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Line 405: − |- − | align=center| [[King George III]] || align=center| [[Commonwealth of England]] || align=center|1760-1820 || <small>His tyranny was a central cause of the [[American Revolution]], as listed in the [[Declaration of Independence]].</small>
George wasn't really much of a dictator and couldn't really do much with Parliament
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| align=center| [[Oliver Cromwell]] || align=center| [[Commonwealth of England]] || align=center|1649-1658 || <small>A [[Puritan]] general in the [[English Civil War]] who quickly rose through the ranks to become ''de facto'' head of the Parliamentary forces. After the Royalist defeat and the execution of [[Charles I]] the newly constituted [[Rump Parliament]] was overthrown by Cromwell who refused the Crown, choosing instead the title of Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. After his death the monarchy was reinstated. [http://www.olivercromwell.org/].</small>
| align=center| [[Oliver Cromwell]] || align=center| [[Commonwealth of England]] || align=center|1649-1658 || <small>A [[Puritan]] general in the [[English Civil War]] who quickly rose through the ranks to become ''de facto'' head of the Parliamentary forces. After the Royalist defeat and the execution of [[Charles I]] the newly constituted [[Rump Parliament]] was overthrown by Cromwell who refused the Crown, choosing instead the title of Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. After his death the monarchy was reinstated. [http://www.olivercromwell.org/].</small>
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| align=center| [[Maximilien Robespierre]] || align=center| [[France]] || align=center|1793–1794 || <small>Head of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. To purge French society of "Counter Revolutionaries", he instituted the heavily repressive Reign of Terror, a period which killed thousands of French citizens, many of those killed were simply killed under mere suspicion, with little or no proof. Desposed when the National Convention declared him an outlaw.</small>
| align=center| [[Maximilien Robespierre]] || align=center| [[France]] || align=center|1793–1794 || <small>Head of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. To purge French society of "Counter Revolutionaries", he instituted the heavily repressive Reign of Terror, a period which killed thousands of French citizens, many of those killed were simply killed under mere suspicion, with little or no proof. Desposed when the National Convention declared him an outlaw.</small>