people are regarded as the worst dictators in africa. Here is a comprehensive, uptodate list of the current world dictators and authoritarian regimes. While this was happening with hitler, mussolini, the dictator of italy, declared war on france and britain on june 10, 1940 when the defeat of france seemed real. Dictatorship, form of government in which one person or a small group possesses. He was emperor during the second japanesechinese war 19371945 and responsible for the attack on pearl harbor in 1941 which bought the usa into world war ii. European dictatorships cambridge scholars publishing. Kim jongun kim jongun is north koreas current dictator and the third generation kim to rule the country, following the death of his father kim jongil in 2011. Interestingly enough, you might not recognize a dictator based on their title because many of them are called presidents, kings, prime ministers, and many other titles.
Between 1959 and 1961, china suffered a great famine. There are currently 49 dictatorships and authoritarian regime in the world 21 in africa, 18 in asia, 7 in the middle east, 1 in europe and 2 in americas. A dictator is a leader who holds absolute authority and an extraordinary degree of personal power. List of famous dictators biographies, timelines, trivia. Hirohito was not only one of the worst dictators but also one of the worst emperors ever. Top 20 most brutal and ruthless dictators in africa. Adolf hitler, one of the most notorious dictators to have ever walked the earth was someone who is almost synonymous with the word. Current world dictators united states institute of. Some of these dictators were notorious leaders, and some have led their country towards economic prosperity while others. In the spring of 1940 hitler easily conquered denmark, norway, the netherlands, belgium, luxembourg, and france. Pdf exile has been the second most common fate for dictators who lost office since world war ii, yet scholars know little about this.
As of today, there are 50 dictatorships in the world 19 in subsaharan africa, 12 in the middle east and north africa, 8 in asiapacific, 7 in eurasia, 3 in americas and 1 in europe. Pol pot, the selfproclaimed leader of the communist movement in cambodia was another infamous dictator who is alleged to have wiped off a fifth of the cambodian population. Indeed, a consideration of the worlds worst dictators indicates that even. Provides a brief description of the dictators of world war ii. In 1915, following an uprising and the death of the dictator guillaume. A dictatorship is a form of government characterized by a single leader or group of leaders and.
Top 10 brutal dictators of world 10 genghis khan born temujin 1162 1227. But there have been several others too who were as cruel, if not more, than him. Dictators around the world the leaders of dictatorships are not outwardly identified as dictators when they are being addressed by other people. Current dictators list of dictators in 2020 planetrulers. In 2018, freedom in the world recorded the th consecutive year. As you can see above, the worlds remaining dictatorships appear to be clustered in relative proximity to one another in africa and the middle east. In the new states of africa and asia after world war ii, dictators quickly established. The regime of most of these african dictators was marked by horror, terror, chaos, and bloodshed. List of famous dictators with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history. We define a dictator as the ruler of a land rated not free by the freedom house in their annual survey of freedom.
We define a dictator as the ruler of a land rated not free by the freedom house in their annual survey of. Between 1946 and 1976, china suffered under the rule of mao zedong, a communist revolutionary who founded the peoples republic of china. From the first world war to the end of the second world. Includes an interactive world map of current dictators. Top 10 brutal dictators of world from the pages of history. Uptodate list of current dictators of the world with their bios and photo. Vladivostok administered by russia, claimed by japan. This list details eight of the world s current dictators and the poverty rates associated with each country. In this article we have listed the top 10 brutal dictators of world from the pages of history. Since world war ii, a broader range of dictatorships has been recognized, including third world dictatorships.
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