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Vertigo_Warrior@VertigoWarrior · Nov 9, 2024

The Most Ruthless Dictators in History. ~A Thread 🧵 1. Adolf Hitler (Germany)

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A comprehensive historical thread documenting 24 of the world's most ruthless dictators, ranging from Hitler and Stalin to more recent figures like Kim Jong-un, with brief descriptions of their regimes and atrocities. The thread includes visual references and covers dictators from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas who were responsible for genocides, oppression, and millions of deaths.

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    The Most Ruthless Dictators in History. ~A Thread 🧵 1. Adolf Hitler (Germany)

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    2. Idi Amin (Uganda) Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is asked about his thoughts on Hitler

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    3. Joseph Stalin (Erstwhile Soviet Union)

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    4. Muammar Gaddafi (Libya)

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    5. Saddam Hussein This was his last public appearance before the Fall of Baghdad. The footage was filmed in Baghdad, 15 minutes away from American troops.

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    6. Pol Pot (Cambodia): Leader of the Khmer Rouge, responsible for the Cambodian genocide which killed an estimated 1.7 to 2 million people.

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    7. Benito Mussolini (Italy) x.com/WaffenEducatio…

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    8. Kim Jong-il (North Korea)

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    9. Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)

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    10. Kim Il-sung (North Korea)

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    11. Augusto Pinochet (Chile)

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    12. Francisco Franco (Spain)

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    13. Nicolae Ceaușescu (Romania)

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    14. Enver Hoxha (Albania)

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    15. François Duvalier (Haiti)

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    16. Jean-Bédel Bokassa (Central African Republic)

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    17. Ferdinand Marcos (Philippines)

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    18. Leopold II of Belgium (Congo Free State)

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    19. Ismail Enver Pasha (Ottoman Empire)

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    20. Yakubu Gowon (Nigeria)

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    21. Theodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (Equatorial Guinea)

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    22. Mobutu Sese Seko (Zaire/Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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    23. Mao Zedong (China)

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    24. Kim Jong-un (North Korea)