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In every era and everywhere around the world, countries have ceded power to brutal authoritarian rule who at one point go astray. Name the dictator using an image and single sentence clue.

This chancellor in 1933 claimed power and was responsible for horrendous acts including the largest genocide ever committed.

Augustos Pinochet

Prince Otto von Bismarck

Adolf Hitler

Helmut Kohl

This famous dictator took power of Russia in 1928 and lead his country to victory in WWII culminating in the development of the Iron Curtain.

Lenin

Georgy Malenkov

Joseph Stalin

Nikita Krushchev

This dictator was known for the mass murder of 45 million people between 1958 - 1962.

Kim Il-sung

Robert Mugabe

Mao Zedong

Chiang Kai-shek

Il Duce was the nickname of this famous dictator, one of the godfathers of fascism.

Adolf Hitler

Juan Perón

Benito Mussolini

Enrico Corradini

A skilled politician yet ruthless leader, this dictator was described by Madeleine Albright (US secretary of state ) as smart and well-informed.

Adolf Hitler

Bashar al-Assad

Kim Jong-il

Robert Mugabe

This powerful middle-eastern dictator was sentenced to death and executed by hanging December 30th, 2006.

Bashar al-Assad

Pervez Musharraf

Saddam Hussein

Suharto

This dictator ruled for 37 years, one of the longest terms recorded by a world leader.

Chiang Kai-shek

Francisco Franco

Robert Mugabe

Hun Sen

U.S. President Donald Trump met this controversial figure 2018 and believed he could make a deal.

Bashar al-Assad

Robert Mugabe

Kim Jong-un

Suharto

This Cuban revolutionary and politician served both as prime minister and president.

Che Guavara

Pedro Martinez

Fidel Castro

Oscar Bolivar

This leader of one of Asia's nationalist parties in 1927 ordered the killing and imprisonment of communist government officials sparked a civil war.

Mao Zedong

Hun Sen

Chiang Kai-shek

Ho Chi Minh

The president of Uganda ordered an attack on Tanzania in 1978.

Bashar al-Assad

Pervez Musharraf

Idi Amin

Robert Mugabe

The current president and commander-in-chief of Syria has clung to power in spite of allowing the insurgence of ISIS in many parts of the country.

Suharto

Saddam Hussein II

Bashar al-Assad

Pervez Musharraf

This politician and dictator imposed martial law in the Philippines from 1972 until 1982.

Franco Marcos

Ho Chi Minh

Ferdinand Marcos

Francisco Franco

This founder of modern day North Korea ruled over the country from 1948 to 1994 as Premier and President.

Kim Jong-un

Hun Sen

Kim Il-sung

Kim Jong-il

The Spanish dictator kept the Catalan culture suppressed in Spain from 1939 to 1975.

Juan Carlos I

Ferdinand Marcos

Francisco Franco

Alejandro Rodríguez de Valcárcel

After the sudden surrender by Japan in World War II, this Vietnamese leader declared independence from France to start his brutal rule.

Hun Sen

Huỳnh Thúc Kháng

Ho Chi Minh

Nguyễn Hữu Thọ

A short book named the "Green Book" is based on the political philosophy of this Libyan dictator.

Pervez Musharraf

Abdul Razzaq as-Sawsa

Muammar al-Gaddafi

Abdul Ati al-Obeidi

"We will bury you" is a phrase that was used by this then Soviet First Secretary in a meeting at the Polish embassy in 1956 while addressing Western ambassadors.

Leonid Brezhnev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Nikita Khrushchev

Yuri Andropov

The prime minister of Cambodia is one of the longest-serving prime ministers, maintaining an iron grip from 1985 until today.

Hun Neng

Kim Jong-un

Hun Sen

Norodom Sihamoni

Commencing in 1941, this Asian leader oversaw the conquest of much of Asia and the Pacific before losing control to the American forces in World War II.

Mao Zedong

Chang Kai-shek

Hideki Tōjō

Kim Il-sung

This Pakistani retired general and former president was sentenced to death for high treason on December 17th, 2019.

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar

Asif Ali Zardari

Pervez Musharraf

Mamnoon Hussain

This leader of Congo was responsible for changing the country's name to Zaire and amassed a massive fortune while expelling colonial strongholds in the region.

Joseph Kasa-Vubu

Antoine Gizenga

Mobutu Sese Seko

Félix Tshisekedi

The famous dictator ruled from 1973 to 1990 by staging cout d'etat with the support of the United States.

Fidel Castro

Manuel Noriega

Augusto Pinochet

Saddam Housein

This Asian leader helped oust the then communist party, and managed to hold on to his rule for 31 years until he resigned in May, 1998.

Singhman Ree

Chang Kai-shek

Suharto

Ho Chi Minh

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Name That Dictator! See how you fall in line on this famous world leaders quiz.

About This Quiz

This chancellor in 1933 claimed power and was responsible for horrendous acts including the largest genocide ever committed.

This famous dictator took power of Russia in 1928 and lead his country to victory in WWII culminating in the development of the Iron Curtain.

This dictator was known for the mass murder of 45 million people between 1958 - 1962.

Il Duce was the nickname of this famous dictator, one of the godfathers of fascism.

A skilled politician yet ruthless leader, this dictator was described by Madeleine Albright (US secretary of state ) as smart and well-informed.

This powerful middle-eastern dictator was sentenced to death and executed by hanging December 30th, 2006.

This dictator ruled for 37 years, one of the longest terms recorded by a world leader.

U.S. President Donald Trump met this controversial figure 2018 and believed he could make a deal.

This Cuban revolutionary and politician served both as prime minister and president.

This leader of one of Asia's nationalist parties in 1927 ordered the killing and imprisonment of communist government officials sparked a civil war.

The president of Uganda ordered an attack on Tanzania in 1978.

The current president and commander-in-chief of Syria has clung to power in spite of allowing the insurgence of ISIS in many parts of the country.

This politician and dictator imposed martial law in the Philippines from 1972 until 1982.

This founder of modern day North Korea ruled over the country from 1948 to 1994 as Premier and President.

The Spanish dictator kept the Catalan culture suppressed in Spain from 1939 to 1975.

After the sudden surrender by Japan in World War II, this Vietnamese leader declared independence from France to start his brutal rule.

A short book named the "Green Book" is based on the political philosophy of this Libyan dictator.

"We will bury you" is a phrase that was used by this then Soviet First Secretary in a meeting at the Polish embassy in 1956 while addressing Western ambassadors.

The prime minister of Cambodia is one of the longest-serving prime ministers, maintaining an iron grip from 1985 until today.

Commencing in 1941, this Asian leader oversaw the conquest of much of Asia and the Pacific before losing control to the American forces in World War II.

This Pakistani retired general and former president was sentenced to death for high treason on December 17th, 2019.

This leader of Congo was responsible for changing the country's name to Zaire and amassed a massive fortune while expelling colonial strongholds in the region.

The famous dictator ruled from 1973 to 1990 by staging cout d'etat with the support of the United States.

This Asian leader helped oust the then communist party, and managed to hold on to his rule for 31 years until he resigned in May, 1998.

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