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Notable dictators in world history have included:

Notable dictators in world history have included:

* [[Adolf Hitler]], Chancellor of Germany from 1933–45

* [[Adolf Hitler]], Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945

* [[Mao Zedong]], Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1949-1976

* [[Mao Zedong]], Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1949 to 1976

* [[Xi Jinping]], Current Chairman of the Communist Party of China

* [[Xi Jinping]], Current Chairman of the Communist Party of China

* [[Vladimir Lenin]], Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union from 1917-1924

* [[Vladimir Lenin]], Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1924

* [[Josef Stalin]], General Secretary of the [[Communist Party]] of the [[Soviet Union]] from 1928–53

* [[Josef Stalin]], General Secretary of the [[Communist Party]] of the [[Soviet Union]] from 1928 to 1953

* [[Hu Jintao]], Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 2002-2012

* [[Hu Jintao]], Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 2002 to 2012

* [[Genghis Khan]], founder and Khagan of the Mongolian Empire

* [[Genghis Khan]], founder and Khagan of the Mongolian Empire

* The Kim dynasty of [[North Korea]], currently run by [[Kim Jong-Un]]

* The Kim dynasty of [[North Korea]], currently run by [[Kim Jong-Un]]

* [[Qin Shi Huang]], first emperor of China

* [[Qin Shi Huang]], first emperor of China

* [[Pol Pot]], head of the [[Khmer Rouge]] and ruler of [[Cambodia]] (or Kampuchea) from 1963–98

* [[Pol Pot]], head of the [[Khmer Rouge]] and ruler of [[Cambodia]] (or Kampuchea) from 1963 to 1998

* [[Emomali Rahmon]], dictator of [[Tajikistan]] since Independence

* [[Emomali Rahmon]], dictator of [[Tajikistan]] since Independence

* [[Saparmurat Niyazov]], first president of [[Turkmenistan]]

* [[Saparmurat Niyazov]], first president of [[Turkmenistan]]

* [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], founder of the [[Turkey|Turkish Republic]]

* [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], founder of the [[Turkey|Turkish Republic]]

* [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], dictator of [[Turkey]] and supporter of Islamist proxies  

* [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], dictator of [[Turkey]] and supporter of Islamist proxies  

* [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]], dictator of [[Iran]] from 1979-1989

* [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]], dictator of [[Iran]] from 1979 to 1989

* [[Ali Khamenei]], current dictator of [[Iran]]

* [[Ali Khamenei]], current dictator of [[Iran]]

* [[Ilham Aliyev]], infamous president of [[Azerbaijan]]

* [[Ilham Aliyev]], infamous president of [[Azerbaijan]]

* [[Pervez Musharraf]] of [[Pakistan]]

* [[Pervez Musharraf]] of [[Pakistan]]

* [[Pathetic Putin]] of [[Liberal Russia]]

* [[Pathetic Putin]] of [[Liberal Russia]]

* [[Nicola Sturgeon]], First Minister of Scotland (2014-2023)

* [[Nicola Sturgeon]], First Minister of Scotland (2014–2023)

* [[Jacinda Ardern]], Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017-2023)

* [[Jacinda Ardern]], Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)

* [[Mark Drakeford]], self-proclaimed "Prime Minister" of Wales (2018-2024)

* [[Mark Drakeford]], self-proclaimed "Prime Minister" of Wales (2018–2024)

* [[Joseph Biden]], self-proclaimed President of the [[United States]] (2021-2025)

* [[Joseph Biden]], self-proclaimed President of the [[United States]] (2021–2025)

* [[Humza Yousaf]], Muslim socialist fuhrer of Scotland (2023-2024)

* [[Humza Yousaf]], Muslim socialist fuhrer of Scotland (2023–2024)

* [[Keir Starmer]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2024-)<ref>[https://www.gbnews.com/politics/bill-cash-dictator-starmer-labour-ripping-up-democratic-process-cozy-up-eu Ex-Tory MP tears into ‘dictator’ Starmer as Labour accused of ripping up democratic process to cozy up to EU]</ref>

* [[Keir Starmer]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2024-)<ref>[https://www.gbnews.com/politics/bill-cash-dictator-starmer-labour-ripping-up-democratic-process-cozy-up-eu Ex-Tory MP tears into ‘dictator’ Starmer as Labour accused of ripping up democratic process to cozy up to EU]</ref>