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Sunday, May 27, 2007

List Change - Dictators

Name, Country, In Power Since



1. Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, 1989


2. Kim Jong Il, North Korea, 1994


3. Than Shwe, Myanmar, 1992


4. Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, 1980


5. Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan, 1990


6. Hu Jintao, China, 2002


7. King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia, 1995


8. Saparmurat Niyazov, (deceased?) Turkmenistan, 1990


9. Seyed Ali Khamane’i, Iran, 1989


10. Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Equatorial Guinea, 1979



There are several lists running around. Some give a dishonorable mention to George W. Bush, who exhibits many of the traits of dictators, but our democracy is such that it is more difficult for an American to become a dictator. But you gotta give lil Georgie credit. He's trying hard.

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