| | A '''cult of personality''' refers to a situation in which the leader of a country, usually a [[dictator]], uses [[propaganda]] and [[media]] tools excessively to create a strongly positive image of himself, often with unquestioning praise. People who have created a cult of personality include [[Kim Jong Il]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]], and [[Fidel Castro]]. | | A '''cult of personality''' refers to a situation in which the leader of a country, usually a [[dictator]], uses [[propaganda]] and [[media]] tools excessively to create a strongly positive image of himself, often with unquestioning praise. People who have created a cult of personality include [[Kim Jong Il]], [[Mao Zedong]], [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]], and [[Fidel Castro]]. |