A '''"friendly dictator"''' from the American point of view is one who is [[authoritarian]] but not [[totalitarian]].
A '''"friendly dictator"''' from the American point of view is one who is [[authoritarian]] but not [[totalitarian]].
In the 1980s, friendly dictators included
In the 1980s, friendly dictators included
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the [[Shah]] of [[Iran]], [[President Somoza]] of [[Nicaragua]], [[President Pinochet]] of [[Chile]] and [[President Marcos]] of the [[Philippines]].<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/84debates/2prez4.html The Second 1984 Presidential Debate]</ref>
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the [[Shah of Iran]], [[President Somoza]] of [[Nicaragua]], [[President Pinochet]] of [[Chile]] and [[President Marcos]] of the [[Philippines]].<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/84debates/2prez4.html The Second 1984 Presidential Debate]</ref>