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