TOP 10 Worst Dictators In History

"Every time a dictator dies, or an atrocity is perpetrated, or details of the torture endured by those who lived through one regime or another escapes to the outside world, invariably the cry goes up that this must never be allowed to happen again. The unsavory fact is, however, that it does happen again, over and over, from one continent to another."

-Shelley Klein, author of The Most Evil Dictators in History

 10  Idi Amin Dada (Uganda)

Born: 1925, Koboko, Uganda Protectorate
Died: 16 August 2003 (aged 78), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Nationality: Ugandan
Spouse (s): Malyamu (divorced), Kay (divorced), Nora (divorced), Madina (widow), Sarah Kyolaba (widow)
Children: Hafsa Araba, Emira Hawa Wangita, Faisal Wangita, Khadija Abiriya
Religion: Islam
Battles/wars: Shifta War, Mau Mau Uprising, 1971 Ugandan coup d'état, Uganda-Tanzania War

 9  Saddam Hussein (Iraq)

Born: Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti
Born: 28 April 1937, Al-Awja, Saladin Province, Iraq
Died: 30 December 2006 (aged 69), Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq
Nationality: Iraqi
Spouse (s): Sajida Talfah, Samira Shahbandar
Children: Uday Hussein, Qusay Hussein, Raghad Hussein, Rana, Hala Hussein
Occupation: Politician
Political party: Political party Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (1957–1966), Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party (1966–2006)
Religion: Sunni Islam

 8  Pol Pot (Cambodia)

Born: Saloth Sar
Born: 19 May 1925, Prek Sbauv, Kampong Thom, French Indochina
Died: 15 April 1998 (aged 72), Anlong Veng, Prey Veng, Cambodia
Spouse (s): Khieu Ponnary (m. 1956–1979), Mea Son (m. 1987–1998)
Children: Sar Patchata
Occupation: Revolutionary
Political party: Communist Party
Education: EFREI (1949–1953), Lycee Sisowath

 7  King Herod the Great (Israel)

Born: 74/73 BCE, Edom
Died: 4 BC, Jericho
Parents: Cypros, Antipater the Idumaean
Wives: Doris, Mariamne I, Mariamne II, Malthace, Cleopatra of Jerusalem
Children: Herod Antipas, Herod Archelaus, Philip the Tetrarch, Antipater II, Herod II, Aristobulus IV, Salome, Alexander, son of Herod, Salampsio, Phasael, Olympias, Herod, Cypros, Roxanne
Occupation: King of Judea
Religion: Second Temple Judaism
Reign: 37–4 BCE

 6  Vlad III the Impaler (Wallachia)

Other names: Vlad III Dracula, (Vlad) Drăculea, (Vlad) Dracula
Romanian name: Vlad Țepeș
Born: November or December 1431, Segesvár, Kingdom of Hungary
Died: December 1476 or January 1477, exact date unknown (aged 44-45), Wallachia (exact location unknown)
Parents: Vlad II Dracul, Cneajna of Moldavia (presumed)
Wives: Transylvanian noblewoman Ilona Szilágyi
Reign: 1448, 1456–1462, 1476
House: House of Drăculești (branch of the House of Basarab)

 5  Kim Jong-il (North Korea)

Born: Yuri Irsenovich Kim
Born: 16 February 1941, Vyatskoye, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Died: December 17, 2011, Pyongyang, North Korea
Spouse (s): Kim Young-sook (1974–2011)
Children: Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam, Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-chul, Kim Sul-song
Occupation: Politician
Political party: Workers' Party of Korea

 4  Sheikh Hasina (Bangladesh)

Born: September 28, 1947 (age 67)
Parents: Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Spouse: M. A. Wazed Miah (m. 1967–2009)
Children: Sajeeb Wazed, Saima Wazed Hossain Putul
Siblings: Sheikh Kamal
Education: University of Dhaka, Eden Mohila College, Boston University
Occupation: Politician
Political party: Bangladesh Awami League

 3  Mao Zedong (China)

Born: December 26, 1893, Shaoshan, China
Died: September 9, 1976, Beijing, China
Nationality: People's Republic of China
Spouse (s): Luo Yixiu (1907–1910), Yang Kaihui (1920–1930), He Zizhen (1930–1937), Jiang Qing (1939–1976)
Children: 10
Occupation: Revolutionary, statesman
Political party: Communist Party of China

 2  Joseph Stalin (USSR)

Patronym: Vissarionovich
Family name: Jugashvili
Born: Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jugashvili
Born: 18 December 1878, Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: 5 March 1953 (aged 74), Kuntsevo Dacha, Kuntsevo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality: Georgian
Parents: Besarion Jughashvili, Ketevan Geladze
Spouse (s): Ekaterina Svanidze (1906–1907), Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1919–1932)
Children: Yakov Dzhugashvili, Vasily Dzhugashvili, Svetlana Alliluyeva
Occupation: Politician
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Battles/wars: World War I, Russian Civil War, Polish–Soviet War, World War II

 1  Adolf Hitler (Germany)

Born: 20 April 1889 (Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary)
Died: 30 April 1945 (Berlin, Germany)
Nationality: Austrian citizen until 7 April 1925, Citizen of Brunswick after 25 February 1932, Citizen of Germany after 1934
Parents: Alois Hitler (father), Klara Pölzl (mother)
Spouse: Eva Braun
Occupation: Politician
Political party: National Socialist German Workers' Party (1921–45)
Battles/wars: World War I (as soldier), World War II

More dictators: Genghis Khan (Mongol Empire), Shaka Zulu (Zulu Kingdom), Kim Il-sung (North Korea), Caligula (Roman Empire), Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Egypt), Hosni Mubarak (Egypt), Ante Pavelic (Croatia), Anastasio Somoza García (Nicaragua), Muammar al-Gaddafi (Libya), François ‘Papa Doc’  Duvalier (Haiti), Yahya Khan (Pakistan), Benito Mussolini (Italy), Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe), Augusto Pinochet (Chile), Nicolae Ceaușescu (Romania)

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Countries With A 9 May Celebration

During the Soviet Union's existence, 9 May was celebrated throughout the USSR and in the countries of the Eastern Bloc. Though the holiday was introduced in many Soviet republics approximately between 1946 and 1950, it only became a non-labour day in Ukrainian (1963) and Russian (1965) SSRs. In the latter one, a weekday off (usually a Monday) was given starting 1966 if 9 May was to fall on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday).

The celebration of Victory Day continued during subsequent years. The war became a topic of great importance in cinema, literature, history lessons at school, the mass media, and the arts. The ritual of the celebration gradually obtained a distinctive character with a number of similar elements: ceremonial meetings, speeches, lectures, receptions and fireworks.

In Russia during the 1990s the 9 May was not celebrated massively, because Soviet-style mass demonstrations did not fit in with the way in which liberals who were in power in Moscow communicated with the country’s residents. The situation changed when Vladimir Putin came to power. He started to promote the prestige of the governing regime and history, national holidays and commemorations all became a source for national self-esteem. Since then the Victory Day in Russia has increasingly been turning into a joyous celebration in which popular culture plays a great role. The celebration of the 60th anniversary of Victory Day in Russia in 2005 became the largest national and popular holiday since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Armenia has officially recognized 9 May since its independence in 1990. The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

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Azerbaijan has officially recognized 9 May since its independence in 1991. The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

Belarus has officially recognized 9 May since its independence in 1991 and considers it a non-working day. The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

Poland officially recognized 9 May from 1945 until 2014. From 24 April 2015 Poland officially recognized 8 May as "Narodowy Dzień Zwycięstwa" - "National Victory Day".

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Bosnia and Herzegovina has officially recognized 9 May as the Victory Day over Fascism and considers it a non-working day.

British Channel Islands of  Jersey and  Guernsey were not liberated from German occupation until 9 May 1945, and  Sark on 10 May 1945, and celebrate those dates as their Liberation Days.

Georgia has officially recognized 9 May since its independence in 1991. The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

German Democratic Republic recognized Tag der Befreiung (Day of liberation) on 8 May, it was celebrated as a public holiday from 1950 to 1966, and on the 40th anniversary in 1985. Only in 1975 the official holiday was 9 May instead and that year called Tag des Sieges (Victory Day).

Federal Republic of Germany does not officially recognize 9 May as a holiday. However, celebrations continue to take place in some areas of the former German Democratic Republic. Also, on 8 May, the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2002 has recognized a commemorative day Tag der Befreiung vom Nationalsozialismus und der Beendigung des 2. Weltkrieges (Day of Liberation from National Socialism, and the End of the Second World War).

Israel has celebrated for decades, although officially recognized 9 May since 2000. Parades are hosted in many cities across the country.

Kazakhstan has officially recognized 9 May since since its independence in 1991. It's a non-working day. The holiday is sometimes celebrated in connection with other national holiday on 7 May (Defender of the Fatherland Day). From 1947 the holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

Kyrgyzstan has officially recognized 9 May since its independence in 1991. The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

Moldova has officially recognized 9 May since its independence in 1990. From 1951 the holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

Montenegro officially recognized 9 May as the Victory Day over Fascism as an official holiday.

The Russian Federation has officially recognized 9 May since its formation in 1991 and considers it a non-working day even if it falls on a weekend (in which case any following Monday will be non-working); The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

Serbia celebrates 9 May as the Victory Day over Fascism but it's a working holiday. Still many people gather to mark the anniversary with the war veterans, including Serbian army, Minister of Defense and the President.

Tajikistan has officially recognized 9 May since its independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

Turkmenistan has officially recognized 9 May since its independence in 1991. The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

Ukraine Officially recognized 9 May from its independence in 1991 until 2013, where it was a non-working day even if it falling on a weekend (in which case any following Monday was non-working). The holiday was similarly celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union. In 2014, after the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, Ukraine joined the Baltic states in commemorating the end of World War II and the Victory in Europe Day on 8 & 9 May. Since 2015 Ukraine does officially celebrate Victory Day over Nazism in World War II on both May 8 and 9, per a decree of parliament.

USSR officially recognized 9 May from 1946 until its dissolution in 1991.

Uzbekistan has officially recognized 9 May from 1999, where the holiday was introduced as "Memorial/Remembrance Day". The holiday was also celebrated there while the country was part of the Soviet Union.

Russophone populations in many countries celebrate the holiday regardless of its local status, organize public gatherings and even parades on this day. Some multi-language broadcasting television chains translate the "Victory speech" of the Russian president and the parade on Red Square.

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Victory Day in Russia (9 May)

Victory Day in Russia is celebrated on May 9 and the country’s second most popular public holiday after New Year’s Day.

The holiday marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War in 1945. Unlike Europe where it is celebrated on May 8, Victory Day in Russia is celebrated on May 9 as Germany’s surrender was signed late in the evening on May 8, 1945 when it was already May 9 in Russia. 

Victory Day in Russia commemorates millions of people who lost their lives in the Second World War, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War, and honors the bravery of Russian soldiers and Russian people on the whole whose heroism saved the country from Nazi invaders.

On this day celebrations and commemorative events are held all across Russia, with military parades taking place in the country’s major cities, the most spectacular one in Moscow’s Red Square. 

Victory Day in Russia is a sacred holiday for Russians who often say that there is not a single family in the country who did not lose someone in that war.

Source: learnrussian.rt.com

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